... we survived! :)
September 12th through the 14th are always a crazy few days for us. Sophie and G.G. are exactly 10 years and two days apart. So we can't really have a birthday party together for them. This year Sophie really didn't even want a party. She just wanted a couple of friends to spend the night. Which was fine with me. I picked them all up from school and they came back and hung out at our house for a while. Josh has been out of town but he made it home in time for dinner Friday night. We ordered pizza and then had cake. I took them to a late movie that night. They loved that. They got all dressed and ready and when we got there they wouldn't let me sit with them. Oh the joys of being a mother to a pre- teen. They did let me sit in front of them though because I told them I wouldn't share my giant bag of m & m's I smuggled in. Bribery always works.
Anyway, it was lots of fun and Sophie had a great birthday. I can't believe she is TWELVE!!
As for the pictures below. G.G. broke my digital camera Friday so the only thing I had to take pictures was our video camera. Not great quality. But we did get a new one on Sunday, so GG's pics are better.
GG wanted so bad to be one of the big girls. It was so funny hearing her try to talk as much as they were.
Sophie's favorite cake. The " best sheet cake ever" recipe by Pioneer Woman. It was a hit.
She was surprised! She got a pair of shoes she really wanted but didn't think I would buy. I love those moments.
Our birthday card mantel.
So Sunday was GG's turn. We had a party for her at a local park. It worked out great. The kids had a lot of room to play and roam around. We cooked hamburgers and hot dogs and just had a great time visiting with everyone. I was worried about the weather, but the rain held off. It was overcast and a little windy. That was actually great though because it wasn't horribly hot and we had a little breeze to cool off.
Sandbox time!
She picked out her Dora cake at the bakery. And even blew out the candle by herself.
Time for presents! She got the hang of this pretty quick!
She hugged her friends goodbye.
And this is what happened before we even were out of the park.
Completely pooped!
I can't believe they are 12 and 2! My girls are growing up.
