Mr. Clean

One of Jake's favorite things to do is swiffer the floors ~several times a day

Have I mentioned how MUCH I love this kid!!!

The PERFECT end~~to a PERFECT (birth)DAY

Birthday Love

Sadie & Ethan :~)

Sadie & Madison :~)

Sadie & Jake :~)

Sadie and Lola :~)

Birthday DESERT ~ Sadie Style

We had planned to take Sadie, her bestie and the rest of the Growing Garcia's out for ice cream BUT Sadie had a better idea.

She and Lola and their chauffeur (her daddy) headed of to publix where they bought all the fixin's (nuts, caramel, butterscotch, hot fudge, cherries, whipped cream, bananas, magic shell oh and I almost forgot 2 gallons of ice cream) and we made mile high sundae's for the birthday girl and all to enjoy.

Check it out...

Yep we totally put a candle

on her ice cream sundae

Lola

and Madison and their crazy concoctions

My wild and happy

boys and their "experiment".

Birthday Dinner

For her special Birthday dinner she requested:

Mom's Mac & Cheese

Corn on the cobb

Salad

Strawberries and blueberries

and her BEST friend Lola

this girl is SOOOOOO easy to please!

Birthday Continued~~Movie and Lunch

After "their" moment the girls ~Lola and Sadie~ meet up with about 20 more besties for the summer movie Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs where they laughed so hard the cried.

Once the movie ended the girls snuck out and shared a girlie lunch at Stevie B's where they chowed down on pizza like grown men and cleaned house in the game room like professional carnies :)

and Sadie's 8th Birthday continues....

Birthday Begins...

Sadie's Birthday began with the arrival

of her very bestest BEST friend

Lola Bee Dunlap

who greeted Sadie with the

bestest birthday gift EVER

a photo collage of the girls "through the years"

Sadie's Birthday was indeed off to a FABULOUS start

Best Friend's Forever...

From diapers~to 8 years~to beyond~these girls are...

Best friend's FOREVER.

Memories of GA~ Visiting Friends in NC

While in Georgia we took a little side trip to N.C. to see some old friends: John and Tracy.

They recently moved to N.C. and it had been far too long since we've seen them, so long in fact, they hadn't met any of our many children.

After an amazing lunch John & Tracy led our troop on a breathtaking hike through their property.

Nature books in hand

on the lookout for for birds, animals and plants

off we went...

over a bridge

and magnificent creek

MAGNIFICENT!

Breathtaking views

Perfect photo opps

Our fearless leader

taking us on a detour~Down hill

and then back UP

it was easier for some than others :~)

another photo opp

This one with John & Tracy

Back home for a private concert

Then a private lesson

or two

Happy! That's what we are. :~)

John and Tracy we had SOOOOOO much fun with you all! Thanks for an amazing day.

Our family can not wait to see you again...SOON!