Sierra turns 12!

Can you believe it? I can't! Sierra is 12!!! Holy Cow! When did I get so old?! I'm only 31! I don't really feel old....how do I have a daughter that is in Y.W.'s already?! Okay, I feel better now. ;) Sierra had a great birthday week. I say week because I let her skip school on Wednesday and we spent the whole day shopping for her. My mom and sister came along, and we had Emma tagging along too. It was a wonderful Girl's day out! We met up that morning at D.I. in Rexburg where Amanda and I kept Sierra pretty busy in the dressing room for a good hour! We were all really happy she only had her walking cast so she could take it off to try on everything....but it was a lot of hopping on one foot for her! She tried on a LOT of clothes....but ended up with a LOT of clothes. She was due. She ended up with a bunch of pants and capris, tees, a jacket, shoes, socks, underwear and then to top it all off.....she got her ears pierced! It was always the rule growing up in our family that you had to wait until you were at least 12 to get your ears pierced and I have stuck to that too! She was SO excited to finally get them pierced. Lucky for her, her birthday is in April and has the best birthstone ever....the diamond.....so naturally that is what she picked.


Sierra with her loot!

Proudly showing off the tiny stones in her ears. She had some extra money so she bought a couple of pairs of earrings for herself. She can't wait to get to wear those ones too.

So, on with the birthday week. Friday night she had a few of her friends come sleepover. They are all so goofy! It was a lot of fun with them all there.



While they were going through things looking for candy, they happened upon a few leftover fireworks and sparklers. What's better than fireworks for your birthday?!





They had fun giggling, talking, trying to scare one another and all the other girly slumber party things. I made Pink Lemonade Pie with raspberries for Sierra....that is what she requested...she doesn't like cake very much. The next day, her actual birthday, she was able to go to E.F.Y. up at BYU-I. She LOVED it so much. It was a great birthday for her! I love her SO much! She is such a good kid, she 's so smart and loveable. She's a great babysitter(for me and others)! She's kind of an "old" soul. I am so proud to be her mom! Love you Miss Sierra!