Birthday #9

Eight was great, and nine will be fine. That's our outlook on the next year as our "little girl" officially enters her last 365 days of existence with a single digit for her age.

The weekend was a family-based birthday party. We went to dinner Saturday night at Texas Roadhouse where Kari enjoyed her steak bites and mashed potatoes (of course their famous rolls made a showing, too). Daddy surprised her with mini cupcakes from a local shop for dessert.

Today she opened some wonderful gifts from grandparents and family under the same roof. As she said, it almost felt like Christmas all over again, ha.

We will be hosting a more formal birthday party - including a sleepover for 5 others - next weekend. K finished up her birthday by having her first tennis class at the next age/skill level group and getting used to her new tablet that actually works :)

 Bryce was so excited to give Kari a gift exclusively from him.

 Shopkins!!!

 Bryce's Christmas gifts from Grammy Pammy and Dale

 Jacket from Winter Park

And the grand finale was electronics- a Kindle Fire to be exact.  Bryce, on the other hand, was none too pleased about big sister always getting the "cool" gifts as expressed in the video: