And it wouldn't be a Bushman holiday if we didn't over-do it a tad bit. We celebrated her birthday Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hey...how many times do you turn nine??
She started her celebration with a small party. She wanted to invite so many friends but since she wanted a pool party and our amenities center is finished yet(don't even get me started), I didn't want to have 25 kids here and no bathrooms. It was a lot easier to take care of 14 kids' bathroom needs.
The kids swam and had a great time, we took pictures, played with homemade spunges, and ate goodies, including the request of a cookie cake for her. All around(besides the sudden wind storm at the end of the party that had us all running to the house....yes, RUNNING) it was a fun afternoon.
We made cute sponges for them to play with in the pool and to take home.
Yummy finger treats as requested by the birthday girl...frozen gogurts, cheeseballs, rice krispy treats assortments, purple grapes, and fresca
Monster High, of course, was the theme, since she loves it so much right now. Her favorite is Frankiestein...
Super cute group of kiddos. Like I said, we couldn't invite everyone she wanted to be there, but we had a great time.
Happy Birthday to Madelyn!! She loved being the "center of attention"
On Saturday we celebrated her birthday as a family. Of course with the extra HOT weather they kids went swimming, then we got ready and went to dinner at Cheesecake Factory. YUM!!! After dinner we went to
We went to the new Disney movie BRAVE. It was cute. A mix of Brother Bear and Freaky Friday.
Birthday!!! Breakfast was turquoise pancakes(her favorite color right now). And she wore her new favorite shirt that she got from the little Clark kiddos to church.
A phone call from grandma and grandpa Rigby was a good way to start the day.
She had a great birthday. Got a few different pieces of clothes, some new books, some barbie stuff, Frankiestein(who was impossible to find in the stores), some new swimsuits since she wears them everyday of her life....
But my favorite gift, and I think she really loved it, was a book of remembrance from her baptism. On her baptism day I had every attendee write their testimony or letter of encouragement to Madelyn. With those and all the pictures we took from the day, I compiled it into an album and gave it to her so she could always remember how wonderful that day was. She loved it!!!
Dinner was her choice her favorites in one meal so it was a major carb overload but....Chicken Adobo and Party Potatoes it was. Added a fruit salad and a green salad and it was almost perfect.
It rained like crazy Sunday night so we all took advantage and jumped in the puddles. Yes, we were soaking wet and probably looked like 5 year olds but it was fun fun fun!!!! The power went out and so we and the Capener kiddos passed them time playing in the street.
Then we ended the night with some Birthday Icecream Cake. It was great...really hard to cut...but yummy.
I had Madelyn write a little something about herself at nine years old....
Madelyn Bushman, nine years old; two brothers - Marcus and Brian; favorite thing is my family, especially my mother; favorite food is pizza; I'll drink anything but sometimes I'll spit it out; favorite color is blue and purple; favorite state and city is Idaho - Soda Springs; In the summer I love to go to my grandparents house all the time; I'll eat any dessert; favorite movie is Brave; favorite TV show is Good Luck Charlie; favorite teacher is Mrs. Spicer; I'll play any games - sports, dancing and swim team; I don't really have a favorite book; my favorite store is anywhere that included girly girl stuff. THANKS FOR LISTENING!!!
And I love my little Madelyn! She is sweet, kind, and such a great helper. She is very dependable; only the occasional mishap. I count on her a lot and I know I have very high expectations. She meets and exceeds them. I feel like the most blessed mother to have her as my daughter and am so grateful I have gotten to know her over these past 9 years. Here is to eternity!!!!
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