Julia's 9th birthday weekend!

9!

I cannot believe Julia is already 9! When I think that she only has another 9 years until she is 18 (!), it makes me appreciate these years even more. She is such a special girl- so caring, sweet, and responsible. An example of her caring side will come in another post but I had to laugh about a perfect example of how responsible she is.

Her 3rd grade teacher was absent one day and needed to discuss something with the sub. When the sub wasn't catching on quick enough, her teacher told the sub to "put Julia on the phone" who proceeded to understand the instructions and relay them back to the sub. What's funnier is that Julia never told me that story- her teacher did on the last day of school. We were both amazed that Julia hadn't shared that with us- Julia's seemed to think it was just another day at school! :-)

To celebrate the feat of turning 9, Julia decided to have another pool party birthday at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass resort. Which was a great choice for me too- I love the resort stay and I didn't need to clean or cook! We can see this resort from the road near our house so for the last year Julia has been counting down the days until her birthday. This year we decided to invite just her best friend Ashlynn (and Bella) which allowed us to do more with the girls.

We started the day by getting hair tinsels- they will stay in for a few weeks. Perfect summer accessory- I wanted one too!

Bella, Julia and Ashylnn
Showing off their freshly painted blue nails- I painted them (in a rush).
At the hotel and ready to swim.
I thought it was a cute idea to decorate flips flops- they did too but were much more interested in leaving to go swimming!
Yummy pool side lunch with the biggest Shirley Temples I have ever seen!
Present time
I love this picture of Bella. She had picked out a ballerina necklace for Julia with her own money (her own idea) and was so excited for Julia to open it.
(They got under the covers since they were still cold from the swim)
I don't know who enjoyed the party more- the girls or mommy!