Ana is 15

On her actual birthday (Tuesday, May 24), she went to school and then to her Young Women activity.

On the Sunday before her birthday (May22), we invited family over for dinner and cake. 

We had pineapple chicken and coconut rice for dinner, and Ana made herself a gorgeous chocolate raspberry cake. (I offered to make her birthday cake, but she was more than happy to do it herself.) Aunt Rachel and Uncle Justin were in Italy, so their kids came with Grandma Susan and Grandpa Dennis. Uncle T and Aunt McKall forgot about the dinner (they have a newborn, so they're allowed to be forgetful), but they brought a bag of Lindor chocolates for her later.

We had hoped the weather would cooperate so we could have the dinner outside, but it was unseasonably cold, so we hosted everyone inside.

Lighting 15 candles on her cake while Hudson watches.

Then she opened presents: a card with cash from Grandma Susan and Grandpa Dennis, a gift card to Joann from her parents (she also received a LEGO bonsai tree on her actual birthday), a beautiful art kit from Aunt Rachel's family, and a shapeshifting box from Grandma and Grandpa Scott.

Her cute popup card from Grandma Susan

Opening her Amazon box on her actual birthday. Surprise! (She had picked it out herself.)

Andrea and Ana with our array of sauces at Super Chix for Ana's birthday dinner. Ana likes to try new places out, so we got chicken tenders and fries after she decided to eat here on Saturday, May 28.

Then on Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day), Ana invited some friends over (Jacie Klingler, Lilli Mickelsen, Samantha Park, Emelia Bare) to play Jackbox games, eat pizza and watch Heart and Souls. We didn't go fishing at Henry's Lake this Memorial Day weekend because the weather was cold and snowy in Island Park. So it was easy to get things ready for her friends to come over on the last day of the three-day weekend.