Ryanne's Birthday

Don't worry, My cake isn't burned!

This is actually my breakfast: Aunt Morgan's famous coffee cake!

And that is bubbly brown sugar and cinnamon on top. Mmmmmmm!

Ryanne and her Aunt Christy have the same birthday: May 13th.

They like to celebrate together. This year we had family over that weekend and had a little party. Aunt Christy came to blow out her candles and eat her cake with Ryanne.

Goldie's Kitty Bed.
Christy got a special present this year--mostly thanks to Mimi who found it and Me--I told my girls they could not confiscate it for themselves. They put up quite a fight over it, but, no! The Kitty bed (throne really) went to Christy and her kitty Goldie.






Ryanne invited a friend (Kasidee) to spend the night.
Here they are holding Ryanne's favorite present-- a stack of new books to read!
Ryanne invited this same friend over last year and the two had a ball, so she wanted a repeat . . . I think they had even more fun this time. They decorated water bottles, made cute little purses, went to the tree fort and, of course, stayed up late (until about 1 am). At one point I came out and they were watching the movie "Nancy Drew." It must have been a scary part because they were hiding under a blanket, peeking out and squeezing hands together!






Opening more presents.
Ryanne got quite a few Only Hearts Club dolls, which she collects.
She had a great B-day and says thanks to everyone for the presents.







Here are some of the younger ones watching Ryanne open her gifts.
Rebecca, Leah, Elias, Jordan.






The Cake!
It may not look beautiful, but it was sooooo delicious. I knew Ryanne wanted an ice cream cake, but about died when one of my friends told me how much I would have to spend to get one big enough to feed all 18 guests. I decided I could make my own. From the bottom up: Oreo Cookies, strawberry ice cream, chocolate cake frosted with cool whip, oreo cookies, cookies-n-cream ice cream, chocolate cake frosted with cool whip, and strawberry sauce for the top! YUM!
Only about $8 and not hard to make--much cheaper than buying an ice cream cake!



Ryanne also got to go to Disneyland on her actual B-day (for free) with her Uncle William, Aunt Kathleen, and cousin Liam who have an annual passes. She had so much fun and
couldn't stop talking about it for days!

Here is a little video of Christy getting the kitty bed:

And this video goes to prove that

there is no reason to rent a jump house for the kids!