Eight is great!

December 31st I became a little older....I became the mother of an 8 year old! It seems so old. This year her birthday fell on a Saturday so we party hard on her actual day. We had a house full of family. Some drove for hours to be here, which means the world to this momma's heart. I feel so bad for her having a birthday so close to Christmas. I hope that she always feels special especially on her birthday.

That night my parents and my brother's family joined us for our New Year's Eve tradition of going to Chuck E Cheese. I got not one picture. What is wrong with me this year? I have not been in the picture taking mood I guess! We had a really great time as always but by midnight I was extremely tired!


On a different day, Mia and I got to continue our new tradition of a birthday girl's day. She looks forward to it all year. We go to Starbucks, shopping at Justice, and her pick for lunch which both years has been Ruby Tuesday. I love that she has things to look forward to. It's fun to spend the day with just her. I hope that it is something that we can continue forever.





These were Mia's birthday treats to take to her class when school was back in session. She was really excited about them and I think they turned out really cute!