Kennnon is 11

Is she really only 11? Sometimes she seems so much older. Heck, she's been babysitting for years, wearing high heels around the house and anywhere else she can sneak off in them since 8, begging for earrings since she was 6 (and not getting them so making her own out of random items) doing her own hair since she was 4, accompanying for the primary for the last year. We are trying hard to not let her grow up but she is so intent on it.

Kennon was frusterated this year as her birthday approached, because we had just made a new family rule. No Sleepovers! ( Believe me, I have my reasons)
She thought her 11th birthday was going to be the worst.
To make it up to her I let her invite ALL the girls in her class over for a girls night out the night before her birthday. Pizza, games, and lots of Karaoke and they were all out the door by 10 p.m. Awesome!
The one on the front left is 13 and wasn't invited. About an hour before the party her mother called and asked if her older daughter (who Kennon has never met) could come too. Not knowing what to say and figuring that she had to work or something I said, "Do you need her to?" Then with some major attitude, "I don't NEED her too." Then she just waits for me to say something. "Well", I said, "Kennon won't even let her own sisters come to the party. . . she wants them to all stay upstairs." She says nothing. Finally because I hate saying no to people. "Well, I guess someone else's sisters are better than her own."
So she brings them both. This girl ate tons of food, belched loudly all night, and as she was leaving asked me for a bowl of ice cream for the road. I really need to learn to say No.
I told Kennon I would order pizza. I was really going to do it. But as usual we ended up with homemade. Being a farm girl, I always dreamed of living in town and ordering pizza. But I guess you can't take the farm out of the girl. I've tried many times to pick up the phone and call for a pizza. . .but I just can't do it.
Savannah bought this dress for Kennon from my store upstairs. Kennon has been begging for it ever since it showed up in the store, but hasn't been able to earn her five beans yet to buy it. Camille bought her a pair of pink tights to go with it -2 beans.

The next day on her birthday Brent in school then at the church till 10 p.m He took Kennon and Savannah with him and they had a church activity skating downtown. The rest of us were home waiting for cake. Caroline and Camille fell asleep on the couch. Because we know what happens when we do ANYTHING without them we woke them up to sing and have mud pie with us. Caroline tried but she was too tired and cold for ice cream cake.
Camille made it through the song and all her cake before being carried up to bed.

We love birthdays this time of year. One month from now we over half of us will be a year older. Way too much cake!