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Brynn's 14th birthday

Brynn turned 14 on Friday, March 7, 2025. We started her celebrations the day before, on Thursday. My parents came up and gave her her gifts and then took us all to dinner for mine and Justin's birthdays. She had gone birthday shopping with my mom the weekend before and was very excited about all the clothes she had picked out. We were especially happy to find not only one pair, but two pairs of jeans that fit her, which is not an easy thing. She also got some make-up/skincare stuff that she wanted.

For her birthday breakfast she wanted sourdough pancakes AND an egg casserole. I guess she couldn't pick so she chose both. Then it was off to school for her.

For lunch she wanted to go get Panda Express and we took Oakley with us. They had an assembly that afternoon so after lunch I brought them home for the rest of the day. They had tumbling class that afternoon so they also went to that.

Brynn and Oakley Keys

We had about 45 minutes after her tumbling and before her "party" when everyone was home so we could do presents. She's not too old for a scavenger hunt. She got her three requested treats (chocolate covered blueberries, nerd clusters, and something for her gumball machine-Mike and Ike's), a charm necklace, a new pillow with satin pillowcases, and an IPSY monthly make-up subscription.

Her friends were coming at 5. We are past the point of throwing parties at this age but I did tell her she could have a birthday hang-out. So she invited some friends. She specifically told them not to bring presents but they all ignored her and brought her some fun things. I made crepes and we had a crepe bar and then they just hung out for the rest of the night. Cheer has brought some awesome friends into her life, these are all girls who she currently cheers with or has cheered with in the past...or will cheer with in the future at high school.
Brook Moore, Shaylee Williams, Abby Hansen, Aviana Blanco, Claire Winsor, Brynn, Evan Schuler, Oakley

She wore her new dress to church the next Sunday. My mom had it ordered and sent to our house since they didn't have a small enough size at the store when they went shopping. We were hoping it would fit, and it did!

After church that Sunday, she got to decorate her cake while I made dinner and we waited for Dad to get home from meetings. For dinner she had lemon alfredo with chicken, caesar salad, berries, and sourdough bread. And Dr. Pepper haha.

Grandma and Grandpa Goodrich and Brett came up that evening. They gave her her 14-year-old doll, some candy, and some money. She wanted some makeup products at Sephora and Grandma figured it would be easier to get her cash so she can get exactly what she wanted rather than trying to guess what she would like. Brynn was more than happy with that arrangement.
We sang to Brynn, ate cake and ice cream, and danced to the Beatles Happy Birthday Song. Then we spent the rest of the night visiting and having arm wrestle and leg wrestle contests (with some interesting twists on the classic wrestle) and Brynn's birthday week was over!

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