Happy Birthday Starshine!!

Happy 9th Birthday Starshine!! (I had to distort the cake because of super cool candles that spelled her name)

Can you believe she's 9? I sure can't. Wasn't she just:

• learning to walk (oh wait, now she runs faster than me)


• learning to read (yup, she reads more than me now)


• cuddling with me (only if no one's looking)


• Wanting to spend every minute with me (super busy social schedule...)

Man - time flies! It was a rather calm day, because she chose, again, to not have a birthday party. Instead, we will be taking her and her BFF out to dinner and to a U of M soccer game next weekend.

So, her actual birthday was just about opening presents and eating cake (still a great day). She wanted a cool messenger bag, clothes, earrings, and a watch. Wow, she really is a preteen - no toys this year. We ended the day with a delicious plain cheese cake with a toppings bar. Yum!

Oh, and file this under things Grandma L never would have bought me for my birthday...
Clip-in colored hair extensions (I've been told they're all the rage...).