Ashlee's 10th Birthday

Ashlee turned 10 on Sunday. Rather than try to fit her party in between conference sessions over the weekend (like we usually do) we opted to give her a party on Friday night. We took her and a group of girls down to Sunrise Rollerland for a skating and pizza party. Here she is with her very best friend whom she's known since birth. Her mommy and I became friends while we were pregnant, and the girls were born 3 days apart.

The boys meant business on their skates. Can you tell by the looks on their faces?

The girls skated for about an hour, then we paused for pizza and presents. Here's Ashlee opening her favorite gift of all- the entire Twilight series from Grandma Cathe. She is already a good portion of the way into Book One, but I told her I'd have to do a pre-screening on the rest of the books before she will be permitted to read them (I hear they get pretty steamy as the series progresses.)

We were happy to have a good turnout- 6 of the 7 friends we invited were able to make it. They made a great group. I think the girls could've partied all night, but I had to have them home by 9:00. Darn, the fun was just getting started!

Ashlee did an inventory of all her gifts as soon as we got home. Here she is in her new shirt and headband from Aunt Roxanne, paired with her stylish new "skinny jeans" from Old Navy.


Happy Birthday Ashlee! You're turning into quite the young lady.