It's hard to believe that my youngest is fifteen years old! It seems like just yesterday that I was fifteen.
Merinda received a super nice birthday basket from her Big Sis, Brittney.
It was packed full of Merinda's favorite snacks.
Nikara and Lauren helping her sample the goods.
We combined the friend birthday party and family party this year since we are short three kids, and Merinda just happened to invite three friends.
We had no problem calling them our own for a night!
Merinda's pick for her birthday dinner was Papa John's BBQ Chicken pizza - her favorite!
Brad and I looking and feeling kind of old!
Birthday wishes from her BFF, Veronica!
That expression about sums it up, we try to keep our kid's expectations low, that way they are never disappointed in life!
Merinda's choice of birthday cake flavor was Strawberry cake with homemade Coconut Cream frosting...
pretty much the same cake flavor she has requested her entire life.
Some things never change...like mom taking a million pictures, at the kitchen table, on the kid's birthdays.
Merinda was a little annoyed with all the picture taking until Brad mentioned the name "Dylan O'Bryan," at which point Merinda suddenly became giddy.
With thoughts of Dylan still on the brain...
she happily blew out her candles, even posing for the perfect shot.
The cake was delicious (of course) especially with Merinda's choice of ice cream - Red Velvet ice cream with Magic Shell topping (pretty sure that stuff is toxic - but what the heck, her birthday only comes around once a year!).
Merinda and friends: Lindsey, Lauren, and Nikara.
The girls practicing for their Boomerang pictures.
Still discussing poses, unfortunately, by the time I took the pictures it was dark - but they still turned out cute, even with the red eyes!
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It looks like these 4 cute girls had so much fun! Ahhh...to be 15 again. :)
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