Woo-wee "Birthday Season" is in full swing around here. . . and that means lots of fun and LOTS of candles!
Our Breakfast Group celebrated Mary Ann's special day by gathering at "Avenue's Bistro" in Leawood, KS., for lunch and birthday sweets. . . note the PINK candle in the cake!
Pictured here (L to R) are Beth, Mary Ann and Mary!
(L to R) Patty, Laura, and Dana (me!)
We also had a little "gifty" time for the birthday girl. This photo shows Mary Ann with the gorgeous apron Laura made for her from a vintage table cloth!
Bonnie was next on the Birthday Parade!
She, Marian and I went to a flea market that day, then stopped by Bonnie's to open presents.
When Bonnie went inside, through the garage door, I pulled my gift out of the back of my vehicle and placed it on her front porch.
Then I made her come out the front door for a birthday pose! :)
She had seen this metal dress form when we were out shopping recently. I thought she was gonna buy it that day, but when she didn't, I decided I would. . . for her birthday gift!
I attached a little chalk board to it - - - - on which I wrote Happy Birthday. Sadly, I smeared "birthday" when I was hauling the dress form to the porch. The shopping tote contained smaller gifts, too.
Marian made the most wonderful cupcakes for this special occasion. They were chocolate with peanut butter frosting. . . mouth watering.
She added the little ice cream cone candle. . . PINKNESS. . .
with a flame!!!!
AFTER dessert, we headed over to SQUARE PIZZA, on The Historic Square in Independence, MO, for a very late, but yummy lunch!!
Last weekend was Marian's birthday celebration!!!
She wanted to see HOP, so we did!!
Here Marian (on the left) and I are standing outside of THE PHARAOH THEATER on The Historic Independence (Missouri) Square!
You can tell my our hair-dos that it was a verrrry windy day!
After the show, we had a great lunch at THE COURTHOUSE EXCHANGE, then returned to Bonnie's car where Marian's presents were waiting for her to open!
Did you notice that Bonnie used the tote I gave her? :)
Yep, inside that tote was a delicious cake she had brought for Marian's birthday! (It was in the box she was holding!) Plus, plates, forks, napkins, lighter AND. . . .
the candle. . . . which was lit in honor of her special day!!
That cake was SO, SO scrumptious!!!
I LOVE birthdays. . . don't you?
OK, I'll admit I wasn't too excited about seeing Marian's movie selection, but I'm so glad she picked HOP. . . we all LOVED it. It was so cute and very, very funny.
However we all agreed. . .
that after viewing this little story about the Easter Bunny and his boy, EB, we will . . .
never look at jelly beans. . .
the same way again!! :)
If you've seen the movie. . .you will know what I mean.
If you haven't seen it. . . you should!!!
Oh, and one other thing you should do is visit Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET THE SOUND!
She will have gobs of other bloggers waiting for you to see the PINKS they're sharing this week!
Happy Pink Saturday!!!
DANA
Happy Pink Saturday, Dana.
Wow! That was a lot of birthdays. Happy birthday to all the birthday girls. I can see that you all had a great time celebrating together.
I wouldn't have thought of going to see Hop, but now you have me interested.
Posted by: Beverly | April 08, 2011 at 10:14 AM
Looks like you all had a great time Dana! I always called the Easter Bunny the Big EB! The Stone Rabbit is sooo much more mature:@)
Posted by: Lynn@HappierThanAPigInMud | April 08, 2011 at 02:14 PM
I hope the Stone Rabbit gets a chance to nibble some of those jelly beans! Happy Birthday to all the girls! Linda
Posted by: Linda Green | April 08, 2011 at 02:18 PM
Happy Birthday to the Birthday girls! That cupcake sure looks good; love chocolate and peanut butter together! The dress form is a wonderful gift and isn't it lovely to gift your friend with the very thing you know she wants! Happy Pink Saturday and give the Stone Bunny a pat for me!
Blessings,
Sandi
Posted by: Sandi | April 08, 2011 at 02:19 PM
It looks like you have had a wonderful time! I love seeing friends having fun, and what cool gifts and cupcakes. Thanks for sharing that, Dana.
Sending you pink hugs across the miles and wishing you a Happy PS...
XO,
Sheila :-)
Posted by: Sheila | April 08, 2011 at 02:19 PM
You sneaky little bunny. I love the way you think. I'll bet Bonnie does too. How great to have such lovely friends. Birthday wishes to all of them.
HPS
Posted by: Laura Lee | April 08, 2011 at 02:20 PM
Uh oh! I better not see it with the grandkids til after this Easter season as I just posted some fun and easy Easter crafts for kids and seniors to share with the grandkids - using JELLY BEANS. :) Thanks for a very fun visit for PINK SATURDAY.
Posted by: Kaye Swain | April 08, 2011 at 02:21 PM
Happy Birthday Girls! I want to see Hop! I have heard it is cute. Your picture with the jelly beans by your stone bunny cracks me up!! :)
Posted by: Jori | April 08, 2011 at 02:24 PM
Hi Dana! It looks like you had a wonderful time. I had to laugh about the jelly beans-I saw the previews on TV. Jelly bean sales may be down this year! Terri
Posted by: Terri Morse | April 08, 2011 at 02:29 PM
I think I know why Stone Rabbit is looking at you funny in the last pic. HAHAHA
Happy PINK birthdays to all you great ladies. Birthday month's are FUN.
Now is that an AMERICAN cake tail gating party? I've heard of them, but we Canadians don't do that... maybe we should.
Happy PS Dana. Looks like the sun is shining for you now : )
Love you
Love me
xoxoxoxoxo
Posted by: claudie | April 08, 2011 at 02:29 PM
Happy Pink Saturday, It looks like you all had a fantastic time celebrating those birthday's. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Posted by: Linda | April 08, 2011 at 02:41 PM
You girls sure know how to have fun!!! I want to go see HOP too! Happy Pink Saturday!
Hugs,
Maryjane
Posted by: Maryjane | April 08, 2011 at 02:42 PM
Anyone who has dessert Before lunch is AOK and #1 on my list. You girls sure know how to party! I wish I lived close so I can join in on the fun. Happy PS Dana. P.S. My new thing is chocolate wine. Have you tried it? Yummo
Posted by: Lynn @thevintagenest | April 08, 2011 at 03:34 PM
What a fun time! So glad you got to spend some time with friends! :)
HaPpY pInK sAtUrDaY!
Sarah
Posted by: Sarah Coller | April 08, 2011 at 08:46 PM
Happy Pinks Dana Sweetie...
As always I love seeing your travels. You have SO much fun there in Kansas with your gal pals.
I love seeing all the faces at the birthday celebrations. I adored your gift to Bonnie. That dress
form is so EXQUISITE. I can see it now with an apron or lots of layers of jewelry strung on it.
How fun, and I can't wait to see what Bonnie did with her. Did she give her a name? Can't wait to find out.
That apron made from the vintage table cloth is SO pretty as well. Laura did an awesome job for Mary Ann. The colors are perfect for her. Love it.
As always you are a step ahead of me. I have not seen the movie HOP but so want to. I have a feeling those jelly beans in the movie are not the tasty ones we all so adore. I will keep you
posted once I see the movie.
Have a glorious weekend sweetie. Many hugs and much love, Sherry
Posted by: Sherry @ Country Wings in Phoenix | April 08, 2011 at 08:52 PM
What fun birthday! So much to celebrate!! I love that :)) and surrounded by special friends...
Happy PS swet Dana!
xo
Kay Ellen
Posted by: kayellen | April 08, 2011 at 09:17 PM
Good morning Dana, I am the only one awake, again! At least it is almost 6:30 AM. Yesterday it was 4:00AM. Last night I visited Beverly and fell asleep typing. I was going to visit you next and had to give up so now here I am. smile.
I know which flower you are in. The one with all the legs. The one where every one is naked!!! HA!
Oh, how I loved your party post and especially seeing all the dear friends having fun and loving each other. I loved meeting your friends. Your breakfast group is the best friendship club ever. The birthday parties are so special. Your gift to Bonnie is the best. I love the dress form too. When she puts a vintage dress on it you should take a photo and share it with blogland. Namely ME!!!
I am guessing a bunny let lose with some jelly beans from his you know what! Laughing here.
The first one up makes the coffee so I'm off to the kitchen. I will make lots of noise because I want some sister action going on around here this morning.
Love you, Jeanne
Keep on running for the 5K. And don't be too tough to give up if you have to!!! I am so proud of you.
Posted by: Jeanne | April 09, 2011 at 03:44 AM
What a great post...You can I can just feel the great friendships from here!! Pinkim from TrulySimplyPink
Posted by: Kim Wright (Pinkim) | April 09, 2011 at 11:36 AM
You always have so much fun Dana! I'm in serious need of FUN. Think I am going to go see a movie or something! And that peanut butter frosted cuppy cake. YUM.
Jillian
Bella Rosa Antiques
Posted by: Jillian | April 09, 2011 at 03:01 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to everybody!!! I would think you would have taken the STONE RABBIT to see HOP! Haven't seen it yet but I have a feeling I may know what the jellybeans comment is about....and I love black jellybeans so much!!!! Love that wire dress form...she's a lucky gal to get such a special gift.
Posted by: Cheri | April 09, 2011 at 08:26 PM
This looks like such a fun day Dana!
I bought two bunnies at HomeGoods recently. The cutest things. They are from The Stone Bunny, which made me think of you and the Stone Rabbit.
Posted by: Pat@Back Porch Musings | April 10, 2011 at 05:17 AM
What a great group of women! I love the way you celebrate birthdays. Such fun! And yummy treats, too!
xo
Claudia
Posted by: Claudia | April 10, 2011 at 03:08 PM
What a grand time you all had. I really loved your photos of the day. I hope you had a great weekend and that today will be rosy for you. Blessings...Mary
Posted by: Mary | April 11, 2011 at 08:39 AM
Hi Dana, Wow a busy week for me so far. I have been shopping, bowling and entertaining my cousin Marilyn again. I'm sorry I haven't been to see you. Today is bridge and it just goes on and on.
I had the same foot problem and this is important...the foot Dr. gave me a shot directly in my foot and it worked great. Get that shot before you run. It took two shots a couple weeks apart and using a contraption to heal my foot. It worked and it hasn't come back. This was over 4 years ago.
I hope your run isn't too painful. You are braver than me!!!
I know your girls will have a blast together at the Spring show. I'll be thinking of you and wishing I could be there with you. Especially the food! HA!
It was in the 40's yesterday and rain. We are in the 70's today. Crazy weather here too. I do think Missouri is crazier than NC.
Love, Jeanne
Posted by: Jeanne | April 13, 2011 at 07:50 AM