Happy Birthday Marissa!

I can't believe that Marissa is 10! That's double digits! We had a week long party to celebrate!

To continue the celebration, I thought I'd share 10 fun facts about our sweet Marissa.

1. She is a total animal lover! In fact, her favorite TV show is Animal Cops (yes, I know, WT for sure!)

2. Her favorite candy bars are: Butterfinger and BabyRuth.

3. I think she has maybe .01% body fat, and that's on a chubby day - she's sometimes painfully skinny.

4. She can talk easily with anybody - even adults, and considers some of her aunts to be her best friends.

5. Her favorite song is: "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles .


6. She's a good mix of girly and tomboy. She can accessorize with the best of them, but isn't afraid to get down and dirty.

7. She is a great friend to all around. All her teachers have always commented on what a kind hearted girl she is and how she always wants everyone to get along and be friends.

8. She's not afraid to goof off and be silly.

9. She has absolutely NO rear end at all - in fact I think it's concave.

10. She's a great big sister and is an awesome example to her little sisters!

In our family the girls get to have friend birthday parties on their even birthdays. As we were trying to figure out something that would be fun for 10 year olds (harder than you think) we came up with a camp out birthday party idea. We kinda ran with the idea and had a great time!

This was her invitation to the party (with pertinent info taken off). We attached a "toasted marshmallow" which was just a marshmallow on a lollipop stick dipped in chocolate with sprinkles on top. So cute!

We made s'mores, watched a movie on the projector outside, went on a night candy hunt with flashlights, and made "Camp Riss" t-shirts.
All in all it was a great time! Happy # 10 Marissa! We sure love you!