The Best Birthday Ever

Tara turned 10 years old on Saturday. Ten is a really important birthday...it's the first time you hit double digits. And let's face it, the likelihood of getting to triple digits is really small, so celebrating double digits needs to be big!

We hit the road to Lubbock to celebrate in style with family.

Tara and Aunt Catherine at air hockey. Tara won, but Catherine had a handicap.

Tara and her cousin Hannah enjoying dinner at Tara's favorite restaurant, Rosa's.

Then it was time to head to the grandparents' house and get down to business...presents and dessert.


Kyra has been assigning colors for everyone's birthdays. Hers is pink, Amy's is blue, and Tara was black. Tara didn't like that idea, but since she is old like the rest of us, she decided to embrace her inner geezer and have a black birthday after all. I thought the wrapping paper was super cute.

We taught the Shannon's the heavy, heavy hangover tradition.

Tara wanted donuts instead of a cake and so we made her a Krispy Kreme donut cake.
Her dad bet her she couldn't eat 10 donuts.
She tried her best, but after 4 had to give up.

There were lots of presents she liked and the donuts were yummy, but finally here's the part that made it the best birthday ever...