Happy Happy Birthday Rylee dear!

Rylee turned 11 years old this year!! (That also means that Ryan and I have been married for 12 years. Happy Anniversary babe!)
Yes....I am still trying to come to terms that I have an 11 year old. I don't really feel old enough to. I guess that's good, right? We had a small family celebration on her actual birthday because it was a Sunday. She picked noodles with homemade alfredo sauce for dinner and she wanted caramel cake for dessert. Presents were pretty low key...Ry and I replaced her lost Nintendo DS and Grandma Ter got her an awesome folder to keep all her Pokemon cards in. I think that was her favorite gift. She uses it ALL the time! We did a really relaxed friend birthday party for Rylee, (if you can even call it that.) I let her invite a few friends over for a "late night." The friends came over at 6:00 and they stayed until around 10:30. I just bought a bunch of snacks at the store and they played their own games and watched Harry Potter. I even convinced Rylee to have a donut cake! She chose raspberry filled ones. It was super cheap and they had a great time! That's my kind of party! Rylee is such a character. She is super smart and can be a great helper most of the time. :) She is starting to get that "tween" attitude. She is super silly and LOVES to be outdoors. She is a loyal friend and we just don't know what our lives would be like without her...probably really quiet and boring.






Check out those awesome candles! I didn't have 11 of the same ones so i just grabbed all that I had and stuck them on the cake.