Ava's 8th Birthday

It is hard to believe that my youngest daughter turned 8 years old today!!!  I remember bringing her home from Guatemala and getting off the plane with that little sack of sugar.  No one in our family, waiting for us, could see her because she was so tiny.  She weighed just 8 pounds at 4 months old! 

Here is my big 8 year old today!

She had to have a cake with an electric guitar.  Luckily, we found one at Kroger.

Ava had her party at Putt-Putt which was a lot of fun.  The kids got to play 4 games of Laser Tag, eat pizza, cake, and ice cream, and play games in the arcade.

Ava was SO ready to open her presents.

Thankfully, she used her manners and read her cards first.

Once the presents were opened, Ava hit the ropes course.  This kid truly has no fear!

Then everyone hit the arcade.

Once all that was over, it was time to spend those tickets.  Dalton was the funniest because he took a while to pick his prizes.  Check out the intensity in his face.

Ava opened her presents from us at home.  She was most excited about her ripstick!

We let the girls pick where they want to eat dinner on their birthday.  Ava chose Mexcal.  Of course, she won a stuffed animal on the crane machine.  I honestly have no idea how she wins EVERY time she plays that game!

Then the waiters sang Happy Birthday to her and gave her a free dessert!  The kid was on cloud 9-attention on her and free dessert!

Happy Birthday Sweet Ava!  You are a blessing to us every day!  We love you!