Turning 12 is a big deal...it is kind of the beginning of being "grown up." And at church Ashton is now done with primary and gets to move on to Young Women's. Here she is the day before her birthday...getting ready to go to primary for the last time!
After church, we had a birthday meal...lasagna, of course. Ashton wanted to invite the sister missionaries. It was really fun to share this time with them. She chose Angel Food Cake for her dessert...try to ignore the fact that it is leaning to one side! It tasted delicious!
June 2 dawned a little bit gray and rainy as is often the case on her birthday! It was just like that on the day she was born 12 years ago. Of course, we headed right out for breakfast at McDonalds!
(I cannot believe I got a picture where all 5 of them are looking at the camera!)
Then it was time for a couple of birthday surprises...for weeks leading up to her birthday, Ashton kept trying to get us to make plans. She was getting so frustrated, but I just kept saying that we had it taken care of, and she would have to trust us.
First a new bike......
And some other fun gifts.
She was so excited...but I think she had her suspicions and wasn't completely surprised. Since Ashton loves violin, she has been wanting to see Lindsey in concert for a long time.
Here we are ready to head to the concert. We have the most amazing friends ever who selflessly agreed to watch our younger children so that we could enjoy the evening with our older girls. Amazing.
Concert time!
We snapped a few pictures of the Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin. It is a neat city.
What a birthday celebration!!!!!
So you would think we could call it good after that hoopla, but Ashton is very social, and she really wanted to do something with her friends too. A couple of days later, we had a brunch complete with cinnamon rolls and a yogurt bar.
I just love Ashton's friends...they are all so unique and so much fun. She knows them from school and church and sports teams. They are all special to her. I really enjoyed having them over.
Our plans were to be outside but it was really cold, so we had to improvise with some rousing games of spoons as well as signs.
It was a really fun morning and these girls were just a pile of laughs and good times.
We are so thankful to have this girl in our family. Yes, she gives us a run for our money at times, but she is also very kind and unselfish. She is super smart and music and athletic. She is really good at sharing everything and cares deeply for others and is a wonderful friend. Happy 12th Birthday Ashton Kim!
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