Life is Good!: 8 is GREAT!!

Kennedy Rose turned 8 on February 13th and she chose to spend the day with her BFF Randalyn. The girls had been looking forward to this event for weeks and finally the day had come. Randalyn spent the night - the girls acted out plays (see above - they were orphans), played AG dolls then..pizza, rootbeer floats & American Girl Movies (Randalyn's gift to Kennedy). I waited until 12:02am to make them go to
to sleep (I let them stay up until her actual b.day). They giggled for a good while then fell asleep.
The next day we went to the mall, got thier nails done, went to Build-A-Bear to make their "twin" bears then to a movie "Hotel for Dogs" where we all cried - good movie - BTW. A little more shopping and lunch then it was time to take Randalyn home. The girls were giggling and giggling all the way home. It puts a big smile on my face when I hear them. It's funny how opposite the girls are, but how much they care for one another.

On Valentine's Day we continued on celebrating Kennedy's b.day with the family at the new Shakey's Pizza Parlor. I had such high expectations for Shakeys as it was a big favorite for me as a kid. Well... disappointing!! Not old fashioned fun like it used to be. Small arcade and rude management. Very unaccomodating. Kennedy's and Michael had fun playing games and winning tickets with Daddy, Papa and Uncle Matt. The rest of us.. Nana, Aunt Shell, Aunt Kathy and myself visited. Kennedy's suprise and most favorite gift was Samantha, the American Girl doll that she has wanted for months now. We had her convinced that she would not get Samantha as she had retired from AG and it was too late. Nana & Papa made sure that their favorite Granddaughter, Kennedy, received Samantha. She was so happy and suprised! She recieved so many awesome gifts from everyone and had a fantastic 8th Birthday!