As Covid culture continues to consume our society, Sonja was paying attention to adjustments we've had to make for birthday celebrations and was holding tight to her dream celebration ideas. Thankfully, we were able to help her mark her milestone in a satisfying way. All that Sonja really wanted to do was to have a painting session in studio and just in time, the studio opened up for class sessions. We signed up and held our breath that the class would not be canceled. Thankfully, though we were the only two to sign up, the studio never shut down the class--whew!
With the class booked, Sonja easily enjoyed the rest of her day. I made waffles for her breakfast, she got a birthday shake at Chick fil A while visiting the boys at work,
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| It was a treat to have Jozsef serve Sonja one of his Birthday Cake milkshake creations--it was a filling sweet treat |
and we had a special shrimp salad at home for dinner before we headed out to put paint to our canvases. The teacher for the evening was a sweet girl who was both talented and friendly. She was encouraging and patient even though she could have rushed us through seen as we were the only patrons. We had a great time chatting, learning, and creating.
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| This was the teacher's example of what we were going to paint in class |
Sonja did a fabulous job and took her painting very seriously. I think we were all impressed and pleased with her final outcome (and me with mine as well).
We got home very late but with one happy little girl and her masterpiece that she could not wait to hang.
The next day, after the boys returned from work, we had cake and gifts for Sonja. She enjoyed telling stories of her paint night and showing off her handiwork.
According to her, she had the perfect birthday. :-)
We've so enjoyed our time thus far with our little artist. We love to see how she's branching out in different crafty areas and are stunned with her self-taught results. May your creativity ever flourish as you grow as a person and a woman, Sonja! We love you! Happy 11th birthday!
