Oh to be 14...... almost

Sam is counting the days until she turns 14. Because her birthday is in the middle of summer she is always celebrating on the road. She has had birthdays in several different states and even had one in Canada. So this year since we will be in Utah we decided to have an early birthday party for her with some of her friends. It is so hard to believe she is 14 not just because she is so small but because I can't believe that much time has gone by. So here is how the night kinda went.

Sam, Jess and Hannah talked me into painting their faces before everyone came for the party.

When all the girls arrived they modge podged some picture frames. Some of them turned out really cute, and some where kinds scary.

Before swimming and before hair got messed up I took a group picture. Whitley's face just crackes me up in this picture. She is the one in the back on the right with her mouth wide open. She is such a fun girl.

Then they went on to swimming and because we just irrigated, some even decided to run around in the irrigation. Can you believe how tan that birthday girl is? One should be so lucky.

Girls this age entertain themselves. This party was by far one of the easiest. The older they get the more parents don't have to be involved. I love that part.

Sam loved every gift she received. I know I shouldn't pick a favorite but I loved the small travel bags. She has such great friends and she loved having them over last night. I think she would have them all over every night if I let her.

They finished the night with a movie "27 dresses", which ended just in time for parents to come pick them up. The big bonus for Sam's party was when Rachel called and said Hannah could spend the night. That is a huge NO NO for sleep overs for that family, but I kinda knew they didn't want to drive that far at 10:30 at night. So I was not totally surprised when they called and said she could sleep over. Extra birthday bonus for Sam and she liked it.