End of Summer Treat

Mollie has been begging for a trip to Chuck E Cheese all summer, so as summer draws to a close (and our AC is out), I thought it would be a special treat! AND IT WAS!

Happy 7th Birthday Mollie!!!!!!!

Mollie woke up to balloons and streamers as a smiling seven year old, and went to bed after celebrating with all of her Dallas family, an ice cream cake, awesome surprises and a cupcake piñata! Between a celebration in Madison, the Fort Worth adventure, and the family shindig in Dallas, I'm thinking this one is feeling special!!  And special you are sweet girl. You are the child that made us parents, seven years ago.  Truly, the most amazing thing that has ever happened to us!  And now you've grown into a hilarious, witty, smart, thoughtful young lady.  It's so much fun to be around you because you never know what will come next or what we might learn from you.  We've enjoyed the Mollie festival... happy 7th birthday sweet girl!  Can't wait to see what this next year brings!

Pool Day!!

What a treat to host Sienna at the pool on a fun family Friday!

Summer Fun!

Don't let this come to an end!

The best shopping partners!

Date Morning with my girl

We hit up the early Despicable Me movie while Mollie was waterski schooling with Nana.  

What a treat to have time with my little!

Celebrating Seven!

This angel has been in our lives for SEVEN years!

And I was so lucky to be able to celebrate the almost teen-ager's birthday with a girls weekend getaway to Fort Worth!  So we put on some lip gloss, jumped in to the car and headed West to the COOLEST city we never knew was next door :)

The highlight of our adventure for me may have been having girl chat at her birthday lunch.  It was like hanging out with a girlfriend.... so grown up.  Mollie, you are such a lovely thinker, you are hilarious, you are kind, and you are a card shark.  I LOVED having lunch with you, chatting, playing uno, sharing a steamed artichoke, sipping NA bellinis and watching you blow out your birthday candle!

Of course the rest of the weekend was fun too... finding MOLLY THE TROLLEY, jumping on for a ride, exploring Sundance Square, swimming at the hotel, shopping, stocking up on chocolates for movie snacks, then capping it off with room service, cuddles and a movie in bed (her fav part)!

Mollie, what a gift to spend this time one-on-one with you.  I cannot believe you have been in our lives for seven years.  I can barely remember life without you.  You add so much happiness to our lives.  You keep us on our toes, you make us laugh.  You have the very best sense of humor, you never stop thinking, you love to read and imagine and play!  You dance, put on performances, tell jokes and cuddle.  You are going into first grade and are a truly amazing young woman.  We love you and are so very proud of who you have become.  Can't wait to see what you teach us next!

Day two of adventure was a new thing for us... water park! 

We had a blast swimming in the wave pool, laughing, going on water rides and water slides!

And here is Mollie's collage from the weekend...