Blueberries

I know I've been a bit of a blog-slacker lately, but I'm going to try to get back to recording some of the more day-to-day things from these precious days. This is about as basic as it gets, but you have to admit this messy girl is pretty cute!

Our "little" Charlie Bear is now four! It has been so fun watching him change and grow over the past year. He has become very social and loves spending time with his buddies. He has quite the imagination, and he and Grace can get completely lost in other worlds together. He has opinions and is always ready to share them. He talks, talks, talks, talks, talks. He has an amazing sense of humor and loves making people laugh. His favorite phrase right now is, "Isn't that belarious (hilarious)?!?" He has really thrived at preschool this year. His teachers tell me that he is one of the busiest kids in the class and that he loves to try everything they have out to do. He has a new found love of dinosaurs and space, but his first and real true love is anything on a screen...movies, wii games, tv shows. We have had to drastically cut back on his "screen time", but his nightly show is still something he looks forward to all day long. :) He loves his family and is very affectionate. He's my snuggler, and since he's also an early riser, we often get good cuddle time every morning. I love that he still loves to hold my hand when we're walking, and whenever I sit down, he is almost immediately on my lap. He has such a sweet heart and a fun personality. We are so thankful that we get to be his parents!

Charlie had a hard time deciding what kind of party he wanted this year. He knew he wanted to have a dinosaur party, but he also wanted an "all shows" party that included all of his favorite tv characters. We settled on a Diego Dinosaur Rescue party. It was so much fun planning a dinosaur adventure for Charlie and his friends. They played games, hunted for dinosaurs, ate a "dino dig" snack, and opened presents. Charlie has really been blessed with some great new friends this past year, and it was so much fun watching them all play together and celebrate with Charlie.



Coincidence

I took this picture of Grace when she was three. It has always been one of my favorite pictures of her, and I have it sitting on a shelf in our family room.

When I was going through the pictures I took of her for her sixth birthday, I couldn't believe how similar this one was. I can't believe how much she's changed in three years...and yet how much she is the same.

Turning Six!

I told a friend recently that my kids birthdays always make me realize that I'm getting old. How could I possibly be the mom to a six year old??! And yet, I am. Mom to one precocious, energetic, curious, fun-loving, kind-hearted SIX year old. She loves people deeply, plays hard, plans her mischief with great detail, and has the most amazing imagination. She keeps us on our toes and makes us laugh a lot. She has been bursting with personality since the day she was born, and, thankfully, that doesn't seem to be changing as she grows up. We are so blessed to be the parents of this amazing girl!

For her birthday, Grace wanted a pajama and pedicure party. The house was FULL of her buddies. To say that having that many 6 year old girls under one roof was a little crazy would be quite the understatement. But the night was just what Grace wanted, and she loved every second of it.

 My mom and Jeff's mom were such good sports about being our master pedicurists!

 Some of the girls working on a craft

 Time for pizza!

 Opening presents...

 Grace came up with her own idea for cake. She wanted chocolate cake in a mug with whip cream, marshmallows, and chocolate chips on top. She called it hot cocoa cake.

 Happy, happy girl!!

 

We love you, our BIG six year old!!