Burton's Birthday

It was the big 40th birthday for John this year. Because he is the youngest, everyone has built up his big day and Jorge was determined to cook a pig. And so we did. Emmy was quite distraught and put up a sign in the window reading "LET HIM LIVE". Obviously it was too late for him. Bless her heart, she didn't eat meat for almost three months afterwards!

 

The Girl is Nine

What do you do to celebrate 9? Half way to being able to vote. One year until double digits. A third of the way to daddy letting her date. The list goes on and on. You are the honorary duckmaster at The Peabody of course! We invited a few of her friends to spend the night with us at the historic hotel. We took a carriage ride, ate dinner downtown, swam in the pool in the basement, had breakfast room service and then watched the ducks march the next morning.

Emmy loved the musical Matilda so we had a Matilda themed party.

I think she specifically loved the cake poor little Brucey had to eat all by himself.

Rose looked remarkably like an Elf on the Shelf.

My favorite part of eating at The Peabody are the little duck shaped butters!

 Nine little girls have a lot of luggage. Even for just one night.