Lexi's 7th Birthday

Today Lexi turned 7. We give our children the choice to either have a kid party or a fun event with the family. Lexi chose the family event (which I was thrilled with her decision). Doug and the kids have the day off school due to end of quarter...hooray. Her day started out with decorations, balloons and cheese omelets. We then decorated her cake. Lexi knew exactly how she wanted her cake this year (and it was super easy compared to last year). She wanted a marble heart cake with chocolate frosting. I always enjoy making the cakes for my kids even though I am definitely still an amateur. Lexi and Kaylee had a fun time decorating their own cake out of the cake scraps I cut off to make the heart. Their masterpiece:

She opened her presents a few hours later and said "this is the best birthday ever". She received money and gifts from her parents, Kaylee, her cousin, and both grandparents. She is definitely spoiled.
After lunch we headed out to the Funplex (Rec center here in Greeley) for some water fun. This was definitely cheaper than a kid party (only $15.50 for the entire family). This is the kid zone:

This is the Lazy River (the bucket fills up and dumps on the kids): And the part that the kids liked the best...the slides:

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We came home and had ice cream and cake:If you look closely in the last picture, you'll notice that Lexi is missing her front tooth. It has been really loose this week and today she let me pull it. One of her gifts was a tooth fairy pillow, so she is very excited to use it tonight. She also remembers that when her sister lost her tooth on her birthday, the tooth fairy left extra money.

We are going to have chicken squares for dinner (Lexi's choice) and a movie night. It's been a day long celebration. Happy Birthday Lexi!