Ashlyn's 7th Birthday

Last Saturday was Ashlyn's birthday. I can't believe she is 7 {and already such a diva, I think we are truly in trouble}. Her big day has never fallen this close to Easter before, so we had a busy weekend. We had a bunch of her friends over for a party in the morning. It was so cute. We had them all come in their pjs {which made them so excited, it was hilarious} and Shane made a big breakfast where we let them decorate their pancakes with whipped cream, cherries, etc. Who knew that smiley face pancakes would be such a hit! Then, since it was Easter weekend, we sent them on an Egg Hunt. I hid so many eggs that it kept them busy for awhile and it was so cute to see them running around as fast as they could. I couldn't keep up to get very many good pictures--they were too fast.

Ashlyn wasn't too picky about what her cake was going to look like. She wanted it to look like an egg, but I talked her into cupcakes. {Very smart on my part, I must say}. It saved me hours of cake making...and the cupcakes turned out pretty cute.

After the party I took Ashlyn to the salon to get her nails and hair done. This has become a pretty fun little tradition for us. Ashlyn was quite thrilled with her hair {you can see it in the last picture}. We got pictures taken and then told her she could pick wherever she wanted to go for dinner. The big decision...Purple Turtle. Whatever.

Ashlyn was pretty spoiled by everyone who knows her. And on several occasions throughout the day she played the part of that super spoiled diva perfectly. In fact, I didn't know if Shane was going to make it.

Thank you to all who helped make her day {actually several days} a special treat for her.