Another Teenager in the House!

Our beautiful Britta turned 13 today!! I can't believe she is so grown up.  She got contacts this summer and she is almost as tall as I am!  Britta loves this lemon cake with lemon filling and that's she wants for her birthday cake every year.

 She wa a little nervous about blowing out 13 candles, but she got them all.  I hope she made a good wish!

Time to open all those presents--the best part of a birthday!

She tried to guess what was inside this one by shaking it.

Delwyn's family had a tradition--they always got some candy--one box for themselves, and one for the family to share.  We have carried that tradition on in our own family.  I haven't seen these tootsie pop drops since I was a kid.  I loved them!  They are miniature versions of the sucker and have no stick.  I couldn't resist buying them for Britta's birthday.

Britta had never heard the poem, "Heavy heavy hang over thy poor head, What do you wish Blake (or the person giving the gift) with a bump on the head?"  Then the birthday person makes a wish for the giver of the gift.  So we had to try it out.  She had to bump herself on the head since I was taking the picture and everyone else was too comfortable in their chair and didn't want to get up.

Britta's gifts were what every teenage girl wants: clothes, jewelry, nail polish, flat iron hair straightner,--things to make themselves beautiful.  She also got money from Austin and Grandma and Grandpa Collins.  Here she is modeling her new sweater and scarf.

Britta wanted to serve everyone a slice of her cake.  I think she just wanted to use that big knife!  

Happy Birthday Britta!! 

We love you!