Well it's a week later and I am finally getting the pictures from Megan's birthday (July 14) posted. I hope no one was holding their breath!

We started the day with me, Paige and the birthday girl going to the water park at the zoo. I knew it was going to get crowded because a local grocery store had given out over 1800 tickets to their employees. We were lucky that we got there right when the park opened. While Megan and I got our locker Paige went and found us some seats under the shade screen. Then we decided to go on the slides before it got too crowded. We lucked out and went on the Cyclone and only waited about 5 minutes. We sang Megan "Happy Birthday" as we were going down the tunnel and plunging down the big hill (with me going backward) in our raft. We had lots of fun and by 2:30 we were ready to go home and get cleaned up.
But not before Megan finished off the big blue ICEE!

After we returned home we got cleaned up and rested until Mike came home from work. Then he relaxed by playing "Guitar Hero" on the Wii. He bought it for us last Saturday so the girls could rock out with their friends at Megan's b.day party.

So while Mike was playing the guitar we let Megan open her gifts...we didn't want her to have to wait until be got back home from dinner.

She's such a sweet sister that she opened her card and gift from Paige first. Oh and she had a speck of glitter at the corner of her eye that I did not see until we were at the dinner table. Luckily for her it looks cute.

Paige gave her sister a "Hannah Montanna" themed gift...singing doll and the new c.d. Megan was thrilled...she wanted both!

This gift was a little something special that I picked out and gave to Megan just from me. She loved the gift tag that I put on the bag. Inside was a "big girl" handbag that I had found for her back in April and I put it away for her b.day. Inside I put a tin that I had covered with a necklace that I knew she wanted. A few weeks before her b.day we were looking at the gift shops and antique shops nearby when she spotted this little necklace made from an old flower button with an old typewriter key in the center...with the letter M, of course. So I stopped in and purchased it for her one day when I was out on my own.

Do you see why I bought her that handbag? It is so colorful and bold...a little bit Megan...and she loves it! I knew she would. I love it when I get them something that they didn't ask for and it ends up being their favorite thing. It's because I'm their mom...and I know their hearts desire..for now at least.

It would not be a celebration without Rowdy trying to get in on the unwrapping of the gifts. He thinks it's his job. Plus you never know if there may be some puppy treats involved.

No puppy treats here...just a bunch of rock and roll inspired accessories for our little rock princess.

Megan's favorite Taylor Swift song is "You Belong With Me".

She was thrilled to get two outfits for her TY Girlz doll and even more thrilled when she found "Amazing Abbey" in the gift bag too. I don't know how many time's I had to talk her out of buying that doll (because I had already gotten it for her) before her b.day got here. I kept telling her "what if someone else gets it for you...or you can get it with your b.day money after your b.day".

Pop Stars air guitar for the Wii...it has a Hannah Montann song and the Jonus Brothers on it. I thought the kids would have fun playing it at her b.day party...plus it was only ten bucks.

Last but not least she got "Mario Kart for the Nintendo DS"...she has been asking for this for her b.day since January. I don't know how many times I told her "yes I know you want it...but it's 7 months away". The nice thing about it is that with one game cartrige several players can race so Paige will enjoy playing it with her too.

Rebel and Rowdy can not figure out what all the excitement is over...she didn't get any puppy treats...so what's the big deal.

After the gifts were opened and the Wii was turned off we headed to dinner at.......

Where she enjoyed a (free) snowcone...

Mini cheeseburgers and fries....


and a scoop of ice crean with hot fudge, oreo cookie crumbs, sprinkles and a candle on top!

Did you know that on Tuesday nights it's Karaoke night at Cheeseburger in Paradise?

That is why we got up and sang "Rock Star" by Hannah Montanna.
Do I get extra mommy points for that?
Sorry about the dark photo...I was a little busy...so Mike was the camera man.

When we returned home somehow we all had room for the monster cookie that Megan had requested for her b.day cake.
Surprisingly is was very tasty...chocolate chip cookie coverd with butter cream frosting..it's a good thing.

After they got hopped up on frosting it was time to dance.... They put on the new c.d.s and danced....twirled and spun until bedtime.