Elena // Happy 9th Birthday! // Towanda, PA

I have never met a little girl with such a huge personality – she is home of gigantic hugs, dramatic faces, and over-the-top giggles. I have photographed Miss Elena for the past few years and she hasn’t changed one little bit! She is still rambunctious and fun as ever. And last week she turned 9 years old!! She celebrated by having all of her friends over for a slumber party – all I can say is: I’m so glad I was only there for a portion of the evening & got to come home to my nice quiet bed for the night! I have the feeling these girls were up partying long into the night!

Her super awesome cake was done by the amazing T-Town Bakery – it was sleepover themed with sleeping bags on top! It was delicious too!

I loved overhearing the girls helping each other out when it came to eating the cake: “Why is the icing hard?” “That’s called ‘fon-don’, and it’s not so great but you can eat it if you really want.” haha!!

The cupcakes were from T-Town too – don’t they look scrumptious?

Elena not only had her friends over for a sleepover, but part of her party was dedicated to zumba too!! Secretly I wanted to join in – they looked like they were having so much fun!

I think the instructor had the most fun though – seriously! I wish I had just a tiny bit of her energy & excitement! She was completely pumped to be teaching zumba to this group of girls!! She made it look soo fun!!

Of course – the evening couldn’t come to an end without some group photos – I love how casual and fun they turned out!!