Surprise Party for Grandma Dort!

My beautiful and tough-cookie Grandma Dorothy turned 81 this month and my sisters and our families surprised her with a little party. She had a rough January...she had a bad fall and broke her arm and had to have a pin and screws put in her shoulder. Youch. See what I mean? Tough cookie.


She blew out the candles so fast, I made her "pose" again so I could get the shot!

The great grandkids made her a special "scroll" with loving words and sketches.

Esias spent most of the time doing this...playing with the double-sided laundry shoot!

Eden's Birthday Pics

Eden had quite a week full of celebrations. She had Ana over to spend
the night Friday night, Father-daughter dance Saturday night, birthday party Tuesday morning and treats at school, then Grammy and Papa came and we had a little mini-party with
them Saturday of the next week. She was thrilled with her gifts from us-- Penguin Pillow Pet and Guess Who? game! Don't tell but Dan and I played Guess Who? the other night when the kids were all asleep.

8 years ago...we went from this...

to this...

to this! Eden Lily was born October 26th, 2002!

Eden continues to be a joy to have as a child. She is smart, witty, quirky, and thoughtful. She perplexes me daily, much like her father. I love you first child!

Seven Years with This Beauty.

Happy Seventh Birthday, Eden Lily Grimes! I love you a hundred million times.

Takin' in a Matinee with the Girls

For Eden's birthday, in lieu of a party, we had a movie day. We went to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua (I voted for HSM3 but got beat out). I took the four 5/6 year olds, and Dan took Elly to the Children's Museum. I didn't think it would be big deal until they all started running around like crazy in the theatre lobby. We soon got calmed down and were on our way to the movie with popcorn, pop, and pixie sticks in hand. We ended the day by driving through DQ! It was quite fun and I didn't have to clean up a mess in my house afterwards! Bonus. Though it was NOT the cheapest option, it was definitely FUN and required a very small amount of preplanning! Also a bonus!

(front) Kaleigh, (back) Callie W., Eden, and Lauren

Eden entertaining her friends

No birthday party is complete without tackling the birthday girl's dad (this is in Willham's yard).

And the obligatory Kindergarten Girl Pyramid.

One of the girls (Lauren) felt very comfortable with Dan! She hung onto him very tightly!

Eden's Special Day!

Aunt Brynnie treated Eden to a day at the nail salon...she got a professional polish and decorations on her toes and nails. It is really cute on her. She also got a new Build-a-Bear (despite me always telling her no!) because that's just what aunts do :) You can see, she had a great birthday.

My Big Girl

Eden's birthday party at school was today! She was so excited to wake up for her special day at school! We took chocolate mini cupcakes for her classmates. I can't believe she'll be SIX on Sunday! What a big girl she is.