Kenzie's Birthday

I can't believe that my little girl is now 8. She is gettting so big and I don't know what to do about it. I asked Kenzie what she would like for her birthday breakfast and she said muffins and fried eggs. I think it is weird that she likes fried eggs cause the yolk is runny but she loves them and always asks for them. So, I got up early to make sure she got her special breakfast before she left for school.

 Jared was gone at a basketball game and so we enjoyed Kenzie's birthday dinner with out him, however, he was able to have lunch with her at school. That made her day, and he even walked all over the recess yard with her.

 She loves manicotti and so that is what I made for her.

We had a big birthday party with her friends later on in the week. I was babysitting these boys during the day so they got to help me prepare for Kenzie's party.

Each of the boys helped me with making the birthday cake.

Then they helped me decorate. One would hand me tape, one would help pull out the streamers, and another would guide me on how low or high to put the streamers. To quote from Isaac, "Go up...a little more, oh that is just perfect!"

Most of the girls came home with Kenzie on the bus. Once they got home, it was a tornado of giggly, silly girls, running all over my house. I reigned them in and we began the party. The kids are always hungry when they first get home from school so we had our cake and icecream first. I let each of th kids decorate their own cupcake. First I handed out star bursts and they smashed them down flat and then we shaped them into flowers. Then we frosted the cupcakes and added leaves with the frosting decorator.

Here, Mack and Stacie are concentrating on the decorating process.

 The whole party showing off their finished cupcakes before they dig in.

Opening presents is must after having your treats and so we did. She got a cute lady bug towel, two pet shops, and a dress-up makeup kit.

Here is Mackenzie with her friends,

Alexis,Reece, Stacie, Brooke, and Keara

 Mackenzie wanted to have her friends play twister and so we started right in with that after presents.

We ended the evening with the kids playing dance central on the x-box. They all loved dancing to the music.

I planned on playing hide-n-seek in our house with glow sticks but when I went to go get them, the store didn't have them any more. I asked about them and the store worker said that they had a whole bunch over the holidays but they must have run out. I asked if any might be in the back and they said, "Oh, well if they aren't out, then must not have them any more." I was frustrated because they wouldn't even go and look. Oh well, the dance central was a hit and so I shouldn't be mad. Kenzie just wanted planned the whole party and so when we didn't do it, I thought she would be sad but she wasn't.