Happy Birthday Whitney!

This year for her birthday Whitney had asked for a pedicure, to go to a play, have dinner at the Cheesecake Factory, and have a surprise birthday party (whose kid is this?). Not all her wishes were granted but she seemed to have a wonderful time nonetheless. We surprised her the night before her birthday by getting a babysitter for Jonas and the rest of us going to see "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" at the Children's Theater downtown. She had been on a field trip earlier in the year to see "Ferdinand the Bull" which she loved so she was excited when we walked up to the theater. She had also recently read "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" so she was excited to see the play. The theater is pretty small and the stage is set to make it very interactive with the audience so the girls both really enjoyed it. The next day after soccer games she invited 7 friends to come over for a baking party. They each got their own apron and chef hat to decorate. We made individual pizzas and they had to follow a recipe to make smoothies for their dinner. We then celebrated with birthday "cake". This year Whitney requested cheesecake so we made a chocolate truffle cheesecake that the girls each got to decorate their slices with their choice of toppings. The girls all had fun but it was a bit hectic for me to manage it all and as such didn't get many pictures of all the fun.