Caroline's 13th Birthday!

 Yes, it's official--two teenagers in the house!  All the drama, weeping, he said/she said, obsessing, texting.....and that's just me and Tim!  (bah dump dah!  I'll be here all week, folks!)  Caroline wanted to invite over a hoard of friends for a sleepover, and she picked out the black/white/aqua theme that you see here:

Allison, Lo Lo, Anna Marie, Claire, and Emma

 Party started right after school last Friday, and the girls made little English muffin pizzas and ate a ton of watermelon, blueberries, and strawberries.  They hung out for a while, then came back downstairs for presents and cake.

Present time!

Jay and Emmy were shy at first, but warmed up quickly!  They would not leave the girls alone, which annoyed Caroline to no end.  But her friends without little brothers and sisters were very amused by them and helped out a lot!

Narwhal!

I-tunes gift cards were kind of a theme!

"Rainbow in my Room" from me and Timmy!

Our "big" present to Caroline were 2 new pairs of shoes and a new tennis set up!  Caroline does 2 weeks of tennis camp each summer and fall tennis.  She has been doing spring tennis twice a week for the past 2 months and wants to try out for the JV team next year.  We got her a sweet new racket and bag!

Jay gave it a try!

Make a wish!

We got the younger two in bed and then asked the girls if they wanted to do s'mores.  They ran outside to the patio and we got the fire pit going pretty good!  I figured they would eat a few and head back in, but they were out there for over 3 hours!  Timmy said they finally gave it a rest at midnight.  I wouldn't know--I was conked out by 10!