Dru celebr8ed all day long!

Dru started out her birthday by going out to breakfast with her Dad.

I love this tradition!

I never got a picture of my parents who came by to wish her a happy birthday. They gave her a keepsake baptism journal. She can't wait to start writing. Grandma Kathy also surprised Dru with a happy meal lunch. So fun!

Just before dinner we surprised Dru with a bike from our local bike shop. She took a couple bikes for a spin and decided on this cool set of wheels. We live so close she was able to ride home on her new bike.

She was SUPER EXCITED! Can you tell?

Birthday brownie.

Grandma and Grandpa Martin came later that night and brought her a beautiful set of scriptures. She loved them!

Dru + 8 = Great!

Alex and Elisabeth came over as well to celebrate and I never took a picture of them. They were so great to come after a long day at work.

Dru is definitely loved by many.

The birthday girl the day of her party.

Dru requested a movie themed party.

This was a easy and fun party to plan. Ryan and I designed these super simple invites and Dru came up with the guest list and games.

I usually make cupcakes for birthday because they are easy for so many reasons. But, this year Dru wanted a real cake complete with blue frosting and sprinkles. I got about half way and had to call my mom to help out. She was at my front door in about 7 minutes with a bowl of blue homemade frosting. Impressive. The cake turned about pretty cute and I just might attempt another.

Popcorn added due to the movie theme.

Dru with her sisters.

(who were just as excited as she was)

When the guests arrived they decorated their own ticket bags.

They won tickets after each game we played.

We ate dinner then took some pictures of Dru's cute friends.

Before the movie they were able to spend their tickets on movie treats.

They had so much fun with this part.

We were hoping that Tangled would be released in time, but ended up watching Mega Mind.

Blowing out the candle.

( I still can't believe this girl is 8!!!)

Opening her presents with Rylie "helping" out.

She received a lot of crafty items. Looks like her friends know her well.

A little treat for her friends to take home.

Dru is 8!

I can't believe we have a child who is that old. It seems like yesterday she came into our lives.

I guess it is true, time flies when you are having fun.

Dru is...

THOUGHTFUL to the extreme!

We find little notes all over all the time.

Crazy CREATIVE!

She will craft for hours.

Super SMART!

She excels at school and does her very best.

PEACEMAKER!

She is always the first one to "give in" when there is a disagreement.

Loyal FRIEND!

She has a lot of good, sweet friends but her best friends are her sisters.

Huge HEART!

She has a big heart just like her daddy.

STRONG testimony!

She bears a sweet testimony every Monday at FHE.

Dru is BEAUTIFUL inside and out!

She makes being a mom so fun.

{4 days old}

Happy Birthday Dru!

I love you!

St. Patrick's day turned out to be a very lucky day!

It started out with Liv loosing a tooth.

We found a box of Lucky Charms on our front porch.

It was covered with shamrocks filled with 2 dollar bills for each of the kids.

(Thanks Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Steve!)

Yummy green cupcakes.

Green pizza (dough) for dinner.

The snow has melted so the girls can finally start playing with their new cars.

Our awesome neighbor has two kids that haveoutgrown these toy cars and gave them to us.

Lucky us!

We had a major snow storm last night!

The girls were out the door this morning at 8:20a.m. to play in it.

I am not a huge fan of snow, but I have to admit it was beautiful this morning.

My trusty sewing ruler shows 13 inches!!

This little bird house is usually super high in the tree.

It was a heavy snow fall.

We are looking forward to the time when we all wear

cool looking shades, for real!

We are ready for SPRING!