Little Mermaid Party

It's hard to believe that our baby girl is 5 years old!  Our little princess decided she wanted a Little Mermaid party.  I love fact that she is still into princesses and will happily give her a princess party every chance I get.  I know our window of opportunity for these types of parties is small, and soon she'll be wanting to move on to other things.  We'll savor these moments while we can!

Our invitation was sweet and simple.

The fabulous cake was from Rachel Make My Cake.  Not only was it beautiful, but it was delicious too!  I will definitely use her again and would highly recommend her!

Our Little Mermaid.

It was fun to finally get to use our new screened porch for a birthday party!

I love that we were able to fit the whole crew of princesses and pirates around our farm table.

Allie didn't know that she was having a special guest at her party! She was thrilled when Ariel came by to say hello and sing a few songs for the birthday girl!  Thank you Enchanted Princess Events for getting Ariel to our party!

Happy 5th Birthday, sweet girl!  We love you!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Hayden's 12th Birthday

It seems like only yesterday that this baby boy was placed into our arms for the first time.

He just celebrated his 12th birthday.  In one year he will be a teenager.  How did this happen?

As always, our traditional birthday breakfast - Krispy Kremes.

Mom and Allie had lunch with the birthday boy at school.  I am so glad that he is still okay with us coming to eat with him.  I know my time that I am welcome to join him in front of his buddies is winding down.

In lieu of birthday parties this year, we took the family on a trip (more to come on that at a later date).  Both Hayden and Kyle got to invite friends for a sleepover on each of their birthdays.  Cakes were low-key this year, too.  I am not a baker, so this was about as good as it gets when mom makes your birthday cake.  He loved it, though, and that is all that matters.  This is one of Hayden's endearing qualities - he is so thankful for everything you do for him and doesn't ask for too much.  I just love this child.

His buds.  They basically had a game-fest all night long...Xbox, Wii and iPads were going until the wee hours of the morning.  

Happy Birthday, Hayden!  We love you!

Angela

MTSU Basketball Game

For the boys' birthdays, Granny (Ty's mom) usually gives the boys some type of experience or outing for their gifts.  I love this idea, and we are definitely trying to incorporate more of this into our gift giving as well.  I would bet that they couldn't name one thing that they got for their birthdays last year, but they sure remember going to the Preds game with Granny last year as their outing.

This year they decided that they would like to go to an MTSU (Middle Tennessee State University) basketball game.  Both Ty and I are MTSU alumni, but we are ashamed to admit that we had never been to a basketball game there before!  We had a great time!  The crowd was really into the game as they took on rival Western Kentucky.  Our Blue Raiders won, which made the afternoon even better.

The birthday boys with Granny.

It was a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon together as a family.  We'll definitely be doing that again!

Have a great day!

Angela

Kyle's 10th Birthday

It is hard to believe that our Kyle is a decade old!  He has his own unique personality, and we wouldn't change it for anything.  We are blessed to have him in our lives.

Our traditional birthday breakfast

Lunch with the Birthday Boy

His dinner choice: Burger Up

Ice skating with buddies to celebrate.

Little sis got to join the skating fun, too.

Kyle, we hope this is your best year yet!  We love you!

Angela