Wednesday, September 2, 2009

... 11 :: 18 :: 14 ...

Sounds like a locker combination, 11-18-14! But alas school has not started yet for us ... instead we're still celebrating summer birthday's around here ...
... the 11th began as they all do - with breakfast in our bed! This year Vanessa was visiting from Belgium, so we had two for breakfast :) Christiana decided on a "Princess Pampering" day for her birthday. She only gets away with stuff like this because she has three older sisters who love to spoil her :) ...
... the 'pampering princess' treatments begin ...
... bubbles ...
... spa treatments for 11 year olds! ...
... nails! ...
... Princesses ready for a yummy dinner ...
... Vanessa - we loved having you here for her special day! We miss you! ...
Next up was Christiana's very special 11th birthday tradition that Aunt Janie has blessed all of the girls with as they turn 11 ... a special birthday hotel sleepover with two buddies...
... pool time, snacks, crafts, dinner, a movie, and more snacks ...
... thank you Aunt Janie for an awesome time and fun memories! ...
... next up -- the 18 gathering ... ...So Corinne decided on a crab feast with the girlies for her 18th ...
... some silly crab eating faces ...
... too cute ...
... very fun and amazing friends ...
...hmmm... 18 already - could you tell me how that happened? my has time gone by...
.... and then our last birthday gathering ...
... the 14's ...
... wonderful and silly time with friends who came to celebrate with shrimp scampi and games! ...
... we consider ourselves blessed to have such great girlies in our daughter's lives...

It was a lot of fun celebrating God's goodness in your lives this year. We are blessed indeed.

On your day we wish for you
Favorite people to embrace,
Loving smiles and caring looks
That earthly gifts cannot replace.

We wish you fine and simple pleasures.
We wish you many years of laughter.
We wish you all of life’s best treasures.
We wish you happily ever after!

Happy Birthday Girlies!
(Poem by Joanna Fuchs :edited:

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