August Birthday Bash

  In the midst of apartment finishing, Avery and I had a birthday! I love sharing my special day with this sweet little lady.  08-01-81 and 08-01-08  :)

  Since moving in the RV, we have stopped doing actual gifts and have been focusing more on experiences, out to eat, bowling, a movie, queen of the day, picking the dessert etc.

  But this time, there were actually a couple things that made sense to give her gift wise....

  She was at camp on her birthday, so she opened her gifts early, while Papa and Drea were here!

  She got a Kindle fire to read books on, a bonnet she BEGGED for at a museum and we said no to, and some play food.  She wants to create a little house under her loft bed in the apartment!
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  Right after she opened the food and pots and pans from Grammy and Papa Clay, she says, I sure wish I had a little kitchen to use this stuff in.......out walks Daddy with a KITCHEN!!

  I bought this for her 3 years ago, during a huge sale, knowing she'd want it.  Well, that was right about our RV move time, so it never happened.  How PERFECT to unearth it in storage and be able to give it to her now. God is good! :) 

  Once we find loft beds, it will tuck underneath!

  Oh her big day, she headed off to church camp.  Camp Kanakuk was an AWESOME experience for our kids! It they ever come to your local church, be sure to check it out. Tons of hype, excitement, Bible learning and adventures like rock climbing,  bungie trampolines, ziplines and more.

  Since it was her bday, Avery got to give a pie in the face to her counselor and go up on stage! :)

  After camp was over for the day, we went out to a restaurant called The Barn, with amazing plate sized chicken fried steak and homemade mashed potatoes, rolls and pb pie. YUMMO!

  I share a birthday with my best friends husband too, so we all went out together! :)  SUPER fun!

  My momma got me a gift card to my favorite local restaurant, and my bff got me darling earrings, which I promptly got the matching set to!  I had the perfect occasion to wear the set because.......

  Dale and I were privileged to take the first Diamond on our doTERRA Dorothy team, out to dinner with her hubby, while we were in town to CELEBRATE!!!!!!!

   Meet Amy, the momma of the Emerald City Rock Stars!  She is the second Diamond in the state of Kansas, after Dale and I! Isn't that awesome?!?! Eeek! We are THRILLED for her!

  Then it was back to the reality of apartment work, paint clothes and all! After a month of painting and construction dust, I don't even bother changing out of my paint clothes to go to town anymore.  I NEVER thought that day would come, but alas, function over fashion.

  In the midst of it all, I even discovered I could fit not one, but TWO, toilets in my car.  Impressive, right!?  ;)

  I'll give you an apartment update tomorrow!

​Hugs, T  :)