Adeline is NINE!!!

December 20, 2010

Adi's little birthday!!

I'm not sure what it is,

but Adi's birthday is always crazy hectic..

Sure, its 5 days before Christmas,

but we've learned to deal with this detail..

Let's just say, there's always other stuff on our plate..

Today was dance recital,

so basically, we got the girlies home from school

and quickly opened gifts..

Here you go..

Adi loves new books..

Flynn Rider and Rapunzel..

What, oh what could this strangely wrapped gift be?

{it was wrapped very deceptively..}

Can you see a little pink thing in Adi's right hand?? {below}

It is her dream..

The gift she has been asking for,

well, I think since she was 6..

A cel phone..

PINK, no less..

The best part??

Nobody but me knew she was getting this..

Davy was as shocked as she was!

{teehee}

Enjoy these next few pictures of Adi

giggling uncontrollably..

Happy, happy 9th birthday Lulu!!

A Birthday Party?

You heard it right..

I am notoriously known as being..

A BAD BIRTHDAY PARTY MOM..

It's bad, I know..

It's important, I know..

It means so much, I know..

I'm just bad at it, I know..

Wouldja like a little Walker

birthday party history??

Chelsea ~ 3 parties

Savannah ~ 1 party

Adi ~ 0 parties

See??

Toldja..

I promised the little girls they could each have a birthday party this year..

..and shock-of-all-shocks

I kept one promise!!

One week after Savannah's actual birthday?

Par-tay..

She planned it..

She wanted everyone to wear their pjs,

have snacks,

watch Rocketman..

{have you seen this movie??

one of our favorites..

btw - if you don't like stupid humor

pretend I didn't recommend this..}

..the happy birthday-girl..

..Baylie..

{of "Bizbannah" fame..}

..Mazie..

..some of the gals..

..just "hanging"..

..the whole gang..

top: Rachel, Hailey, Savannah!

middle: Sophie, Mazie, Tyler {Adi's friend}, Adi,

Chloe {Adi's friend}, Sydney

front{?}: Maddy, Baylie, Abby, Lizzy

..some gifties..

..Adi invited her friend Chloe to come

{handy, because her 2 sisters were invited},

and at the last minute,

her buddy Tyler showed up!

{he fits in easily, so no biggie!}

..present time!..

Hailey & Savannah ~ cousins!!

.."the littles"..

..Sydney really likes to be the center of attention..

..our one "no-show" Jessica,

she came by to bring a gift &

say Happy Birthday!!

Easy?

Yep..

Fun?

Yep..

Happy girl?

Yep..

Yay for birthday parties!!

Happy Birthday Davy-Doo!

Happy Birthday!!

Sad for us, but Davy gets to spend his birthday in Las Vegas for work..

Couldn't let him off without some old pictures..

Him. Is. Cute.

That's all I can say..

I hoped if I'd had a boy, he'd be this cute!!

Since I don't have a lot of baby pictures,

I thought it would be far more embarrassing to post an awesome

SENIOR PICTURE!!

Oh ya..

Love the bangs..

Love our amazing school colors that result in such a stylin' letterman's jacket..

Love that he probably weighed 150 in this photo..

{Yes, he lettered in 3 sports.. Baseball, Basketball, & Cross Country}

Yours Truly..

Yep..

As much as I hate to admit it, I'm the BIRTHDAY GIRL..

I grabbed a couple of my favorite pictures of me..

Just for fun..

Me in the hospital..

I've always thought I had a CUTE hospital photo..

Not a wrinkly, alien baby..

I guess that's a perk of weighing in at 9'2"..

{I have always thought I looked a tad bit oriental..}

22 months old..

I have always loved this one, too..

{Now, the photo quality makes me feel even older than I am!!}

I've always thought I was rockin' a "Supremes" kind of hair-do..

{apparently, my mom would trim my hair every couple days..}

And, yes, I'm sporting a homemade terry-cloth dress..

I know.. You're jealous..

Happy Birthday to Me!

It was a great day!! Thanks for all the Birthday Wishes!!

The Magic of Stuffing and Little Clothes..

This is a magical place..

I don't quite understand it but it's true..

Ask ANY kid..

It has a magnetic pull..

Whenever we are in University Mall, the little girls ask to go in..

NOT like we've never been!

All 3 of my daughters have a Build-a-Bear

[to be exact, Chelsea-1, Savannah-3, Adeline-2]

After Monday, Savannah & Adi each have one more!

Grandma Rosemary added a last-minute birthday treat for Savannah,

and invited Adeline and Hailey (cousin) along!!

Here is our latest adventure there..

Adi with her pre-stuffing dog..

The 3 girlies waiting to add some bulk to their doggies..

{they all 3 picked a different dog}

Adi manning the foot pump to stuff her dog..

Savannah's turn..

Adi in the "washing" section..

{actually just strong air and a brush - to make your new BaB all fluffy}

Adi quickly started trying on outfits..

Went through many..

Savannah "fluffing" her pup..

It's hard to see, but a possible fairy outfit for Savannah's doggie..

HERE is the right one!

BaB is a place where Savannah's & Adi's differing personalities

really show:

Adi chose quickly,

{the only thing she had decided in advance was she didn't want a bear}

named her dog while waiting to get it stuffed,

tried on as many outfits as possible

before choosing something we would have assumed she would choose..

{something girly, pink, sparkly, fancy}

Savannah has been telling me every time we walk past BaB

that if she went, she would choose the Portuguese Water Dog,

but when it was time to choose, it was a hard choice,

mulled endlessly over outfits,

trying on very few,

still trying to decide if this dog was a boy or a girl,

chose a dress,

which was a surprise..

{she tends to choose NOT so girly outfits}

Working on all that important paperwork..

Hailey doing her computer work..

Meanwhile, Adi had been done with everything for a while..

The girls with their finished puppies!!

Adeline & Daisy

Hailey & Chloe

Savannah & Nala

Thanks Grandma!!!