Presents, and Parties, and Photos, Oh MY!

Danyn has now turned eight! She got to celebrate her birthday in high style, complete with an eighth birthday party. On the day of her actual birthday, we celebrated as a family. Dany got to open her presents from us, which included some of her favorite books.

And her very own iPod.

She was super disappointed, can't you tell? After that, we all ate her chosen dinner of pork ribs, sweet potatoes and broccoli. Fun fact about Danyn: she loves all meat that comes on a bone.

A few days later, we celebrated with her friends. She got to invite some people over, where we had a movie themed party, complete with a photo op on the red carpet.

The gossip rags went haywire when they saw these two celebs together.

Then we played a game where they had to "earn" their candy to eat during the upcoming movie.

I was really proud of Danyn here, because she kept rolling the dice, and was never getting a one or six, but she didn't get upset. When she finally did roll one though, well, her face tells the story.

Then we did presents, so that we could start to settle them down for the movie later.

Danyn was so excited, and tore through her presents so fast, I don't know that I could really even tell you much of what she got. A game, and some coloring stuff. Her friend Tressa made her a pillow. That's about all I know. This was followed by cake; another mint chocolate chip ice cream cake, because the first was such a hit.

Then it was movie time. Dany had picked the Lego movie, because she knew everyone liked it and because she knew that with boys at the party, she couldn't pick a "girly" movie. Smart thinking. We gave the kids their own popcorn boxes and soda mugs, and glow sticks just for fun, as well as their candy from the game earlier.

While they were watching, Teag ran to a photo place to print out the photos of the kids on the red carpet so they could take them home. It was a very noisy party, but everyone seemed to have a good time, and Danyn was thrilled with it, which is all that really matters.

Danyn is one spunky kid. She's always dancing and singing, and she loves to be doing anything creative, especially if it involves art supplies. She's sweet, and fashion conscious, and really good at doing her own hair. She's working to master various kinds of braids. She absolutely loves her 2nd Grade teacher, Ms. Pfeiffer. We love this kid to pieces, and are grateful she's a part of our family.

Love you, Bananyn!