Double Digits

I have a kid in the double digits.  That’s just ridiculous.

Last Thursday Kelby turned 10 (gulp!) and, just like every birthday eve, as I tucked her in on Wednesday night I told her the story of her birth.  I told her again how stubborn she was in not wanting to come out of my tummy and how when she did she was screaming.  And I told her again how she really hasn’t changed that much since…  Still stubborn and still screaming.  She gets a kick out of it.

Thursday morning Dad woke up early to make her a special breakfast…  Monkey Bread.  Kelby LOVES bread!  Any kind of bread.  It might be the only thing she is not picky about.

I asked her to take a pic for me before we left for school and this is what I got…

Keep in mind that she picked out her clothes the night before knowing today was her birthday.  She fancy.  I actually had an outfit picked out (jeans, converse, and a nicer tee), but she told me my selection wouldn’t work with the game they are playing at recess…  She told me they are playing “torture chamber” and she is the boss.  She scares me. 

I asked her to retake the picture before walking into school.  She was holding her cookie cakes to share with her class and as I attempted to fix her headband I knocked one of the cookies cakes out of her hands and onto the ground.  #momfail  

This was actually incident #2 in a series of events that day that indicated Kelby turning 10 might have had me a little flustered.  #1 being forgetting the last run in the WOD at cross fit that morning and #3 realizing I had put my underwear on inside-out around lunch.  I’d like to say it ended at 3 but it didn’t…

That night we had her favorite for dinner…  Golden Chick.  {eye roll}

Friday evening we had a family dinner at our house to celebrate her.  We let the girls decide on their birthday dinner menu and Kelby’s selection included fried fish, french fries, hush puppies and fruit.  Girlfriend loves her fried food!  I added in a salad to the mix as well.

Grandma makes the best cakes!!!

Yes, there is a cat on our table.  Apparently we are those people...

Unfortunately the afterparty got a little crazy (usual late night rip stick contests) and ended with one going to the ER and ultimately a broken arm.  :((((  (We feel horrible Meagan!!!)

Saturday, after celebrating another classmates 10^th birthday at the roller skating rink, the girls and I scurried around town to pick up supplies for Kelby’s “friend” party.  This included a stop at HEB where they were letting kids decorate cookies!  Perfect!  They were starting to get jittery from lack of sugar in the past 45 minutes...  ;) 

She invited all the girls in her class over to watch a movie outside.  The movie lasted approximately 45 minutes until they asked me if I could just turn it off so they could run around…  lol!  Ten year old girls + glow sticks at night = mega fun!

Yep, I didn't even take the cupcakes out of the plastic carrier...  It was basically her third party and I don't want her to get spoiled.

Happy Birthday my sweet girl!  Muah!!!!

Kevyn is Seven!

my baby turned seven.  and i'm not exactly thrilled about this.  i told her this is the last birthday i'll let her have.  but of course i was kidding.  maybe.

although i haven't gotten around to posting about it yet (let's be honest, i think we are all a little shocked i'm posting period), we celebrated kevyn's actual birthday at disneyland!  we all had a blast (as you will soon see hopefully) until our final day there and the trip home.  kevyn came down with a horrible stomach bug.  i'm sure it will be one of those things that we will look back on years from now and laugh at how horrible it was, but currently i think i'm suffering from a little ptsd.  it was horrible.  and this is coming from the mom who just got puked on.  i'm positive it was twice as miserable for kevyn.  needless to say we both reeked of vomit by the time we got home and went straight to the shower.

kevyn celebrated her birthday with friends at Horseshoe Junction after our trip.  everyone had so much fun celebrating kevyn!

happy birthday, sweet girl!

~becky

kevyn is 6!

last weekend we celebrated kevyn's birthday at the local bowling alley.  this is the third party i've thrown there as the options for parties in our small town are scarce.  but the kids love it and enjoy playing the janky arcade games probably just as much as actually bowling.

i was a little disappointed when we walked in and saw that they had the tables for our party set up in a little corner versus the back party room...  i was under the impression that was part of the deal, but i guess not.  thankfully my mom was also there to help set up and she quickly cut the round tablecloths that had bought (for the party room) to fit the rectangle tables that they had designated for us.

kevyn invited all her classmates and cousins and had such a great turnout.  she didn't even notice that her bestie (who now goes to a different school) didn't make it.  i had it in my head classmates & family and completely forgot to get an invitation to besties dad!  oops!  when she questioned me as to if i knew if bestie was coming, i lied and said "i'm not sure...  i did text her dad."  

we ordered these invites from tinyprints.com and purchased decorations to match the invites.  i wish i had a better picture of the backdrop i made...  jeff helped me cut pvc to build a square frame.  i then cut plastic tablecloths to braid at the top and then flow down.  i loved the way it turned out and could kick myself for not getting a better picture!  it definitely helped cover up the wall our cake table was set in front of.   

and once again jeff's mom made a gorgeous cake!  i even had other parents come up to me to tell how good the cake was.  thanks again grandma!

 it has been so fun to watch this kid grow up!  she has such a kind heart and is a great friend.  she loves to entertain and make others smile.  and, like i've mentioned before, she is still our little weirdo.  she has a unique sense of style and owns it!  (and i am learning to let her own that style except when it comes to birthday parties when i know a ton of pictures will be taken.)  she is also really funny!  this kid is full of one-liners and knows when and how to use them.

we love you sweet girl and hope your sixth year is amazing!

~becky

natalie's 7th birthday

i'm a little behind on this post...

natalie turned 7!  can you believe it?!?

and we now have to refer to her only as natalie.  not nat, or nat nat, or nattie.  or any other random nickname we come up with.  only natalie.  she's definitely growing up.  ;)

in our small town your pretty much stuck with having your party at your home, the park, or the bowling alley.  natalie decided to have her party at the bowling alley this year.  no complaints from me though...  bowling alley parties are super easy!  

the girls patiently waiting for neely's ball to make it to the end...

for some (ahem, neely), you get applauded when your ball actually makes it to the end.  who cares about how many pins get knocked down.  ;)

we didn't really keep score.  in fact, we didn't even really play games.  the kids just all took turns trying to knock down the pins.

of course bowling is only a small portion of what you actually do at a bowling party for 7 year olds...  you also spend WAY too much money on games that you are much to young to play for a fair chance of winning.

my sneaky eldest took all her report card money and tooth fairy money that she had received the week prior and cashed it in for coins for the games.  nice kelby.  i only found out when she asked me for $7 to buy a yo-yo at school (a fundraiser) and i reminded her about her report card money and tooth fairy money.  things got really awkward really quick.  

i think we could have bought the darn horses for the amount of quarters we put into this thing for these two...

happy birthday sweet girl!  i hope your day was super special!

(now if y'all could all just quit growing up i would really appreciate that!)

~becky