Megan's 10!

Well, she did it.... she went ahead and turned 10. 

I'm not sure how this cutie grew 10 years over night, but she did. 

We spent all weekend celebrating because her birthday fell on a Monday, which meant DJ and I were both at work, and Megan had 4 hours of gymnastics that night, which left little time to celebrate the day of her birthday. 

Saturday night we went to Jack Allen's for dinner. 

Her friend was able to come along too! C was our sweet neighbor here, and they recently moved a few streets away, but these girls are the sweetest friends.

They were the best little guests at dinner. 

Megan really wanted Jack Allen's because of the epic dessert. We took Gretchen here on her birthday, and Megan remembered the huge dessert and that's all she wanted! She ended up with a double stack brownie with cream cheese and ice cream. So good! 

We all took a few bites and she devoured the rest! 

We came home and let her open presents. 

Pops & Grandma Dee gave her a sweet American Girl travel set with a real working umbrella. 

When I asked her what she wanted for her birthday, she didn't really know. She told me she wanted some acrylic paints and needed new paint brushes, but after that she was clueless. 

We opted for the paints, paintbrushes, and several craft kits that she could use and paint. 

A paint by number, ceramic star, canvases, and a rock painting set rounded out her birthday gifts from us. 

These girls crawled in my bed and watched some TV before calling it a night. 

Sunday morning, DJ went to get doughnuts and we sang her "Happy Birthday"...... again. 

And then she convinced me that she needed a real cake, so we went off to HEB and had cake while C was still at our house. 

And we sang her "Happy Birthday".... again. 

I have a tradition of taking a picture of the girls on their birthday eves. We had the blow up mattress set up downstairs, and her plan was to sleep on it with Adalyn...... so this is the last picture I have of my 9 year old. 

and one with her sleeping buddy. 

Because in the morning.... she turned 10!!!!

And if you're wondering, we all sang her Happy Birthday Monday night too! 

And looking back, we realized that she's worn the same pj's on every birthday eve from the last 3 years! I'm pretty sure next year, she'll outgrow them for sure! 

Happy Birthday sweet girl! We can't wait to celebrate you again on your party day!