And then she turned 8

We talked and talked and talked about what type of birthday party Rosie wanted. We could have the full blown, invite ALL of your friends party or.... we could have a small scale spend the night party. Finally, two weeks before her birthday she decided to have a spend the night party. Then we spent lots of time discussing just which friends to invite. She didn't want to invite girls that didn't know each other and she didn't want drama. In the end, we had 5 girls spend the night - we invited 2 more but they had previous engagements. If there is such a thing as a perfect spend the night party, this had to be it. These girls got a long with each other, they included each other, they listened to me when I told them it was time to start settling down - what more could I have asked for??

On Friday night we tie dyed t-shirts. Here is a sample of them:




I love the smile on her face:

when it's raining...

This is what can happen:

pool time

These were taken over the weekend at a friend's house. I am so glad my kids love the water! We also went to a wonderful lake on Monday and had a blast. Sadly, I don't have any photos to share.