What beautiful people! "Monkey Face" and Bud are precious and growing up way too fast. But Ashley is simply stunning! She just gets lovelier as she matures. The cake's not bad either!

Teresa

Lovely photos Annie!.... and yes Ashley is a real stunner....she is gorgeous!

I can't believe how Bud and Makayla keep growing and changing. Both cute and I'm sure you have a great time being their Um-Ma.

That's some cake too....definitely one for not counting calories...luscious....I'd love just one small piece please.

I'm sure you'll get a lot of use from the slicer too.

SharonCb

Wow! What beautiful eyes Ashley has. I love Bruvvers new haircut too. And that Makayla is adorable too! Hey, that little pig she's holding; what does it do?

My son had a pig that looked like that and if you squeezed it, it did something gross. hahahah!

You have such a gorgeous family!

Looks like a "pretty people party"...no wonder I wasn't invited!

Shaun, I'll bet you bought that gross pig for DS!

Too bad everyone in your family is so unattractive. ;)

Watch your pretty little fingers on that slicer. You may end up with a manicure you didn't want.

oh my gosh - I'll echo that Ashley is gorgeous - I'm glad she kept her short hair. And I love the streaky color.

I just can't believe those babies are so big! (I think that is my brother in the photo behind Bud...)

wow, does that cake ever look good. Annie, is it peanut better between the layers and then fudge frosting? Is it regular peanut butter or a peanut butter frosting?? - wow, it's calling to me! Did you make it?
Happy Birthday Ashley!

Stacy

Ashley just gets more beautiful. Love her short hair cut.

I can't believe how grown up Makayla is and Bud has always looked pure boy to me. Now even more so with his big boy haircut.

Great birthday gift Annie.

Ann

Gosh the grands are growing so fast-- beautiful kids Annie-- and Ashley just looks prettier & prettier !

Glad to hear about the day .

Does Ashley at least acknowledge that she gets her stellar good looks from her MOM, and not her DAD? She really is quite lovely, as are the rest of your family:-) Makayla is looking very much like a 5 year old, ready for kindergarten kind of girl, is she becoming a diva at all? And I'll echo what everyone else said about Bud, with that haircut he looks every bit the "boy" of the family. Thanks for the lovely photo break Annie, it really brightened my day.

P.s. - That cake is what i dream about when calories don't matter. You made it, right?
DONNA

Ditto everyone else! Stunning daughter, adorable kids, scrumptious cake and wowza slicer!

I'm echoing all the sentiments too - gorgeous family and a fantastic looking cake! You are living a charmed life Ms Annie!

Alexa

Ashley's such a rockstar! Monkey Princess and Bud are so adorable. And Bud is so grown up now.

You have such a beautiful family! Your cake looks wonderful! You are a very lucky lady..congrats!

Shelley

Ashley has colored contact lenses, LOL. Her eyes are really gray/green but she likes the blue. Of course, she's really a blonde too. she loves her short haircut, but right now it's red already, a different color than on her birthday. She's 20 and I'm not going to tell her everyone thinks she's beautiful, that's for sure.

I did make the cake, the layers are the recipe from the Hershey's cocoa box, I still like that. The peanut butter filling was a mix of peanut butter, butter, confectioners sugar and vanilla, beaten until "fluffy". It was rich and tooth-achingly sweet, just the way Ashley likes it.

Shaun, I bought that pig at Linens N Things, Bruvver got a cow. They don't do anything disgusting, LOL, they are tiny flashlights and when they light up they moo or oink, respectively.

Thank you, everyone, for all the good wishes.

Annie

What a fun time, and that cake looks to die for! I am a fan of all things peanut butter, so that cake is about perfect. Everyone looks great and I can't believe how big the kids are getting. How does that happen!?

Tracey

Annie you make beautiful babies and grand babies. I was a little taken aback at how grown up Bud is...woah!

Thanks for sharing!

Annie you have a beautiful daughter and beautiful grand kids. Happy B-Day to her.

Beautiful!!! What smiles..
Love the slicer, enjoy!

Chocolate cake and an electrical kitchen toy... what could be better!?

How did I miss the toaster thread? Where is it? I looked, but couldn't find anything!

OH Annie, that's too bad your pig doenst do what ours does. If you squeeze it, a brown bubble comes out of his fanny. It's a beautiful thing.

Cathy! haha! Nope, my daughter bought it. She also found a frog that when you squeeze him, his tongue sticks out. Thats a collectible. NOT!!

Hey, glad I didn't miss the party, great pic's! Please tell Ashley I LOVE her hair. And Bud is sure growing up fast.

Nancy

Nancy, I'll be sure to tell her, she's working until closing tonight, but I'll see her tomorrow.

Bobby, the picture of the toaster is on my Birthday Celebration thread, I think it's clear back on page 5. I tried to link it but I still haven't conquered Vista on my new computer, so I can't.

Annie

Looks like y'all had a great party Annie! I'd love a slice of that cake now....can't believe you had to toss some of it. The kids are growing up way too fast for me. Ashley, well, she is just too much....and I think I told you I loved her new hair style on your wedding thread reguardless of the color.

David

Wonderful birthday pix!

When didja get the new puter? I missed that!

Elery bought me a new computer a couple of months ago, Jessica. My old one finally bit the dust, I fried the hard drive AND the mother board, it couldn't be resurrected.

So, I kept the keyboard, monitor, speakers, printer, etc., and got a new processor. It has Vista and I just hate it. I wasn't going to replace the computer at all, but Elery thinks I "need" it. Of course I don't "need" it, but it's my insomnia cure!

David, I did tell Ashley you love her hair, she just smiled and said you have very good taste. (grin)

Annie

Annie, we got our new PC and a laptop right before they came out with Vista - so both came with a free Vista upgrade. I sent for them - but now I feel better that I have been too busy(lazy) to install it on either...I've heard so many people who are unhappy with it...:-(

Shaun, darlin, you never fail to bring a smile to my face - and that one definitely was an out loud laugh...a beautiful thing, I bet.

Stacy

the only thing I can say, Stacy, is DON'T UPGRADE. Ick, I hate Vista.

Annie

Happy Birthday Ashley!

AB, you have a lovely family, and Ashley looks gorgeous with her new hairstyle which goes so well with her oval face. Looks like a razor cut, is it?
I did quite a few of those cuts during the punk era, and I always wanted to try a similar cut, but was afraid I'd end up in the emergency room if I attemped do it myself, and never trusted anyone else to do it for me.

So Ashley wanted cash for her birthday? If it'll make you feel any better, Sammi wanted a gas card for hers - What Le F?

Makayla and Bruvver are still precious, but growing up way too fast. Quit it.

Sol

Annie, was Ashley blessed with those gorgeous teeth or was her Ortho blessed with your checkbook?? She is so lovely. I also have a similar meat slicer, just more plastic shelving than the all-metal one and I rarely use it, unfortunately, bec. it takes at least 1/2 hour to have to break it all down and clean it properly and then reassemble (all the brackets, shelf, blade, etc.). Doesn't this bother you or am I just too lazy?

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