Briana's Creative Heart 13th Birthday Party

Woo Hoo! Another birthday party is on the books!! My sweet gal celebrated her 13th birthday with her girlfriends. They made beautiful art pieces and ate Chinese food for dinner.

Before heading out for the party, I asked Bri to pose for a couple of pics for me (she looked so pretty in red)...

First, we asked the girls to join us at an adorable art studio called "Your Creative Heart"...

The girls picked out signs to paint and put on aprons...

The girls took their seats and it was time to create...

Picking their paint colors...

Working so diligently...

Mary wanted to splatter paint her sign, so she was banished volunteered to move to another room while she splattered (LOL!)...

The art pieces drying...

Briana's creation...

Creative girls...

The studio has a "heart" wall and everyone who paints there is asked to paint a small heart for the wall. That way they leave a "piece of their heart" at the studio...

Our girls' additions to the wall...

The finished products (Mary, Meredith, Katie, Chani, Imerie, Maisie and Briana)...

 Then it was time to eat some dinner. The girls (and a few parents) went over to Bri's favorite Chinese restaurant...

Giggling and laughing over dinner...

I made cupcakes for the occasion...

The birthday teenager...

Getting slightly embarrassed with everyone singing to her...

Blowing out the candle...

One last group photo before heading out...

Hugs goodbye...

Doug found a place to hang Imerie's sign (LOL!)...

Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday Briana. We love you so much! We hope you enjoyed your party!

(This time of year is always crazy for us {end of July and the beginning of August}. Between final get-togethers before school, school shopping, school open house, Briana's gotcha day anniversary, the start of school and all of Briana's birthday celebrations - it's an exciting yet exhausting and emotional time. I have to admit that I'm ready for life to get a little quieter now - at least until the holidays!)