Brylee's 7th Birthday

October 11th, 2013

Also known as Brylee's 7th birthday.

 Brylee and Jake woke me up a little after 5 am.

I tried to convince them it was the middle of the night.

Brylee crawled in bed with me for a few minutes but the excitement of turning 7 was too much.

We grabbed the brothers and headed downstairs.

Brylee knows for a fact that 100 one dollar bills is way more money than just a hundred dollar bill.

Daddy of course was already at work but left a note for his girl.

Grandma and Grandpa sent $$ and hair color.  She was thrilled!

MiMi and Grandpa Jim sent her requested roller blades.

She practiced until it was time for school.

It was breakfast and books at school that morning.

Next stop book fair shopping.

We walked into her class and her most fabulous teacher had the birthday flag above her desk and treats on her desk.

Her little friend turned in 10 star awards to move her desk next to the birthday girl!

I spent the morning in the 1st grade pod volunteering.  My birthday girl was sent out to give me hugs and give a couple spelling tests to her friends.

I was able to leave just long enough to get her requested happy meal.

After lunch and recess it was time for Brylee to run in her cross country meet.  Parents came to cheer on their runners.

Go baby go!!

Next play time!

I was able to spend the entire day at school.

I watched Jake race and then busted them out of school early.

Brylee left play-dough and tattoo birthday treats on her friends desks and we took off.

We left the boys at home and went to Target to do some birthday shopping.

She played with her birthday presents while we waited for Daddy to get home from work.

Birthday money from Grandpa Wayne.

The birthday girl wanted cake before dinner.

The birthday girl gets....

what the birthday girl wants.

Our princess!

She made a wish, inhaled some sugar and off to Mall of America we went.

1st stop Build a Bear.

Meet Twilight. 

Next stop Buffalo Wild Wings.  

After dinner more shopping. 

Her Mall of America presents.

We shopped for 4 hours.

Getting up before the sun made for one extremely tired 7 year old.

She put in a 17 hour day....

which created some tears at the end of the night.

I held my 7 year old who cried herself to sleep.

Happy Birthday Brylee Ann!

I love you the most!

You are worth more than you can even imagine.

You will always be my Princess!