Perfect!

My sweet Savanah turned 10 years old recently. I love her so much! The boys like to give her a hard time about being the "perfect" child who has never even been spanked. (We'll save the debate on childhood discipline for another post.) It's true though, she has been almost perfect since the day she was born a decade ago.

I took lunch into her at school on her birthday. At the schools here, the parents have a designated table to sit and eat with their child. I really enjoyed having some one on one time with her. I LOVED having her all to myself for a minute. While we were there eating, a soldier walked in and tapped a girl on the shoulder. It was her older brother surprising her with his return from Iraq. She absolutely leaped into his arms with squeals of delight. It was very touching to witness and of course, made me get a little teary eyed.

After doing some shopping at the mall for her birthday we went to dinner with Aaron on her birthday date. She chose to go to a local restaurant. This is what it looks like from the outside...

(That reminds me of my childhood in so many ways.)

This is what it looks like on the inside.

The menu consists of fried chicken, chicken fried steak, fried chicken tenders, fried catfish, smoked chicken, and pot roast. (Is it just me or does that sound a little bit like the state fair?) Along with your choice of meat, you get all these delicious sides (Mashed potatoes, gravy, creamed corn, green beans, and the best biscuits and green salad EVER!) all served family style. The food was fantastic!! No wonder it was recently ranked for serving the best fried chicken in DFW. I'm not a huge fan of fried food but, if your living in the South, ya gotta love southern food. Needless to say, I'm a convert!

When the waitress asked Savanah's age to see if she qualified for the kid's meal, I let it slip that it was her birthday. Sure enough after dinner our server brought over a rubber chicken hat for Savanah to wear while the staff sang a little Birthday jingle with Savanah flapping her arms chicken-like to the beat. She was such a good sport about it. Have a mentioned how much I LOVE this girl?

When we returned home she opened her presents which consisted of books. Lots and lots of books. She is a voracious reader. It is hard to keep up with her flying through books even with the city library and school library at her fingertips. I love the fact that she is such a great reader.

It was the perfect ending of the perfect day celebrating the life of a nearly perfect girl.