Avery's Birthday

Our little girl turned 7 this month and she had quite a series of birthday celebrations. We had a fun Friday night dinner with some friends at a local burger place. They have a crazy guy called the Balloon Buffoon that is there on Friday nights and he made the kids balloon creations. My parents gave her tickets to see Annie (the musical) so Mom, Avery and I went to see it. It was really good. Avery's favorite part was the real dog they had! She also thought Annie had a great voice. Then she had her best little girlfriends at a pottery painting party on her actual birthday. I got a pinata and they love it! The following day we had Mother's Day and her family birthday party with an AWESOME cake made by yours truly. It was a fun celebration of my darling gal!

When the Balloon Buffoon heard it was Avery's birthday he made her this crazy balloon hat that was so large it kept hitting Dylan in the face while they were eating and then when she walked to the restroom, she hit at least 4 people while walking there!

Grafton was scared of him at first but then he warmed up to him

and the BB gave him a teddy bear balloon

Lillie got a sassy bunny with shades!

The table scape at Avery's birthday party at the pottery place
Avery painted a poodle

Lillie painted a bear and moon

All of the girls did such a great job painting

Avery's poodle (I love the red lips!)

Madelyn, Avery & Emily

Here is the pinata. First Avery tried to break it......

then Brooklyn.......

then Emily.......

then Armani.......

then Zoey......

then Lillie........

and finally, Jeff had to whack it and then the treats went flying!

the party room

blowing out the candles on her strawberry heart shaped cake (her request)!

Avery with her presents on the cool present bench

Avery having her hand painted to leave her birthday mark at the place

Avery's mark will be there permanently on a ceiling tile!

Sassy Avery on Mother's Day

Me and my Mommy

(Rog on the Iphone and the only picture we have of Grafton before his nap!)

Grampsie lacing up Avery's birthday skates

Lillie trying to skate with Avery's birthday skates

Jeff, me and the birthday girl (Poppy captures it on video!)

Avery and her cool birthday cake

(with chocolate covered strawberries for the Mom's.....thanks Ken!!)

WHAT IS DAD DOING??

Look at that cool rainbow layered cake!! I wish you could fully see Avery's face. She was so excited and impressed with her old Mom!!

A better shot of the cake. It was really cool but so hard to get to be level!!

UM reads from the animal books he got Avery for her birthday

I have Grammy approval on this picture

(funny thing is I am in the background and happened to walk out

right as Lillie took this picture of Mom!!)

Mom is holding the awesome card Aunt O made for Avery (a picture for every year she has been alive....it was too cool. Avery almost cried she loved it so much.)