This is one of my absolute favorite faces Noelle makes, but I’ve never captured it on camera until we sang “Happy Birthday” to her this year!  I’m so tickled about this shot because I want to remember this face forever.  Noelle LOVES being silly, light-hearted and having fun!  She was being such a goof ball in this picture, and I just can’t tell you how much I love her.  I’m all teary-eyed now!

For those of you that don’t know what Dairy Queen is, let me tell you!  It’s a low-key burger joint with awesome desserts here in Texas!  Most Dairy Queens are located in small towns.  When Mike and I first moved here, we would drive 30 minutes each way to get a Blizzard every now and then.  Blizzards are ice cream with a topping stirred in with a machine.  My favorite is Reese’s peanut butter cups and the rest of the PondFam5 loves Cookie Dough.  Over half of the girls hadn’t ever been to Dairy Queen.  When we pulled up, they were like, “This is it!?!”  I think they thought it would be a lot fancier, lol!  I told them not to judge a book by its cover and wait until they try it!  It was a fun experience for all of us!  Oh, one more fun fact about Dairy Queen is they always turn the Blizzard upside down before they give it to you to prove that it is still cold and fresh.  They even do this if you order one from the drive-thru before they hand it over.  They used to say if they forget, it’s free, but I don’t think they do that anymore.  If you’re in Texas, it’s a fun novelty to try!  Cold Stone and Marble Slab are cool but nothing beats a DQ Blizzard!

I told the girls to pose for their Mommas.  It was fun taking their pictures in such pretty light and seeing their cute expressions!

Happy 8th birthday, Noelle!  Hope you had the time of your life!