Briana's 13th Birthday Recap

I honestly don't know where the time went. How in the world do I have a teenager living in my house now? My sweet girl turned 13 on Monday.

Since Briana was going to have to spend her birthday at school on Monday, we decided to have a little early birthday celebration with Gramma and Papa on Sunday. Bri wanted to only open Gramma and Papa's gifts that day (and just one from me and Doug).

Briana's request was Mellow Mushroom for lunch and peanut butter pie for her "birthday cake" from her favorite bbq place.

We had a great afternoon and Bri got spoiled by Gramma and Papa. Gramma made Bri the sign she is holding above. Isn't it the cutest?

Here are a few pics...

And my present to Bri that day was a blanket made out of all her soccer jerseys (from age 5 to age 11). Soccer was such a huge part of her life, and I want her to always remember that time. She loved it...

Monday was Bri's 13th birthday, and she headed to school. In the morning, she woke up to her traditional balloons on the ceiling. She had a guitar lesson that evening and then she wanted honey bbq wings for dinner. And I made her birthday brownies for dessert. On the way home, we saw a rainbow!

Bri opened her gifts from Doug and me, and her aunts and uncles. She absolutely loved everything...

And as I posted earlier, Bri had a great time with her buddy Jackson at a nearby gaming center right before school started...

So, Bri still has one birthday celebration to go. This Saturday, she is having a get together with some of her closest gal pals. Since we didn't want to subject poor Jackson to a room full of giggling, crafting teenage girls, we thought it would be best to celebrate B's birthday early with Jackson - separately. I know he greatly appreciated that. LOL!

I think the start of Bri's teenage years has gone quite well so far. Happy 13th birthday to my sweet girl!