Happy Birthday Lauren!

Yesterday my baby girl turned 8!! I still can't believe it. 8 seems so big. We had a great day. Our sweet little neighbor has the same birthday as Lauren, but she turned 3. We took the girls out for breakfast to celebrate. Last night Greg took Lauren out for a Daddy/daughter dinner and then we had cake and opened a couple presents when they got home. We actually changed Lauren's bedroom for her birthday. She spent the weekend with Gramma and Papa and then she came home and we surprised her. She loves it. I was a little concerned about changing the walls from lavender to green-she loves purple-but it went over great. I have to share the sweetest thing about Joshua. He has been telling me for months that he wanted to get Lauren Barbie Mariposa for her birthday. I didn't even know what that was. Well-we found it on clearance at Target and he was ecstatic. Look at the picture where he was watching her open the present. He is staring right at her just about ready to burst with excitement! It was so precious and he was just sooo happy. It was a sweet moment. Now-Brennan couldn't wait to give her the Cinderella crown that he picked out for her...but as you can see in the picture-he wanted to wear it more than anything. That kid cracks us up. That picture is hilarious. We are so blessed to have such a loving little girl. God has blessed us beyond measure. Oh-if you click on the slide show up on the right you can see the pics larger. There are 88 pics!