She's 9!

Cait turned 9 yesterday and I can't believe it. Dave keeps reminding me that that is halfway to moving out.  And if I thought these last 9 years went really fast, I better hold on cause the next 9 will be faster.
We had a good time as a family last night. No distractions, no getting ready for a party, we just got to have fun. We went to Applebee's first and then to the city pool. Good times!

David does a really good job of getting our kids an awesome birthday breakfast. There was no way Cait was going to let him forget. So she got three enormous doughnuts and OJ. If you look close you can see fog rising from the middle of the stack. David put a cup of OJ in the middle of the doughnuts with dry ice. Very cool and wildly accepted.

If you can't tell what this, is I don't blame you. She got to go through the spanking machine. Very fun for all of us, not so fun for her. 

This was her favorite present. A bucket full of "grown-up" craft supplies. No more puff balls and pipe cleaners for her. She gets to sew and make earrings and do iron ons. She was super excited.

She got a birthday treat at Applebee's, including all the staff singing her the birthday song. She was so embarrassed, but we made her sit up tall and not hide in her seat. I think she secretly loves the attention.

This is what we saw when we got home from the pool. A little spike white tail deer. It was in the middle of the road and then hopped into the neighbors back yard and then hopped out. I was glad I already had my camera out and ready.