Laneah's 6th Birthday

Laneah's birthday is December 20th. We had our traditional birthday pancakes, which she said she wanted, but did not eat. But since she was the birthday girl I let her choose an egg sandwich instead. 

 Her birthday was on a Friday and it was also the last day of school before the holiday break and it was pajama day! Lucky girl.

 I went to the school to eat lunch with her and played with her at recess. 

 Laneah with her best friend Ezra, who shares the same birthday too. 

 For dinner Laneah requested Cafe Rio and we were happy to oblige;) 

After dinner, we went to our neighbor's Christmas pajama party (I put pictures of this in the December post) and that took the rest of the evening and was lots of fun. We had Laneah's family birthday party Saturday night. She wanted a cookie cake and wanted everything written in "rainbow". She also wanted cherry ice cream. 

 Then it was time for presents. She got a piggy bank, some money, and lots of accessories for her doll: a bed, a traveling case, a sleepover kit and a guitar. 

Laneah had a great birthday weekend. 

American Girl Doll Party

Laneah wanted an American Girl doll for her birthday. Her two best friends have AGDs as well. We went to the store and I let her decide what doll she wanted. She picked Saige, the doll of the year. I bought the doll but she had to wait for her birthday party, which was also at the American Girl doll store. On the morning of her birthday party (December 7th), I had her doll and accessories (from my mom) all set up for her. She was so excited. 

 The girls took turns pretending to be American Girl dolls.

 My mom got Saige's sparkly dress and her dog. 

 After getting ready, the girls started to arrive for the party. The American Girl Doll is at Tyson's Corner (about 45 mins away if there is no traffic) so I drove and had one other mom, Kami, come chaperone with me. 

All of the girls brought their dolls to celebrate.

We got there early so we had time to look around. The store is 2 stores and has a bistro, a doll hospital and a doll salon. The party posse: Scarlette , Ezra, Laneah and Jency.

The party was at the store's Bistro, which is so sweet. Laneah and Saige got a special birthday hat and each of the dolls got a seat, plate and cup. 

Laneah pretending to give Saige a drink.

While we were waiting for the food, Laneah took my phone and the girls were doing selfies.

 The party includes lunch and each girl got to choose an appetizer and an entree. Laneah got yogurt and fruit fondue for her appetizer, and pizza for her entree. It even came with a flower. 

 After lunch it was time for cake and presents. The Bistro also provided a cute pink and white cake and ice cream and it tasted really good. Laneah always gets embarrassed and stony faced when she has the attention of lots of people. But she was excited about the cake. 

She thought it was her right as the birthday girl to lick all the candles;)

 The girls lined all their dolls up so they could be together. 

 She got some great presents and was happy with her loot. Plus all the girls got gift bags from the Bistro party with a book, a plastic balloon for their doll, a birthday shirt for their doll, and a few other trinkets. 

It was by far the easiest birthday party I have thrown for my kiddos. The American Girl Doll store did all the work and it was adorable. The girls had lots of fun and Laneah is so happy with her new doll.  

November

November flew by! Here are the highlights:

Laneah went to her friend Maddie's birthday tea party. They made these cute hats. 

 I watch Brooklyn's best friend Sidney for a few hours on Tuesdays. They love spending time together. One day they put on swimsuits and pretended to go to the beach. (in their boots! so cute!)

 Kami and I got to indulge in our favorite milkshakes. The chocolate peppermint milkshake at Chick Fil-A is to die for and they only come out this time of year. 

 Every year our church gives 100 Thanksgiving baskets to families in need. Laneah was at a playdate when we sorted, but went with us to deliver baskets the next morning. Brooklyn loved help sorting the food on the tables. She is such a good helper. 

 We went to Silver Star gym. We hadn't been in months and the girls had a lot of fun. 

 My creative girls making their own band and drum set. 

 Laneah set the table for Jason and I to have a date. It was really sweet. 

 I took the girls to Ice at the Gaylord. Laneah loved it but Brooklyn screamed the entire time because she did not want to wear her hat, gloves or coat! She was throwing a major tantrum the little stink. She is banned for life from Ice. lol. 

Every year the theme is different and this year it was 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'. All the pictures you see are made of ice. It is amazing. Cold, but amazing. 

 I got Brooklyn to go down the slide once. Then it was right back to screaming. 

 After we finished Ice, we went to the Gaylord hotel to ride the train and see the fountain show. It also snows inside but we didn't stay for that because it was a couple hours away. 

On November 30th, we went to Homestead Gardens to see Santa and the train. Both the girls are finally old enough that they are excited to see Santa. 

Laneah found some mistletoe and used it to get a kiss from daddy. 

 My sweet, beautiful girls. 

And the last thing we did in November was to go see a Christmas tree lighting. 

Let the Christmas season begin!!