Happy 9th Birthday to Huntie

I can't believe Huntie is NINE! Every year she gets older, I just can't believe how much she's grown. Maybe it's because she's my oldest and the first to reach these milestones. My Huntie is just such an amazing person. She is a true friend and a tender daughter. I love every minute with her and continually learn from her observations of life.

We celebrated her birthday with Angel Food Cake filled with vanilla ice cream and covered in whipped cream. Huntie is a vanilla girl - straight up. If we could have added 10 more vanilla toppings to that cake, she would have been thrilled. Alas, we stopped at a vanilla cake, with vanilla filling and vanilla icing. We broke up the monotony with fresh fruit. But Huntie was thrilled with the vanillaness of it all. Success!




Of course, you can't have cans of whipped cream at any event without SOMEONE getting creamed. Huntie was the winner here today.





Huntie's menu for our after-church-lunch celebration: ham and cheese sandwiches on white bread with mayo and iceberg lettuce, baked Lays, veggie tray and the pre-cut apple slices from Sam's (We LOVE those!), and of course, vanilla dressed Angel Food Cake (did you know those cakes take 12 egg whites to make?!!).


Uncle Greg, Aunt Jenn, Scottie and Bronson, Aunt Amy, Uncle Marcelo, Dyami and Amy's unborn baby, Aunt Sandy, Uncle Brett, Nathaniel and Roland all joined us. Plus, Janice, our friend Clarence and the Sister Missionaries made an appearance too!



All the little cousins were "Commanders," saving the world in grammy and papa's backyard all afternoon. Huntie was so happy, she had to dance for joy!