Jenna's 7th

Jenna's birthday weekend was so much fun!

Thursday, the 12th:

It all started with a house full of balloons and streamers, a donut breakfast, and then off to school.
Then the boys and I made brownies and brought them to celebrate with Jenna's class during snack time. We sang Happy Birthday and Liam went crazy running around the fishy-themed classroom!

Then, before she got home from school, came the best birthday present: Grandma drove up from South Carolina to spend the weekend with us! Jenna knew she was coming, and was so so excited to get home!
She was also excited for Paul to get home, because that meant she could open her presents!

She got some Frozen PJ's and toys, Jasmine, Scooby-Doo comics, a locket, chemistry set, and the show-stopper: a joke book. We were treated to non-stop jokes for days and days (thanks Grandma! haha).

Jenna again chose to have her birthday dinner at the super-posh restaurant McDonalds, where Gavin got his first taste of deep fried deliciousness:

He couldn't stop licking it

We went to Barnes and Noble for Jenna's free birthday cupcake and our traditional birthday book.

And then Paul got us tickets in a suite at the Globetrotters game! They are such a hoot! Jenna really got in to the game, and we all had a great time!

Friday, the 13th:

My mother-in-law and I spent the day making Jenna's cake and decorating for her party. 
It was the easiest party for me to throw, because my little type-A daughter planned everything herself. I tried to suggest some games and asked her if I could surprise her with some activities, but she was adamant that everything was planned out and on her list:

It was a pajama party! We invited a bunch of girls, but because of flu season and family trips only 4 girls were able to come. Which now I'm grateful for, because those adorable girls were crazy!

We started the party by letting the girls decorate personalized pillowcases (the only activity that Jenna actually let me suggest, and the quietest few moments of the party).

The rest of the party seemed to go by pretty fast:

And now I've got a SEVEN year old!!

Saturday, the 14th:

Jenna's school had their spring carnival in the morning. It was mostly just a bunch of tossing games with cheap prizes, but the kids had fun, the school made some money, and grandma bought us all ice cream afterwards!

In the afternoon Jenna finally got to open her chemistry set.

We finished the day off by celebrating Pi Day with pizza pie and apple pie

It was a Happy Happy Birthday for our amazing Jenna-fish!!