Birthday Weekend in Sugar Land

Last weekend JW and I headed to the Land of Sugar to celebrate a couple of Mullings' birthdays.  My dad and little sister both have birthdays in February and this year happens to mark big ones for both of them!  Claire turned 13 on February 9th.  The rule mom and dad had for Claire was that she had to be 13 before she could wear makeup, so I went shopping and got her everything she needed to get started as a gift from JW, me, and Taylor.  I had a lot of fun!  So, Claire's party was Friday night.  We got there in time to help mom put the finishing touches on the party, and I got to give Claire a make over with all of her new makeup.  She looked beautiful.

Claire's party was a dance party in the foyer of my parents' house.  Those that know my mom won't be surprised at how amazing everything looked.  Obviously, the theme was a black, white, and red club-like vibe.  Check it out.

One of mom's friends who has a daughter Claire's age made the cake.  Wow, right?  It nearly killed my mom to cut into it.

Look at all the vignettes mom had around the dance floor.  Another one of our family friends who also has a daughter Claire's age happened to have a lot of black and white sassy zebra decorations that fit perfectly with Claire's theme.  The mannequin is wearing the dance-off competition awards that mom made.  At the party, Joey and I judged a dance-off and gave out the best Boy/Girl Dancer awards and the Wish You Could Dance award.  It was a tough decision.  These kids had moves. 

Yummy food table.  We had fajitas for dinner, and along with cake, chocolate covered strawberries and red velvet cupcakes for dessert.  Notice all the red and black... my mom is a detail girl for sure!

Claire and her friends tearing up the dance floor.  At one point I joined them and learned how to Wobble.  It was fun!

JW sporting some of the cool party glasses and enjoying a red strawberry slushy

We were deemed the "cool chaperones"... don't we look cool? :)

Dad and Mom with the birthday girl

Me and Claire Bear

So, in addition to celebrating Claire's 13th, dad turns the big 5-0 at the end of this month.  Hunter had a baseball tournament on Saturday, and we enjoyed getting to watch him play.  It was freezing and of course I forgot my camera... bummer.   :(  We hadn't seen him play baseball this year, and JW was pretty impressed with how athletic Hunt is.  Then, Saturday night we had a birthday dinner to celebrate dad and his upcoming birthday.  My dad is a pretty awesome guy who is very fun and young at heart.  We are pretty lucky to have him.

Chocolate and peanut butter are two of my dad's favorites, so we made a Chocolate-Peanut Butter pie to sink his big candles into. 

When we came out singing, he said we had the wrong numbers on his cake.  Silly dad!  You may not seem 50, but that is how many years you have been a blessing on this earth. :)

We had a great weekend in Sugar Land celebrating dad and Claire.  It was fun to be a part of their weekend, and we look forward to living closer so we can see them more often.

Happy Birthday, Dad and Claire!  You are both loved very much.