My little Spring Break birthday girl turned 7. Wow. Can't believe it! She's getting so big!
The week leading up to it was fun too...
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| Friday was "Storybook Character Day" at school. We (last minute) came up with this one! But it worked! Junie B. Jones |
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| Thursday night was the first grade program. AnnMarie and her class were the blue "waves" in the ocean theme. :) It was so cute! |
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| Friday morning we sent birthday cookie cake for her class. |
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| A little out of order...whoops!...Saturday she opened presents from Gamma and Pepaw. Barbie pool!! Exactly what she wanted! |
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| Saturday morning it was time to party! |
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| Seriously what is wrong with my computer. Saturday night we went to Olive Garden (her choice every year!) with Gamma and Pepaw to celebrate. so fun! |
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| Some cute duds from Gamma! |
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| Back to the party....FAVORS! I'm telling you, Dollar Tree and Target dollar section never disappoint. :) We used most of the pieces during the party. |
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| Confession: if you know me, you know I am not a big zebra print person. BUT--my daughter is. :) So I had to swallow my pride a little for her. And then I came to my senses---who cares? She only turns seven once! |
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| Our guests were treated with some sparkling Ginger Ale as they entered the salon... |
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| Clarky had to squeeze in for a pic before Daddy whisked him away so as not to be tainted by the girly stuff! |
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| Sweet girls! |
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| We started the party off right with some Kidz Bop dance tunes. These girls were gettin it! |
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| Why not throw in a cheerleader stunt? Goooo, spa! |
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| Mommy putting on her teacher had to give some directions |
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| Coloring while they waited their turn |
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| Pedicure time! |
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| Mary Claire got a lot of attention too |
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| Facials! |
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| BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY WONDERFUL AND SELFLESS FRIEND, CARYN, WHO SO GRACIOUSLY HELPED ME WITH THIS PARTY. COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT HER. IT TAKES A SPECIAL FRIEND TO SAY YES TO HELPING GIVE MANI/PEDIS TO 6 SEVEN YEAR OLDS. :) and yes that was meant to be in all caps because I want to shout it from the rooftops! |
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| Getting some love from Gamma |
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| Enjoying some spa snacks |
And all of that was before her actual birthday!
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| She woke up bright and early and wanted to open up her presents outside her door right away! I promise she was excited even though this pic does not show it. Clip on earrings! |
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| That night we celebrated on her real day at Gigi's house. This is the delicious pound cake that went with AM's favorite dessert---strawberries and whipped cream. |
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| Random computer! sorry! Big hit of the party---zEbRa cAkE. That's right folks, you can find it on Pinterest, but you don't need to because now there's a box mix for it! Look for it at your local HEB! So easy! |
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| Opening presents at Gigi's |
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| New Tom's from J&J |
A really fun birthday weekend with lots of family and friends. And I've learned I'm gonna have to gear up for back to back birthday parties every year. It ain't easy!
