Singing Happy Birthday at home with Marcy’s cheesecake (note Olive in the background)

On Friday Anna turned 14! We have been talking about it for weeks and she was so excited about it. It was a school day so Anna wanted to take donuts. So she and Marcy drove down to Krispy Kreme right after they opened so she had fresh donuts to take to school.

Anna with two of her best friends at Starbucks on her birthday

After school, Anna went to Starbucks with some of her school friends and then had to go back to school to help set up for the movie night. She didn’t want to stay to watch, instead, she wanted to go to Outback Steakhouse with the four of us where we had a delicious meal. Before we went, Anna made sure to get in her driving lesson. Once they turn 14, the kids can start to learn to drive in the parking lots near our house. Anna did great.

Anna’s first time behind the wheel on her birthday

On Saturday Anna had cheerleading practice, as always, but this time she invited her team back to our place for some food, drinks, and games. They played on the trampoline, got out the AirTrack to practice tumbling and went to the park.

Celebrating with her cheer team

Today, Anna had cheer practice again and the theme was pink for breast cancer awareness. Then we did a second driving lesson when she got home.

Anna’s cheer team, the Cool Cats