Taya's 12th Birthday

Happy 12th Birthday to my little sunshine, Taya.

I can't believe my baby girl is 12 years old.

For her birthday breakfast I made her crepes, sausage patties, apple slices, & a birthday cupcake.  This was the first time I've ever made homemade crepes & they ended up being really really good.  I'll be making them more often for sure.  Yum.

Taya is one of the most thoughtful people I know.  She knew her 2 older sisters had early morning seminary (they have a religious class at school from 6:30-7:30 & leave by 6 am every morning) so Taya wanted to have her birthday breakfast at 5:30 so that her sisters could have some too.  We all woke up VERY early so we could all celebrate together as a family.

We very rarely get to eat breakfast together because Trek & the girls leave so early, so this was really really nice.

After school, Taya opened her presents from family.

Grandma Kinsfather sent her an adorable unicorn card with $10 to spend.

Mimi & Baba sent a 3D Harry Potter puzzle

Opa & Oma sent 2 viola stands for Taya's new viola.

And Canyon gave Taya his favorite pokemon toy

Nancy (my dear friend) sent Taya a beautiful coat,
some bath fizzies, socks, & a horse book.

For her birthday dinner, Taya wanted hamburgers, Kroketten (german potatoes that are a cross between mashed potatoes & tater tots), & orangies.  Yum.

She was a very happy birthday girl.

Since Taya was my last birthday in the year of no parties, we allowed her to have a couple of friends over to watch a movie & eat cake.  However, Taya being as thoughtful as she is, opted for rice krispie treats & fruity pebble treats since the majority of her friends are allergic to gluten.

Together they made 3 batches of treats that everyone could eat together with nobody being left out.

Then they took all 3 pans of goodies upstairs & watched Emperor's New Groove in the play room.

After the movie, we came back downstairs & ate popsicles & opened presents.

Happy Birthday my sweet girl.  You are the sunshine in our family & we love you.