Happy Birthday Harley!

It is true, she is 12! It was a VERY long and eventful day! And if it is any indication of what her teenage years will be like, I need a nap and a raise! It started last night when we went to Applebee's for dinner. Harley ordered pasta with marinara sauce and apple sauce. Hayden tipped off the waiter and Harley was surprised with a singing staff bearing a strawberry sunday! Thanks Hayden! Then the actual day of birth was upon us and she started it with breakfast, eggs and waffles, then off to school. (She would like to note that she did NOT get to wear a cute outfit due to the uniform she had to wear.)

At school she celebrated her B-day with a treat for her class and then while talking with a boy down the hall, she walked right into the gym doors, knocked her down and bruised her face. Of course she was so embarrassed she cried, then the other boys started making fun of her which made her cry harder...what a fantastic start for the teenage years!

After school she went to dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Burningham, Sizzler to be precise, Harley's favorite place to eat. Then she got to open her present from them: 2 cami's, 2 books, 1 very cool hat, and a box full of candy!

She got home from dinner and rushed off to Bountiful High School where she got to be the water girl for the Sophomore game. She did a great job and had tons of fun, something about surrounded by boys...find her if you can in the time out huddle :) For someone celebrating such a BIG birthday, she looked so little out on the field. Her Great-Aunt Kathy was at the game and gave her some money to celebrate her birthday! Harley thought that was very sweet!

Then home to open presents from Mom, Dad, Hunter and Hayden. From Mom and Dad she got signed up for the Creative Arts Academy production of High School Musical and tickets to Bountiful High Schools production of Les Miserables (we are going Monday night!). From Mom she got a bag of girl essentials :) From Hayden she got monkey pajamas, and from Hunter she got a workout outfit for her rehearsals.

After that it was off to Baskin Robins for ice cream. Harley got Rainbow Sherbet and said it was the best she has ever had.

Then home and ready for bed...that is when the best thing happened to her! Her Unlce Brett and her have the same birthday and he called to talk to her. I would like to say it was something me or Dave did that made her the happiest on her birthday, but when I watched her talk to Brett, she had the biggest smile on her face and that was happiness. There is defiantly something special about sharing your birthday with someone you love.

All in all it was a good day and I hope it was all she had envisioned and hoped for, minus the gym door situation! I love ya Harley!