How are these girls 11???????

 I can't believe my girls are 11. Seriously. 11 seems sooooo much older then 10. 10 still seems like a kid in some ways, 11 is definitely grown up so much to me as their mom. I think they had a good birthday. Grace needed to run the mile at school and was nervous. She ended up running 3 minutes faster then last year! Sophie got a Helen, to learn to fix hair on, Grace got a lava lamp, or 2. Mom's mistake, her gain. Grandpa Smith made treasure chests for both girls, they gave each other a BB gun (Sophie was the only kid who did not have one) and a Newton's Cradle.

My sweet Grace has some Hardy blood in there...lots of closed eyes in this years pics!

Sophie had this amazing idea for a Bday cake. It was a pinata cake, filled with mint M&M's. Cake was green ombre. It turned out beautiful! But to be honest, was not the yummiest.

So. I forgot to take a picture of Grace's cake on her Birthday except for the first one. It was an ice cream cake, my first, and it was melting horribly. It tasted amazing, but was a mess to  look at. So here is Grace, 3 days later with the 2 last pieces. It was Fish Food, chocolate cake, frosted with chocolate whipped cream. This sweet girl was super forgiving at my absent minded pictures. Also, Dessa was here to celebrate with us and I did not get a picture with her either!