Abby turns seven!

This year for our birthday parties, the kids get to pick a family outing and invite a friend or two. Abby chose Build-A-Bear Workshop. We were all excited since none of us have built a bear before! Abby loves to plan. I got in trouble a few times for planning her party. So, this is good for me to remember! For her, planning is at least half the fun of it! Here is the front of her invitation to her friend, Abby L. So cute. (I'm not going to say "beary cute.")
Birthday morning--she got a Pillow Pet and some clothes for her future bear. The pillow pet was a huge pleaser. And this girl loves to snuggle--she has so many fluffy snuggly things she keeps on her bed. (And any other corner around the house that she can take over and create into another "room.")
For her party she planned a brunch--big pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream! YUM! Here they are: Abby and Abby.
We are headed to build-a-bear...
Skipping with excitement!
This store is so clever. And wow, better keep a budget or you could spend $50 or more on a bear and its accessories. Easy! The kids had fun at all the little building stations. Here is Abby fluffing and washing her bear...which is a dog.
And Andrew showers off his bear...which is a bear.
Out in front, all packed up.
Fluffy, Jessie, Sparkle, and Chief. Abby was more than thrilled to find a "happy birthday" shirt there for Jessie. Andrew likes the natural look. And the camo helmet.
We were saving cake for after dinner so we did candles in ice cream instead! Sort of frightening!
I think this is my favorite gift idea ever. I have never seen the same amount of squealing from a birthday party gift. Abby pulled this outfit out of the gift bag...and as you can see...
They matched! It was too cute for words. The dancing the laughing the screaming. Priceless. Here they are all dressed. (We worked out the laundry schedules and they both wore them to school today.)

And here is the Daniel...barely surviving the swipe from a Jedi Knight.
So, the birthday evening. Daniel was asked to be the auctioneer for the Scout Auction again this year. With Abby's blessing, he accepted. So the plan was to have a little fun at the dinner and bring some cake to share! Daniel auctioned this cake off first, with a wink, and a friend and I bid into the thousands for it. We were standing and hollering and it was fun--our friend, Jill, beat me out (because Abby loves how Jill is crazy at the auction every year) with a $4, 312 bid...Or something like that.

As far as the cake goes, Abby designed it and I put it onto the cake! Cute little bear like the one on the card. It's snuggling on a pillow...which is so Abby.
We all had such a fun day! Happy Birthday Abigail!!