8 is Great!

 The celebration of Victoria's 8th birthday started last Saturday when I took her to get her ears pierced. It was just the two of us- no babies, so it was a nice get-away for me and a happy event for her. She's been talking about getting them done for a few years and the day finally arrived. She did great and was more brave than she thought she would be.

Before

After

(Notice her new glasses-they were part of her gift after her other ones finally broke, though they are still not the real thing.)

The biggest gift of all this week was the arrival of Grandma Pat (her BFF) and Grandpa Jim. They came the day before her birthday and will be here for her baptism on November 3 and a week after that, so we'll get to make up for lost time while they were on their mission.

 Don't know what's up with her expression here, but she was excited and happy.

She got her own set of scriptures in preparation for her baptism.

Saturday was the party. It was a spa/makeover party. I had a great time and I think the girls did too. We started off by painting their nails, followed by a special yoga class by Grandma.

 Then we did oatmeal scrub with cucumbers on the eyes. The girls enjoyed this, even though they thought it was kind of gooey. Next, we did some eye shadow and lip gloss (they got to take home the lip gloss and nail polish in their goodie bags).

 Finally, a fashion show with some of Victoria's many dresses. Let me tell you, some of those girls can really strut their stuff! They were cute with their poses and dancing.

 After they changed they made their own little pizzas, Victoria opened presents, and we had cupcakes. It was a great party and she has wonderful friends.

Victoria is a joy to be around. She likes to joke and have fun, but she's very serious at playing the good student. She's into the latest "fashions" and likes to be tough, but girlie. She still loves to write and be creative.

I can't believe she's 8!