First some Puppy Love
Just needs his bed and a ball
Tuckered out
Who Me?
The day before her birthday.
St. Patty's Birthday Girl
At Applebee's for her birthday--her choice
Good morning gorgeous 5 year old
Got flowers from Papa and Sheila
Yummy Dessert
Seth thought her hat was hysterical
Got a Tangled watch
Surprise
Time for dessert
Oh Wow Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Lovin' celebrating Savannah's birthday
Sweet treats for the sweeties
I cannot even believe I am writing this post. Savannah 5? No way. That was YEARS away. It is not possible that the tiny 6 pound, 12 oz. girl we met in Guatemala on April 15, 2006 is FIVE. Five sound really like a big girl. That is a whole person that is eligible for school, loses teeth, and is learning to read and write. Five is no baby. Five is a big girl. And that she is. And we love her. All of her. She is such a blessing. Her sensitivity, her kindness and caring nature along with her definite ideas, independent thinking and sassiness. She is the whole package. And we love that about her. We had a fantastic five celebration with family and friends joining in her party and then celebrating JUST HER at her favorite restaurant, Applebees, with just Mommy. Then picking out a present at TJ Maxx and going home and having Chocolate Covered Strawberries for dessert, which are her favorite. Then on Friday night we went out to Ruby Tuesday to celebrate as a family (again her choice). She got many special gifts including earrings, clothes, a Rapunzel watch, tons of art stuff, puzzles, board games, and baby dolls.
In school she did a special ceremony where she held a model globe and they lit a candle in the middle of the circle and she walked around it 5 times for each year she is alive to describe how the earth moves around the sun (the candle is the sun) and that is how long the rotation takes for another birthday. Each time she made a rotation they showed a picture of her that year. I think that is the nicest tribute. I love it. She also brought "fruit cups" since they do not allow sweets. We did kiwi, green grapes, and blueberry on top. She also brought rainbow goldfish.
She really understood a birthday this year and had an awesome time and was an amazing girl. We are looking forward to a year of many firsts and a lot of growing up. Five is an incredible growth year.
I cannot even believe I am writing this post. Savannah 5? No way. That was YEARS away. It is not possible that the tiny 6 pound, 12 oz. girl we met in Guatemala on April 15, 2006 is FIVE. Five sound really like a big girl. That is a whole person that is eligible for school, loses teeth, and is learning to read and write. Five is no baby. Five is a big girl. And that she is. And we love her. All of her. She is such a blessing. Her sensitivity, her kindness and caring nature along with her definite ideas, independent thinking and sassiness. She is the whole package. And we love that about her. We had a fantastic five celebration with family and friends joining in her party and then celebrating JUST HER at her favorite restaurant, Applebees, with just Mommy. Then picking out a present at TJ Maxx and going home and having Chocolate Covered Strawberries for dessert, which are her favorite. Then on Friday night we went out to Ruby Tuesday to celebrate as a family (again her choice). She got many special gifts including earrings, clothes, a Rapunzel watch, tons of art stuff, puzzles, board games, and baby dolls.
In school she did a special ceremony where she held a model globe and they lit a candle in the middle of the circle and she walked around it 5 times for each year she is alive to describe how the earth moves around the sun (the candle is the sun) and that is how long the rotation takes for another birthday. Each time she made a rotation they showed a picture of her that year. I think that is the nicest tribute. I love it. She also brought "fruit cups" since they do not allow sweets. We did kiwi, green grapes, and blueberry on top. She also brought rainbow goldfish.
She really understood a birthday this year and had an awesome time and was an amazing girl. We are looking forward to a year of many firsts and a lot of growing up. Five is an incredible growth year.
It is so hard to believe that our baby girls are turning 5. It was just the other day when we were talking on the phone in Guatemala wasn't it? They are growing up into beautiful girls. Glad she had a beautiful day.
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