dino-odellOur friend Stephanie threw an awesome birthday party for her 5 year old daughter. Instead of presents, everyone brought canned goods for the local food pantry. And instead of party games, there was a live musical performance from children’s singer and storyteller Dino O’Dell. It was a blast!

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Kivrin loved it, of course — Watching all of the other kids running around and dancing, listening to the fun music, bouncing around with Mommy and Daddy, and giving lots of people nice smiles.

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After the concert, Kivrin got her first autographed CD — and we have been listening to it ever since! Our favorite song is “Smooching with a Giant Squid” and while the song advises giving high-fives instead of kissing the squid, Kivrin mostly just gives regular fives right now, and she’s getting pretty good at it!kivrin-and-family-with-dino-odell