Happy Birthday Emily!!! You're now 16!!

Emily turned sweet 16.  She had a very fun birthday party to celebrate this occasion.

Hope you enjoy the pictures:

Friday after school, the gang came and we had barbecue for dinner.



Jay's the master bbq chef :o)

These girls are talented and funny....

limbo?.....why not!!

never a dull moment waiting for the Clue game to begin....

still waiting...still having fun....

I'm sure our neighbors were as entertained as I was ;o)

utter exhaustion from carrying each other across the grass

The game begins.  They are going to play Clue all over the house.

Look at our choice of lovely suspects....who dunnit?

Remember Clue? Our house is labeled appropriately.

We made cards for Ms. Green, Ms. Scarlett, Ms. White, Countess of Cobalt, and Ms. Peacock.  There were fake weapons and clues hidden about the house.  Only one of the girls who came had ever played the boardgame...so explaining the rules got a little more involved than expected.

One enormous homemade New York-style cheesecake with fresh strawberry sauce loaded with strawberries....thanks Aunt Nancy for the recipe (Emily's choice, of course).