This Much is True: {birthday girl}

aiden turned 7 this week. seriously...where has time gone. they say the days are long and the years are short. (is it bedtime yet???) if you are a mom of young ones, you know many days this feels so very true. doesn't 7 sound so much older than 6?!

her actual birthday fell on a school day so she got to take treats. she was very specific about what she wanted...brownies cut in heart shapes with sprinkles on top and chocolate milk. hope her friends liked chocolate because that was serious chocolate overload. (she's her mother's daughter!) i should have taken a pic...they were really cute and tasted great. I only know this because when you cut brownies into heart shapes, someone has to eat the "scraps", right? i'm just saying, we wouldn't want to waste those. and if you ever decide to cut brownies into heart shapes and you need a certain number, don't wait till the morning of to see how many you can actually cut out of a pan. at 6am, i was throwing together another batch when i was three short. nothing like the sound of the kitchenaid going to wake sleepy children.

the day after, we had a small party here at the house. she is so funny sometimes. she wanted a pizza and pj party. when she realized both of those started with the letter P, she got really fired up about adding more P words to the party theme. pink, purple, ponies, pinana! (i nixed the pinata since it's like 15 degrees out and the yard is covered in a good 4' of snow. and they yard is where we have to do the pinata so we can tie it off the old satellite dish from the previous owners. that's how you do a pinata in the city...classy huh?!)

the girls each got their initials to decorate for their room

paint, beads, sequins, pom poms, jewels...oh my!

sundae bar

i'm glad that bowl is just for her since she looks like she is gonna spit all over it

totally adorable handmade cards!

the little girl on the right made this card. look how happy she is to give it to her!

she loved her little party and was so tired after, she put herself to bed without even saying a word. i'm not even totally sure the last guest was out of the driveway.