Monday, April 9, 2012

Julia's 11th Birthday!

This year she (again) had to wait a month to have her birthday celebration.  Her "mean" mother made a rule that Girl Scout cookie sales and birthday parties may not happen at the same time.  She didn't complain about the delay - in fact, she planned, decorated, created the invitations, did most  the shopping, and cleaned the house in  preparation for the party.  (Gotta love the motivation this kid has to get things done.  I wish it was contagious!)  Julia took her friends to Firstenburg Community Center to swim in the pool.  Then, they came back to the house for a pizza party, games, gifts, and a sundae party. 

 As soon as the whistle blew....they were off!
 It's hard to see, but the girls a are making a "conga" line in the pool on the left side of the frame.

 All the party guests:
Julia and Grandma: 
Julia had a great time; and we think that all her friends did too. I just can't believe that she's already 11 and will be going to middle school next year! Yikes!

4 comments:

pjh said...

Happy, Happy late birthday, dearest girl. We love you, Julia.
Grandma and Grandpa Hale

jerseygirl said...

Happy birthday Julia! Again, unbelievable with the girl scout cookies!! Amazing!

Jennifer's Kitchen said...

Happy birthday!!! How cool she planned & cleaned & etc. Sounds like a Belinda I know. Sounds like a really fun party. Sorry we missed it. :( It's those darn 2800 miles. P.S. Your mom looks great!!

*Shan said...

Happy Birthday, Julia! Looks like you all had a lot of fun.