Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Paige's Skate Party

This is the time of year where there's a lot of recapping going on! We pack a lot into 12 days - Paige's birthday, Christmas, and Drew's birthday. It's a whirlwind to say the least!

The day after I had my Lasik procedure, we celebrated Paige's birthday. She wanted to have a roller skating party after going to 2 within the last year. Her birthday is always a crapshoot of whether people will be able to come or not, but we had good turnout! She had a blast, and we had a great day celebrating our baby.



I found these cute balloons on Amazon!

Practicing her skating with Brent.
This place that hosted her party gave her free skating for a year!
Hopefully she can get better ha!!

Sweet friends from school

A lot of 9 year old boys!

Drew and her faces...sigh.

Paige designed her cake - it is so perfectly her! {grin}


Of course I had a skating t-shirt and also got some earrings, ha.
This mama loves a good theme!

The Swope 4!

Mama with the happiest of birthday girls!

Paige had a great time, and I'm so thankful that she hasn't realized how crummy it is to have a birthday 4 days before Christmas...and I hope she never loses the joy she has!


Monday, January 2, 2023

Happy 10th Birthday, Drew Kathleen!

This little girl made me wait to hold her in my arms,
but wow, was she worth it!

She is the absolute sweetest human, and I can't believe she's mine.

She might be small in size, but everything she does is big - 
she is the biggest helper, the best sister and friend.
She is amazingly creative and kind.

I can't believe we have had a whole decade of this dynamo!

Happy birthday, Drew-Drew!
We love you!