Happy 18th Rory!!!!!

 Guys, I don't know if you've noticed, but this is another blog in a little bit of time.  This means I could possibly have this summer off!  Just kidding!  Little miss turned 18.  I was going to do a "through the years" blog, but I have too many pictures from celebrating her birthday.  I like just rolling through film and explaining on the way in case you haven't noticed.  Here we go!

Rory's favorite color is yellow.  We mixed purple with it because we had that color, and we managed to get the same color candles to go along with the lavender.  Marley and I were on a roll with all things birthday for Rory.

Rory wanted to go get some new clothes.

Rory in her new clothes eating the cookies she made.  I don't know if you remember from Christmas, but she made a bunch of Captain America cookies with the Christmas cookie batter.  She asked to do the same thing for her birthday.

Rory wanted a GOOD hamburger for her birthday and decided to make it glutenized.  We sat by the window, and the light made her eyes so beautiful!  Too bad she had a mask on.  (Notice she changed clothes)

That's better!

I told Logan I wanted a pic of his eyes with the light in them.  

Then I told him I wanted one that was so teenage angsty. :)

I LOVE hamburgers from this place, but I'm on the wagon.  I had a grilled chicken breast wrapped in lettuce with balsamic grilled asparagus.  I added some sweet potato fries later.

Don't you love this bag?!  It's so Rory because of the sprinkles.  Rory loves sprinkles.

We got her a birthday sash and a tiara to wear out and around for her birthday, but she didn't.  We made it an absolute must for gifts and cake.  (and cue another new shirt but in a different color.)

Rory loves pigs and asked for a real duck for her birthday.  That's a hard no, so we got her a stuffed duck that makes noise and a pig that makes noise.  Relic was all over this pig and thought it was for him.  

I guess we know what to get the dog for Christmas!

Do you see that humongous lion giftbag that Marley got Rory?  It had a nail polish and stickers in it.  

Look at Mars in this pic!  

Logan had Rory's gift finished a while ago.  He made it himself.

It's a Lilo and Stitch diamond painting.  Mars gave it to him from her collection because he purposely wanted to make it for Rory's birthday.

Did I mention her favorite color is yellow?

"You're 18 now.  Cut your own cake!"

She asked for a marble cake.  :)

Then we took her downstairs for Nana and Papa's gift.

Relic liked this too!

We played the Bob Ross drawing game for a couple of rounds.  We all really like this game.  We missed K'lyn cuz she normally kills at this game.  I was going to say we ended the night with this game, but we didn't.  After all was said and done, Kevin and I had a talk in Rory's room letting her know what privileges she now has as an 18yo.   I think she's going to buy a lottery ticket tomorrow just because she can.

Relic is still enjoying all the birthday balloons!

All Things Prom

What is happening?  I'm blogging, and it hasn't been a month.  :)  I'm trying, guys.  I really am.  Prom was this past weekend, so we went back to our old stomping grounds.  Our new community was having their prom this weekend too, but Rory wanted her senior prom with her old school.  They were all beautiful!

This is how we originally had Rory's hair when we were trying it out.

This is how it ended up because we had the vine going up the sides of her head instead of just in the back.  She looked like a fairy princess.

Because it was her senior year, she participated on the Senior Promenade.  The girls get a rose and get announced with their names, the school they graduate from, and their plans for the future.  Rory's said she was glad to have finished high school.  She wanted them to say that she barely scratched her way through high school, but they wouldn't.  They settled for that she was glad.  

The posse.

It was a long night and a lot fo driving.  Logan stayed at a friend's house in the area which he loved.  Marley loves hotel rooms, so she was happy.  It was a restless night for me and Kevin just because we don't sleep well away from home.  All in all, the plan for the hotel room and everyone getting ready there was a success.  Even though the hotel was literally right across the street from the prom venue, the girls managed to arrive 2 minutes before they closed the doors.  Whew!