Ashley's 7th Birthday!

Ashley turned seven on June 20th! She's growing up so fast!

Here are 7 things about her on her 7th birthday:
1. She's really outgoing at home, but quiet and shy at school.
2. She's a great reader and can read almost anything, but still loves to snuggle next to me and have me read books to her. (We've read 5 of the Ramona books in the last few weeks)
3. Her favorite color is light blue. She really wanted a new blue bike, but they were all "boyish blue," not "pretty, girlish blue," so she chose a pink one with blue accents.
4. Her favorite subject in school is science. The best science "experiment" her teacher did was give them root beer floats and taught about solid, liquid, and gas. Awesome!
5. She is really good at taking care of younger kids and she understands that sometimes they get their way just because they are younger and don't understand. She is Michael's "mama bear." If someone hurts him or teases him while she's around, they'd better watch out!
6. She's pretty tough. If she cries, you know something is really, really wrong!
7. She loves being outside--riding bikes, swimming, and exploring around the backyard.

Opening presents--Paige got matching "big sister/little sister" necklaces for them.
An alarm clock!

Her new bike!

GrandMama and GrandDaddy sent new outfits for everyone. Here's Michael in his new outfit: Everone all dressed up!

She got to choose between having all the girls in her class over for a party or taking her best friend with her to the amusement park. She chose taking her friend, so we had a little party with her best friend and her cousins on the actual birthday. It was really fun!

We got the slip-n-slide out and they played a little in between dinner and cake.

THE bike.