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Thanks for all the warm wishes from everyone for my birthday! It was awesome this year! Meliss and her boys got me started with the birthday celebrating with cupcakes iced with pink frosting and the cutest ever rendition of 'Happy Birthday,' Caleb kept saying, 'you're birthday's not over yet!!' It was such fun. Thanks also to everyone else for all the warm birthday wishes! Love you guys-

As for the actual big party- I've done a dinosaur party- for my 7th birthday. There was no sleepover like my 11th or canoeing trip like my 18th... It was an 80's dress like an icon party my roommate threw at our friend Tims!!

Here are a few pics so you can sample what a good time it was



There was an awesome turnout, and if I showed you more pics you'd see Billy Idol, Degrassi High look a likes, and people from Random music videos. There was also a Ninja Turtle and Pac Man (Uncle Hu would appreciate that :)

My cake was 80's looking




compliments of my awesome roommate. A friend (one of the guys in the back of the pic where I am blowing out my candles,) sprayed my hair to make it pink. He says he's good at 'tagging.' My character was JEM, the 80s Cartoon character ;)



It was so fun to put her outfit together. There are some great thrift stores around here, and with a little luck I found the right clothes for her outfit. The heels just needed some pink nail polish and sparkles, and VOILA! We had some great times. 80s music blaring, dancing out on our friends balcony under some Christmas lights. Good times :)

Bithday Fun

How fun that we have so many birthdays in August! We had a great birthday mini-celebration with Lindsay. She came over for some cupcakes the boys helped make for her and a fun cake card, as well as a framed photo of her little nephews. A few days later it was Jack and Christian's very first birthday!! We went to the beach and they really had a fun time crawling around and walking in the water. They also had fun opening the present that Nana and Grandpa sent them. Thanks guys!
And of course congratulations to baby Schneider (haven't heard what his name is yet!! please let us know as we are trying to wait patiently for the news!!!) who shares Jack and Christian's birthday. We can't wait to meet you.
Happy Belated Birthday to Uncle Rico too. The birthday party week isn't complete without you.
xo

SCOTLAND!!

Our trip to Scotland was so amazing! David and I enjoyed visiting with Schneiders and Oliver sure loves his Uncle David now- they bonded throwing rocks, and juggling, or in Oliver's case, trying to juggle!! Amidst the pics there is one hidden phrase that contains Auntie Linds' nickname! See if you can find it ;)

David and I climbed aboard a plane after Mom's birthday celebration, and met up with Hannah in London, then headed to Edinburgh, Scotland, where we saw Snej and Little Jo!! It was such a blast to travel through this incredibly gorgeous, historical place! Char was such a great hostess, too! Even though she slept, ate, and walked for TWO.






















We met up with Snej and explored Edinburgh!!





The Botanical Gardens and the Highland games, where we watched some awesome sports!! If you look closely at the first picture you'll see one of the athletes preparing for the caber toss, where he threw a huge log.

Aberdeen University and the park

SCOTLAND!!

Dunnotter



Tried the good ol' battered mars bars... they deep fry everything!! Oliver, on the other hand, is a BIG fan of strawberries. He would stop at nothing to get to them

SCOTLAND!!

Drum castle



The rose gardens near Drum castle. Oliver stormed the gate and took us on a tour.


Oliver does not want to leave the rose garden!


Aberdeen city centre!



Oliver collecting and throwing rocks near his place!

David standing in front of Carthes castle, the old home of the Burnett family, friends of the Queeen!
We has such a grand old time! Thanks Schneiders!!!!