Twelve

Rachel is having a great year. In June she will graduate from sixth grade and enter junior high school. She made the cheer team at Willis, and last week she celebrated her twelfth birthday! Now that she’s twelve she enters the Young Women’s program at church and gets to go to girls camp in June. What an exciting time in her life!

We started with a pre-birthday party Friday night. Rachel invited 12 of her closest friends over (including her sister) for a sleepover. I took the girls to Skate Land, then we came home for pizza and had a scavenger hunt through the neighborhood. Then the entertainment showed up: the cute big brother and his cute friends. I’ve never seen so many giddy and excited girls in my life … can you say boy crazy?! The girls swam, talked, and stayed up late. It was nice to get to know the girls that Rachel hangs out with. These are a great group of girls.

I couldn’t resist making these cupcakes.

We celebrated with Rachel as a family on Wednesday. We went to dinner at Pei Wei and then we took her to the Sephora make up counter where she learned the do’s and don’ts of makeup and how to apply it properly. And yes, despite her dad’s hesitation we bought her some makeup. It’s hard on a dad to see his little girl grow up!

Happy Birthday Rachel!