Birthday Fun

We are still planning Savanna's birthday party with her friends, but we spent her special day just with the fam. In our house, you are QUEEN (or KING) for the day on your birthday and you get to choose whatever you want to do and where we will eat.

We started out the day with PRESENTS!!!

We let Aunt Beth open up some of her birthday goodies too since her birthday was only two days away on Christmas Eve.

Micah got Savanna a groovy peace sign with his OWN money.


I am as excited as Savanna about the Piano Wizard that Dede got her. Maybe I will even FINALLY master how to play the piano. She ordered this from CBD ~ it hooks up to the computer and uses the Suzuki method to teach you how to play the piano. And get this... it uses praise and worship music! How cool is that?

You could definitely tell we are inching our way closer and closer to the tween years as we heard high pitched squeals for all her "name brand" goodies from her wish list.

Vera Bradley and Aeropostle were at the top of the must have's!

I still can't seem to believe that my "baby" is actually 11 years old!

Tyson came over to help us celebrate and to take his first trip to Chuck E Cheese. He had a ball on the rocking horse that Papa made for me 32 years ago!

He was so curious about how Uncle Brian made the music with his guitar.

He reminds me so much of Savanna at this age ~ very cautious and contemplative. He watched for quite a while before trying it himself. Maybe it's a "first born" thing.

After watching for a while, and then decided he would try it out for himself.

I love the way his little tongue is sticking out as he tries to concentrate on playing the guitar.

I just love the expression on all three of their sweet faces in this one.

I could just eat them with a spoon!

Time to celebrate with Chuck E!

I told Beth that Tyson looks so much like his Daddy right now with the red scab on his nose from the nose dive he took at Papa's Birthday Blast. Ty ALWAYS had some sort of wound on his face when we were growing up.

Giddy Up Cowboy!

What cute kiddies ~ not that I'm biased or anything!

We finished up the day with shopping and dinner at Mellow Mushroom ~ Savanna's choice of course. After all, you're only 11 once! What better way to spend the day than with family, Chuck E. Cheese, shopping spree, and yummy pizza dinner?