Diana's Birthday Party || 9yrs || Part 2

: : No idea what somebody's favourite colours might be! : :

: : Amelia wrote Diana some music : :

: : Gift-giving session : :

: : Diana was happily admiring this {purple} handbag, but Danielle said "OPEN IT, OPEN IT!! : :

: : So she did . . . chocolate for the win! : :

: : Diana loves long skirts and was excited to receive this one from Amy and Joanna, handcrafted by their mum! : :

Diana's Birthday || Presents

:: Chocolate's always good!  : :
And dimensional stickers for card-making

: : Knitting's exciting! : :

: : So she can read at night without the main light on : :

: : I saw a cake like this on Pinterest a while back, and finally made it! : :

: : Her collection! : :

Danielle's Birthday || Ice Skating

Danielle organised to go ice skating with some of her friends and our family for her birthday this year. In fact, she sent the invitations before we knew what exactly she was planning!

: :Rachel | Happy skater : :

: : Monique : :
Do you like her dress?

: : Friends : :
Left to right: Monique, Danielle, Esther, Diana, Rachel, Lucy, and Abby 

: : And another group photo :) : :

: : Yes, I was there too : :
Why won't photos of me skating turn out well though?!

: : Rachel & Danielle : :

: : Gifts : :

: : Cake : :

Dad's Birthday

Since Dad's harder to buy for than some, most of us ended up leaving our gift shopping until his actual birthday (oops). Easter fell on his birthday this year though, so hooray Easter sales! {haha}

: : Smiles from Maria : :

: : And Bryce . . . : :

While shopping earlier in the day, I found the shirt Bryce is wearing for $8! And it had a bow tie with it. :) It's actually his new church shirt but he couldn't wait until Sunday to wear it!

: : Boxing gloves from Bryce! : :
We discovered later that these gloves are the same brand as the boxing pads Dad already has! #score

: : Smiles from Diana : :

: : New polo from Monique : :

: : Jarrod and I went shopping together so we ended up doing a joint present: this shirt and a belt : :

: : And a certain puppy we were looking after didn't want to miss out on the fun! : :
Isn't he cute?

: : Plants for his office to combat the fumes from all the office equipment : :

: : And I won't share his age! :P : :

Maria + Laura's Birthday || Presents

: : Laura loves her dolls :) : :

: : Using her new hairbrush! : :

: : Sister smiles : :

: : Maria and all her gifts : :

: : Laura's gifts (minus a ride-on) : :

Bryce's Birthday

Our Christmas Eve baby is 6 now!

: : For birthdays in our family, each person gives a gift, and chocolate is permanently on the gift list! : : 

: : Don't you love their smiles? : :

: : Danielle's latest adventure: glasses! And yes, she absolutely loves them! : :

: : A builder someday? : :

: : It's traditional in our family to receive a psalm book on one's sixth birthday. : :
Bryce was really looking forward to getting his own!

 : : Nike!!! : :

: : Bryce and gifts : :

Happy 6th Birthday, Bryce!