Anna turns 11

Is there anything better than having a birthday-eve pumpkin pie celebration with your family? 

Yes, there is. 

Having a birthday-eve pumpkin pie celebration with your family AND a tower of ICE CREAM!!

Birthday morning arrived bright and early with a killer streamer configuration and a box of French Toast Crunch. So grateful for big kids that can pull through on the streamers for me. 

AJ had a movie night with a big gaggle of kids. I would say "friends", but as the night wore on, we began to see that several of these kids did not qualify for the title. They were loud, rude and self-absorbed. It was a lesson Anna and I both learned and might be the most valuable gifts acquired that night. 

On the flip side, the other half of the kids really did show up for her as true friends and their kindness and friendship saved the day. 

Happy Birthday, Anna!  (Check out Rebecca's expression..now that's a good friend)