Turning One Year Older Now and Then

 I celebrated my birthday on Tuesday, March 13th. My actual birthday was a beautiful sunny day in Knoxville. The daffodils were in full bloom and all of the birds were singing their most favorite songs. It was a great day and this week has continued to be one beautiful day after another. I was completely blown away by the amount of birthday wishes I received on Facebook, It sure does make you feel loved to see so many happy thoughts just for you on your special day. My mom surprised me with a photo of me on my 8th birthday.

 As I looked back and remembered my special day at 8years of age, I remembered how awesome it was to have all of my cousins and friends over to eat cake and ice cream, wear a party hat and open birthday presents. Parties were simpler back when I was 8 and it was AWESOME! I am thankful for each one of the 30 birthdays since I turned 8 that I have celebrated and for all the friends and family who still come out to say, "Happy Birthday!" I am one blessed and lucky girl!

Striking Up a Great Time!

This past Saturday on March 3rd, we celebrated Emma-Caroline turning seven at the Strike and Spare Family Bowling Alley. I love my girls birthdays!  It's such fun to plan all the little details, from the invitations, to the cake, to the party favors. This year, I found an adorable bowling invitation at  amyadele.com.

 I loved how this little invitation turned out! I even gave it to the lady at Daisy Cakes who was able to replicate the invitation exactly on the cake. The cake was also very tasty!

 We had an awesome time with all of Emma-Caroline's friends from many areas of her life. I was thankful to my friend Mary for taking my camera and getting so many awesome captures from the party while I served pizza, cake, etc. to all our guests. I will leave you with some of those images from the party. It was definitely a "Strike" for birthday party fun!