nine

This little lady turns 9 today! I can't believe it honestly. She is the kindest, most loving, and strongest Jesus lover I know. This year she wanted a small party/sleep over with a few of her closest friends. I can not tell you how happy I am to see her do life with such a sweet group of girls. They are the way I believe all girls should be... uplifting to each other and always full of giggles.

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 This is by far the simplest party I have ever thrown. Not only was the decor simple, but at this age I realized I did not need a dozen activities set up for them. They made friendship bracelets, put on shows with glow sticks, and simply let their imaginations go wild. It was such a joy watching them all. KJ was a good sport mostly and gave up his room upstairs so the girls could have it all to themselves. Here are a few before the party photos. I am also so grateful for Oh Joy for Target  who most definitely came through on party supplies. They are as fun as can be.

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The Mr made the cakes again this year. He took a cue from all the naked wedding cakes we have seen and made it a bit more fun for our color loving girl.

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The week was really was all about Ellie. She spent the week at horse camp. At the end the girls put on a drill team show that took my breath away. I may have been the mama that cried, but that surprises no one. She hung with all the older girls like a champ and the routine was magnificent. Then on Saturday she a fun horse show and she came away with a couple ribbons. I really am just so proud of this girl...

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It's Official

KJ is officially 7!!! The weekend was a blast. On Friday we had a huge class party at the park that could not have been more fun, Saturday my family came over for another party and on Sunday this little man flew a plane. As he said, this was the BEST weekend ever!!!

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Being Auburn fans through and through he opted for an Auburn football party. I kept it very simple knowing the kiddos were going to be on the playground the majority of the time. The Mr made the cute cupcakes and we had an abundance of pizza. The tablecloth was a astroturf rug from Lowes and all the decor were things we already owned or borrowed from a friend. The Mr put together a little slide show of KJ pics and as it played through all the SEC fight songs came on. The party favor's were bouncy balls which was rather economical due to the amount I had to get and a were a huge hit. The bags, labels, balloons and buckets were all from Party City.

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On his actual birthday we had a flight set up for him to fly over Auburn. He was in heaven!!! He is officially ready to be a pilot and I may have teared up seeing his little boy dreams come true. He was in complete awe and amazement. Even Ellie decided to take a turn and with her fear of heights this was pretty huge for her. Although my hand is still sore from the death grip she had on me the whole flight. HA.

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Yesterday I had an itch to take some photos of the kiddos. It was rather chilly, as in freezing, outside so we pushed the dining table out of the way and made a sort of studio. The kiddos donned some of their new favorite duds and did their thing. I must say I am a bit partial to these two. Of course they had me get in on the fun so they could be a photographer too. Ellie sure does looked quite pained with my kiss. Ha.

Ellie: top | pants {similar} | shoes {similar}

KJ: top | pants | belt {crewcuts} | shoes {Gap}

Me: top {new favorite, plus bought this one} | leggings | shoes{but dreaming of owning these}