She's 11!

Gracie Cakes officially turned 11 last Tuesday.  She was so excited!  Like always, we've had a wonderful time celebrating with her.  The celebrations finally ended this weekend with a couple of sweet friends and a sleepover.  
Thank you to everyone for all the wishes, calls gifts, cards and texts.  You are all so sweet to think of her and she's been truly blessed by your kindness.
Happy Birthday Taco Cat!  You get more amazing every year!  We love you!!!!!!

Right before going to bed...Her last night as a 10 year old.

This year for her birthday breakfast in bed, LG requested cream cheese filled crepes with strawberries and whipped ream.

She's 11! 

Enjoying a few gifts to start the day

Her trusty sidekick 

Daddy treated her to a ride to and from school and once she got home she tore into some new Legos and...

enjoyed a bike ride on her new bike. 

This year for dinner she requested, "breakfast for dinner."  We had Baked Gouda Grits and LG's Famous Scrambled Eggs. After dinner we enjoyed a piece of chocolate cake.  

Wishes made

On Friday, two sweet friends cam home with us for a sleepover.  We kicked things off with snack at Starbucks.

The girls were so sweet to have brought her gifts.

They are so sweet together and our house was filled with nonstop laughter.

Being silly

There was a lot of karaoke.

Too funny!  Anna got obsessed with how many times she could bounce the ping pong ball on the paddle.  I think she left at 34.

They played a lot of ping pong and even Matt joined them when he got home and finished grilling for them.  

Matt put LG's twin mattress on the floor in her room.  He then brought in a queen mattress from one of the guests rooms and put them together to form one big bed.  These girls loved it!  After more singing, painting nails, a movie and answering American Girl Quiz books, they finally turned the lights out and went to sleep at 11:45.  

Rubiks Cube is back in a big way at school.  These three had to get in one last session before everyone went home.