A Teenager!

Well this says it all.  Ashley turned 13!  And she got to go school.  The first day of school and her birthday fell on the same day.  First time that's happened.

1. Time sure has gone by fast.  I remember my sweet little baby girl with her serious look and funny sayings.  Now she's 13.

Honestly, Ashley is pretty responsible so it's not hard for me to believe she is 13.  What's hard to believe is that I am old enough to have a 13 year old daughter.  I'm young!

Anyway, the start of school is a very busy time so we decided just to celebrate as a family on Ashley's actual birthday and she would have a friends party later.

So after a good day of school we went out to eat.  Ashley's choice and of course her choice was steak.  That girl is my meat-eater!  We went to Outback and ordered steak with dessert!

 

 

She got lots of gift cards and cash for her birthday, which was great for buying school clothes.  Paige bought her one of those mini cupcake makers.  It's actually pretty cool and works well.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRETTY GIRL!