Julia's 13th Birthday!

Well, it finally happened...both of my kids are officially teenagers now. Julia turned 13 in February.

Since she opted to not sell Girl Scout cookies this year, she was able to have her party relatively near her actual birthday, which hasn't happened in years.  We had a dinner party with Grandma and Grandpa the weekend before her birthday: 

And she waited for a few weeks so all of her 5 friends could attend her party.  But, she planned every detail herself.  She is really quite the party planner.  She had so many games and activities that I thought were really creative.  And, I am always impressed with how much work she is willing to put into creating her parties....she even cleaned the house!

One of the activities she planned was an egg drop.  She divided the group into 3 pairs (by drawing sticks, of course, so it would be fair) and gave each group a grocery bag full of items from the recycling bin, and other "stuff" she thought would be helpful.

Julia also planned another scavenger hunt.  And, like the one she did last year, it was required that all participants wear ridiculous costumes during the event.

She had so many other activities.  They also had pizza, ice cream, and watched a movie.  It was a long event, but everyone had a good time.