Happy Birthday Laurel !!

“Happy Birthday !!

Daughter of HPM and Treebait.

(Does she have a trail name?)”

“Thanks Stew. No, no trail name but long ago Fritz referred to her as Leaflet. It didn't really stick.
She's five today.

She woke up and looked at her feet and said "They don't look any bigger."

Kindergarden testing/placement is Wednesday and school starts next Tuesday.
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“Happy day to the little leaf!”

“Ah, Kindergarten: handmaiden to the First Grade!  Speaking of 'tunes stuck in your head'.... how about that Graduation March? [VBG]

Happy Birthday, Laurel --- Give 'em Heck.”

“We're not ready for Pomp and Circumstance just yet.”

“I was trying to figure out what you get from the joining of a packmule and a treebait, but I can't figure out exactly what you would use to bait a tree. Nevermind how hard it would be to reel one in if you catch it.

Anyhoo, happy birthday Laurel. may your still the same size feet find many trails to hike on.”

“they grow up so fast!

happy birthday to Laurel...”

“HAPPY B-DAY!!!! HTB- Human Tree Bit
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“Happy Birthday!”

“Human Tree Bit

that makes it sound like she was the offspring of a 3-way between hpm, treebait, and bitpusher”

“"Laurel" already sounds like a trail name!

Happy birthday. :-)”

“Happy Happy Joy Joy, sweetheart!”

“Thanks, everyone!

I refer to her as my "Wild Mountain Laurel." She's going to give her teachers fits. :)”

“I just let Laurel go through all of the new clothes she got for her birthday/ starting school. She got to a corduroy dress and shouted "oh boy! A new nightie!" I told her it was a dress, and she was very crestfallen. There's no good way to type out a description of the sound of dismay she made. Her favorite thing? A henley T covered with little gold stars.”

“Happy Birthday!!”

“Thanks, Smiley! How are you doing?”

“Yay! Tell Laurel Abby and I said happy day after the birthday and that she should be getting a box (just a sleepy bag) anyday now. What kinda cake did she ask for? Dragon?”

“Happy Birthday, Laurel. Have a good time Kindergarten.”

“Happy Birthday to a real cutie.”

“Sass guess what arrived yesterday.

YAY! A Birthday sleepy bag!
Thank you, she loves it. She just had to sleep in it last night.
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“My little girl's 8 years old today, and letting everyone she sees know about it!She got to choose whatever she wanted for dinner tonight; her choice? Homemade chicken-broccoli alfredo, with extra broccoli, to go with the 3X chocolate cake. Not bad, I can handle that. :D”

“Happy Birthday Laurel...”

“Happy Birfday from chiwee

Oh wait. I bet we are past that stage

Happy Birthday, young lady”

“Yep, she thinks she's a big girl now!

What the heck? It's Laurel's birthday, and HPM goes and gets himself a bike...to go with Laurel's new bike, of course. Hers is a Trek; his is whatever REI carries, with deep discounts and that big sale going on. ;D”

“I wish Laurel a very Happy Birthday, but please keep her away from TT for a few more years.”

“Happy Birthday, Laurel!”

“Eight, Eight, Eight is Great!

Eight is the number that we don't hate.

Yeeeeah EIGHT!”

“Lol!

She's already dragged HPM all over the neighborhood on their bikes. HPM got a 29er and on the downhills he flies right past her without even trying. I guess it's all that weight. ;) Laurel just asked me when I'm getting a bike so we can all ride around. Hmmm...”

“happy birthday to Laurel!”

“WEEEEE!!!!”

“Thanks, everyone!”