Addison turned 8! She has been looking forward to being 8 for a long time. She has been looking forward to being baptized and start going to activity days. This year was a friend party year for Addison. She wanted to have a beach themed party. This was the cake we made her.
She woke up bright and early (7:00am) this is considered bright and early for her lately. She had been sleeping in until around 9-10. School starting at the end of this month is going to be hard for her because she will have to start waking up early again!
She wanted pancakes and bacon for breakfast, her favorites.
After breakfast, She opened her gifts. She got a razor scooter and an ipod. She has been wanting a scooter for a while and Marshall has been wanting to get the kids ipods so they can use them when we travel to North Dakota in a few months. So she got spoiled this year! But, I guess 8 is a milestone so its ok. She got a couple other small things from us like the movie 'Grace' (the new American Girl Movie) and a water bottle like her old one she loved (it got chewed up by fluffy. Her Grandma Marilyn gave her her first set of scriptures with her name engraved on them and a scripture bag. She got a baptism necklace, a baptism piggy bank, and a bead set from the Youngs.
She got a cool side walk chalk game and a new shirt (picture below) from her Grandma and Grandpa Jones. She was thrilled with all her gifts!
My girls had their last day of Summer gymnastics and it was take a friend to gym day, which worked out awesome being it was Addison's birthday! Addison took her friend, Isabella with her. Eden took Ty haha (I may have encouraged that). He thought it was awesome to finally get to do gymnastics, instead of having to sit and watch.
After gymnastics Addy chose to eat at Carls Jr for lunch. Eden wasn't in the mood for a picture apparently.
After lunch we went home to get ready for the beach party. We started the party with a scavenger hunt. The girls ran outside and inside to find clues. The treasure at the end of the scavenger hunt was a party favor for each of the girls. They got a sand bucket & shovel, Swedish fish, a Hawaiian lay, and a beach clappy toy.
After the scavenger hunt, Addison opened her presents from her friends. She has some pretty awesome friends. Shelby wrapped Addison's gift 8 times. She said because she was turning 8 :) Then, we sang happy birthday and ate cake and icecream before heading to the beach.
Addison and Isabella.
Addison and Jade
Addison and Shelby
The girls and Ty enjoying their cake and ice cream.
We finally made it to the beach! It was a beautiful warm day! We went to the reservoir just down by our house. I loaded everybody up in the Tahoe and drove down. My neighbor Sarah and her girls came and joined us. It was a blast!
After the day was over Addison told me she had a great day! That's all I wanted to hear! We sure love Addison! She is an amazing girl. She is a great big sister and oldest child. She helps me so much. Some days I don't know how I'd get through the day without her. She has a smile that could light up a room. She is happy and loving. She loves to be with her friends and family. She loves her cousins. She enjoys
Church and learning about the gospel. She has faith and a testimony in Jesus Christ. She is so special and we are so lucky to have her in our family.
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What a fun day! I love the beach theme idea with an actual beach trip at the end! Looks like it was a blast.
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