4th of July Fun!

Every year, Peyton spends the 4th of July at his grandparents' house. They always have so many guests in town for the holiday. I decided to take Khloe that morning to see her grandparents and brother. We, also, wanted to see my sister and her kids (who were in town). My sister gave Khloe her belated birthday present to open (since Khloe's birthday was just a couple days ago). It was a cute gift! Thanks, Aunt T! It was good seeing them, while they were in town.

Here are some pictures with them that morning...

After a morning visit to my family, we headed to some of our most dear friends' Shrimp Boil at their home. It was fabulous! I hope they do it again, soon! It is always wonderful spending time with them... as we have been friends for so long and are the same as family. :)

Shrimp Boil Fun at Kris & Keith's House...

We had so much fun with our friends! But, we left to meet Kevin's parents and Khloe to go watch the Fireworks show at our local park. We started off in one spot, but decided that we weren't going to be able to see very well, so when it started to get darker, we headed to a 3 level parking garage in our town and watched the show from the top. Smart choice! Khloe truly enjoyed watching all the fun splashes of color in the sky (even though she doesn't like the sound of firecrackers up close). Ha!

Here we are at watching the Fireworks Show...

I hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July... Happy Birthday, America!

Birthday Girl Turns 4!

Khloe had such an amazing Princess Birthday Party with her friends last weekend... but, today is her ACTUAL birthday! Happy Birthday, Baby Girl! You are such a blessing from God! You are an answered prayer that completed our beautiful family. Our lives would not be the same without you... you are the icing on our cake!

Khloe got to make her own choices today... on how to spend her birthday. It was a long and beautiful day. Celebrating every second of her darling birthday. She chose to go to her favorite local cupcake/tea shop for some Princess tea (actual name) and miniature strawberry (pink - ALL PINK) cupcakes. We played at the park and had so much fun jumping around town at her favorite destinations.

Here are some pictures of her at the Cupcake Shop:

After cupcake time, she wanted to visit Build-A-Bear... Where she built her very first Bear all on her own (she has gotten several Build-A-Bears for previous birthdays and she has been inside Build-A-Bear several times, though).  Khloe loves fashion and accessories, so she created (in Mommy's opinion) the most precious girly bear ever created! ;) (And, you KNOW that I documented it every step of the way!) She was so excited to name her bear, too. She named her Elizabeth (suited for a Princess!).

Here are some super cute pictures of my girl creating her bear, named Elizabeth:

We met up with Papaw and Nana for dinner. After dinner, Khloe wanted to go to the park and play. So, we all abided. LOL We took her to one of her favorite parks and took some pictures of her crossing the creek and enjoying birthday time with her family. After the park, we headed home and Khloe opened her birthday presents (some from her party and some from us). She loved them all!

Happy Birthday to the prettiest, sweetest, funniest, silliest, kind-hearted, sassiest, little Princess in the world! We love you more than our words could ever describe, sweet girl of ours, Khloe!! May this 4th year of your life bring you more memories and love! XOXO