Oldest and Youngest

It thrills me to pieces that Ben tries to spend lots of times with Naomi. It is so wonderful, and most of the time she is happy to be with him as well.

Presents from Grandma and Grandpa Graham

Grandma Graham had some health issues so she missed Domonique's birthday in July but she made up for it today! She dropped by to say hello and give Dom and Emily their presents. What a wonderful person she is!

Water bottle

3D book

Drawing book

Notebook

Beanie Boo

Brush

Soap gel

Crayons

Now it's Emily's turn.

Bottle

Fidget spinner

Brush

Drawing book

Beanie Boo phone holder

Notebook

Crayons

Headbands

Little bag

Soap gel

They were thrilled with the thoughtfulness of our adopted grandma. So thankful for her love and generosity.

Different perspectives

During lunch, while eating cantaloupe, Harmonie said, "This is disgusting." to which Domonique kindly said, "Yes, it has a little rind on it, and it tastes like dirt. So what?"

What funny girls.

Happy late birthday celebration for our newest teenager!

Emily had a birthday while we were camping but Kevin and I thought it would be best to have the party after the camping trip. So we had blueberry ice cream with our blueberry pancakes this morning.

We had homemade pizza for her birthday dinner. Everyone likes that one so it was a hit (and we had lots of leftovers for lunch this week)!

Opening cards first

from Sister Rodrigez

pictures from her sisters

Present from Grandma and Grandpa Nichols

card with $13 inside

Mangos, she asked for apricots but I couldn't find any,

and I know she likes mangos so she was fine - in fact,

she forgot that she asked for apricots.

Twix

bullets for her Nerf gun

her very own different mechanical pencils

batteries for something

plain balloons (yes, she asked for those, too)

hard candy and caramels

Shrinky Dink paper - found it at Michael's

a puzzle because she has always liked putting puzzles together

We watched the first movie while camping,

and we thought it would be fun to have all three!

Mainly because the kids really enjoyed the first one so much.

Fabric

shirts to go with the fabric,

which we will make into a skirt.

She decided she wanted ice cream cones rather than a cake.

I bought four flavors of ice cream and waffles cones.

Everyone thought it was awesome!

What an easy birthday treat!

Happiest birthday wishes to our newest teenager! You're sweet and loving and kind and bright! You are just an amazing person!