Happy Birthday Peyton!

Our little Peyton turned 9 yesterday. I can't believe how old she is getting. It is just not fair that kids have to grow up. She has been such a joy to our family for the past 9 years and we think she is the best. On Saturday she invited two of her friends, Rachel and Jordon, to celebrate with her. Their first stop was Tropical Smoothie Cafe for her favorite smoothie. They loved drinking and being silly together.
Then we headed to the mall to do the Hurricane simulator Peyton loves. I can't imagine why standing in a booth with 90 mph winds would be fun but they liked it.

Then we came back to the house and had pizza and bread sticks. They enjoyed the little break before they went on to their next activity.

Peyton chose ice skating for the next activity. She enjoyed skating with her friends and Ryan had a good time taking Hailey ice skating for the first time. I think he described Hailey's ice skating like "a drunk and blind giraffe". She was that good.

They came back home and played wii and ate brownies. They had such a great time and Peyton said it was one of her favorite birthdays (I think she says that every year!).

Later that night we went to my parent's house to celebrate her birthday and my niece Summer's birthday with my family. We sang to them (here Kate and Hailey are really getting into it) and ate more brownies.

On Sunday morning we got Peyton up and made her some breakfast (it was suppose to be in bed but she wanted to eat upstairs). She couldn't wait to open her gifts so at 8 AM she woke Ryan up and Grandma and Grandpa and she was able to open her gifts. She loved everything she got.

That night we had a family dinner with the Ferrells to celebrate her birthday and my niece Makenna. We had a tasty dinner and delicious cake. Here is Peyton with most of her cousins.

Happy 9th Birthday Peyton! We love you.