Ashlyn's 10th Birthday!

There are a few birthday traditions we have made up in our family. 1st: I put streamers on the birthday boy or girl's door frame so when they get up, they walk through them and immediately start to feel special! 2nd: we gather in the morning for them to open presents, they sit in the "special" chair to open them 3rd: we have their favorite breakfast, which is usually German pancakes 4th: we have a birthday party with friends 5th: they get to chose what we have for dinner!
This year, after 1,2, and 3 were done, Alex and Jane wanted to entertain Ashlyn before she went to school! Alex made up a few tricks to make her laugh!

Since Ashlyn's birthday was on a Thursday, we had her party on Friday so we had a little more time! She wanted to go to my parent's house so we could play a few relay races indoors and to have a different atmosphere!

They swung on the rope, shot baskets, and danced with the disco ball going!

They played outside a little too!

Ashlyn requested Papa Murphy's pizza, breadsticks, cut up fruit, and jelly belly's. Apparently 10 years old is when I say, make me a list and I will check it off;)

Then we had cake and ice-cream (with a tradition from my own mom: using an abnormally large candle for the cake!) Happy Birthday Ashlyn!