The Beards: Our Big Girl Turns 7 !!!!

Brooklyn turned 7 on May 7th and had a little party with some of her friends and cousins. It is hard to believe that she is 7 already and going into second grade. The time goes by so fast. She has grown up to be such a big girl and is becoming very helpful with taking care of Payton. She has been such a blessing to our family and we are grateful that she is a part of our life. We were lucky to have Grandpa Beard in town for her day as well as some projects around the house. I started the day by cooking Brooklyn breakfast before school, french toast (her favorite). Then I had lunch with her at school and took her class rice krispy treats with M&M's. We then all went to dinner that night at her favorite pizza place, CiCi's. We then came home opened some presents and just hung out for the rest of the night. The next night we had Brooklyn's party with her friends and some family. I think there were 15 kids total and about 5 adults. We did pizza again, hit the pinata around, played some games (the trampoline got a work out), and then did cake and presents. Some of the girls stayed the night which I know was a lot of fun. They slept out in the living room and watched TV all night. I know that Maddux tried to stay up with them but fell asleep around 10:30. The girls finally went to bed around midnight after coming into our room then and asking if they could have some cupcakes. That is when Jennie said it was time to go to bed. Nothing fancy just spending some good time with friends and family. I know that Brooklyn had a great couple of days and always love spending time with her friends. Here are some pictures from her special days.

Here is Nolan trying to be one of the "girls." It was funny watching him and Maddux try to be part of the crowd.

This is the morning after. They did get up pretty early considering they stayed awake until midnight. I know that 3 of the girls had soccer games that morning so I am sure that was fun.