My daughter turns 11

My first cookie cake

(didn't turn out that great)

Hollywood was the theme

this is a retake of the SURPRISE
(I missed the first one and this doesn't
do the first one justice.)

Girls being silly showing off their craft

Katelyn was princess for the night

(wow her socks are dirty)

My sweet and beautiful girl turns 11 today. The time is flying so fast. She is getting so grown up and I see her pulling away from me in more and more ways. Today was the first day since she started school that I didn't go see her for lunch. She didn't want me to. To grown up for that. I acted like it didn't make me sad, but actually it really did. Things have been tight money wise for us lately and we had told Katelyn that she would not be able to have a party this year. She was very upset about it, but over the course of the last few weeks had come to grips with it. Well, Joe and I decided to give her a SURPRISE party about a week ago, and tonight was the night for it. She went to school kind of sad about not having a party and I told her we would take her where ever she wanted to go for dinner as long as it wasn't too expensive. She wasn't upset by this, but still would have rather had a party. It was so hard keeping the secret from her. I invited six of her close friends and all of them came. When Joe picked her up from swim team practice, he brought he back home to where she thought she was just going to get me, but instead walked into the house where we all yelled surprise. The look on her face was priceless. The surprise went off like clockwork and she had a great time.

Yes 11 years ago my daughter was born, I have been so blessed to have been able to stay at home with her and watch her grow. From her first step to the loss of her first tooth, to her first set of braces and lots of other firsts I can't recall right now, I have been blessed to watch her grow. Happy Birthday sweetheart, I love you so very much, you make me so proud to be your mom.