The DeLorme Family: Ashlyn's Birthday

Our wonderful, first born princess turned 9 years old in November. We are so very lucky to be Ashyln's parents. She is such an amazing little girl. Ashlyn is a very, very smart little girl. She is in Gifted and Talented at school and really excels in all subjects. She is one bright little girl.
Outside of school, Ashlyn is a very social and sweet girl. She loves her cousin Ella so much and they are the best of friends. Her interests are starting to mature a bit, but she still really enjoys her dolls and playing with Ella. She is very creative and loves to create things all the time. The other day she made a really neat purse for her doll out of a scrap of fabric and a stapler. She likes to draw, paint, and color a lot.
Ashlyn has a great sense of humor and is starting to become more and more witty which I really enjoy. It has been such an incredible and humbling experience to watch her grow from a newborn with big brown eyes and a head full of hair, to a beautiful 9 year old with interests, talents, strengths, and dreams. God has blessed us with such an incredible little girl that I am so proud to call my daughter.
Her birthday was a little different this year because it fell right smack in the middle of our move. Since we were in the middle of our huge move, we did not have a friend birthday party for her. We celebrated with just family. We took her entire birthday off from moving so we could devote it to making it special for her.
Ashlyn started her birthday with a special birthday pancake complete with frosting. She requested it, and I couldn't say no to my birthday girl.
Ashlyn chose to go to see the movie "Trolls" for her birthday. She went to see it with her brother and her cousins. Joey took them, and all reported that it was a great movie. She spent the rest of the day playing with Ella.
Like we do every year, Ashlyn chose to go to Red Robin for dinner. She loves that restaurant and we don't go out to eat very often, so it was a special treat. The entire family came to celebrate and it was a perfect birthday dinner for her. Since we were still staying with my parents, we went back to their house for cake and presents. Ashlyn requested a huge chocolate cake for her birthday. It was pure deliciousness!
After cake, Ashlyn got showered will lots of presents. She is definitely one lucky little girl! Even though it wasn't a very big birthday celebration this year, Ashlyn still had a great day and I think we did a good job of making it special for her and honoring the birth of our first born princess.