Par-tay...9 Year Old Style

Friday night...Celebrated #9 with a little family party!

Em's requested meal:  homemade potato soup, rolls and pumpkin pie!

The birthday gal also wanted an AMERICAN GIRL doll theme...red and white decor.

What did I learn about her decor?

1.  Red and White...hard to find..even so close to Xmas!

2.  I really can peel 10 pounds of potatoes before 8am (yes, I'm bragging)..and worked so well in the crock pots!

3.  The clearance aisle at Home Goods...going back since my $15 drink dispenser is fixed!  No red punch running down my cabinets and onto my floors!  WHOOP!

4.  My 1st homemade pumpkin pie didn't suck (again, bragging).  Maybe it was just Grandma's homemade whipping cream and ice cream...just masked any bad pie taste! 

Hubs had back up pies that we used...I tried to keep mine way in the back...hoping nobody would notice it!  Ha!

Party favors...Barbie Christmas DVDs!

And remember that sweet hubs has grown facial hair for MOVEMBER?

Well, he FINALLY shaved it all down to a moustache!

EEEK!

  We all make fun of it, but yes, he is doing this for a great cause!

Oh my girl...so excited about her birthday pie!

And what is better than having your brother and sister (engulfed by the red table balloon) try to blow out your birthday candles with you?!

Mister Henry...so excited to help blow out the candles and followed me when I went to cut the pie. 

All lil man could say was MMMMMMMM!

Next...lotsa love and gifts from family.

My family...oh definitely the bomb dot com!

They are way good to us!

Laney did a great job watching big sister open gifts.

And Henry?

Found a discarded bag and ran around under it...the rest of the party!

Reminds me of this movie...

The part when Steve Martin's son has a bucket over his head and keeps running into the wall...

after watching for a while, another parents states...

YOU MUST BE PROUD.

Ha! 

Super birthday for my super, most wonderful, amazing 9 year old.