Birthday Week

Troy's family often teases about having a "birthday week." I think this was started by Aunt Kati. Well, Gracie has taken this to heart. She recently completed her 7th Birthday Week! She has an amazing time and is, yet again, another year older!

She started off the festivities with a friend party. Her options were, small party down town or as many friends as she wanted and stay at home. So, here we are in our cozy little home with 14 little 7 year olds running around. Thank heavens it was nice weather! We spent as much of it as possible OUTside.

Cupcakes for everyone.

Games.

And more games. These 4 are the designated helpers. See them help? They were great.

Apparently crawling around on the grass is a favorite.

Making smores was also on her wish list. Here we have daddy getting the fire a blaze.

An inexpensive bag of balloons goes a long way in entertaining children.

This is a stray dog that joined us for the entire party and most of the next day as well. Very cute dog but we do think it has a little Obsessive Compulsive Order. He would retrieve ANYthing and expect you to throw whatever it was over, and over, and over, and over...really...all night long!

Now we have the Hansen birthday party.

Gracie and Grandma Rett always share their party as their birthday's are only a day apart. In fact, Gracie was my moms birthday gift 7 years ago!

Her birthstone earrings.

The Haun Party.

And finally, shopping with all of her birthday money. She got her long awaited pillow pet.

And as her last purchase, some "fake" glasses. Any idea who she adores?

Happy Birthday, Gracie. We love you!