Sally- FIVE Years old!!

Happy 5th Birthday Monkey! My greatest accomplishment {so far} has been being your mama. I feel like it was only yesterday that we were bringing you home from the hospital....not quite sure exactly what to do. Your sweet spirit has taught me so much about life. You have taught me to slow down and enjoy each day and to not take anything too seriously. 

You have been lighting up the room ever since you made your entrance into the world and there is no stopping you. I know you are going to do great things! Your personality draws people in and makes everyone smile. You are the perfect combination of sweet and sassy...perfect for being a 5 year old! Your brother was born this year and I know that threw a wrench in your plan for being an only child. You have settled into the role of big sister so wonderfully. Its the sweetest thing to see you playing with your brother or saying "he is so cute, I just cant take it!". I know that its hard right now. Daddy is working all the time and Mommy has to constantly do things for the baby. I feel guilty baby girl....guilty that I'm too tired to play with you on some days, guilty that its not just the three of us anymore. I promise things will get better. Thank you for understanding and for still showing me love and giving hugs. Mommy needs them!

I love your imagination. Whether you are building a house for your My Little Pony's out of sticks in the front yard, fashioning a dress out of toilet paper for your dolls or drawing wonderful pictures, you are always creating. Please don't ever stop! 

You love mermaids, fairies, elephants, My Little Pony's, watching youtube "Bideos", eating a "mix", and snuggling!!

I cant wait to see you grow each year and to see the kind of woman that you will grow into. I pray that you will be kind to everyone, stick up for the underdog and never apologize for what you believe in. 

Jacob lives next door and has already asked you to marry him. You are not allowed to date until you are old and gray!!  I hope that you keep your innocence and enjoy life everyday!! You start Kindergarten in a few months and Mommy is not going to know what to do. Never let anyone make you doubt yourself. You are amazing and beautiful!

I hope you have an amazing year. I am so very proud of you and love you more than you will ever know!!

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Sally's Fairy Party

Hey Friends! 

Having 2 kids is no joke. People who have more than 2.....I bow down. I have been so crazy just keeping up with laundry and booking Disney trips. I was laying in bed last night and feeling a little sad that I havent kept up with my blog like I used to. It has always been a little scrapbook of our lives and I feel like I have missed so much. So.....I am going to go back and blog about some things from that last year that I never got around to doing. So, just bear with me. 

First up is Sally's 5th birthday party. 

I ordered the cutest invitations from Sunshine Parties. I was a little disappointed that they couldn't make the fairy's hair blonde to match Sally but they still turned out really cute!

I'll be honest and tell you that when I first started planning this party, I had visions of red mushrooms and woodland creatures and by the time party day had rolled around I had changed the look into a floral and pastel thing. 

I made a wreath using a simple grapevine wreath from Hobby Lobby. I hot glued some moss and fake butterflies onto it. I also made some mushrooms by painting half styrofoam balls pink and gluing on felt dots. I rolled up some white yardstick for the stem. They turned out really cute. 

I took a old ton can and hot glued a sheet on moss and butterflies on it to hold forks. 

Here is the food table. I love the way it turned out!!

I made these cute little doughnut hole hedgehogs and chocolate acorns using pinterest pictures for inspiration. 

I ordered a simple white cake from a local bakery and added on my own fake flowers and a butterfly. I found an image of a fairy online and traced it onto silver glitter yardstick to make a topper for the cake. 

This little hedgehog cheese ball turned out so cute!!

I had little tables set up for a craft. I bought little birdhouses at Michaels for $1 each and cut off the rope at the top. I did a light coat of white spray paint on the houses. Each place has a bag with pieces of moss for the roof, fake flowers, mushrooms, a butterfly and ladybug and some glass stones. I also had fairy wings and a flower crown at each place setting. The girls looked precious!!

I also hired a face painter to come and paint all the girls up like fairies. They had so much fun!!

Happy 5th Birthday my Sweet Girl!! 

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Sally's Four Year Old Pictures

I am in love with the pictures we had taken of Sally a few months ago. They were done by Livy B Photography and I highly recommend her if you are in the Memphis area. She is super talented and her prices are very reasonable. Check her out on Facebook here.

Sally {4 Years Old}

Sally,

You turned FOUR last month!  I can hardly believe it.  You are the sweetest outgoing little person I have ever met and people fall in love with you wherever we go. You are going to the best big sister!! You are already such a great helper!

Here's what's going on in your world at four years old!

Weight:

You are at 31.1 pounds.  My little petite girl :)

Height:

As of yesterday morning you were 38" tall.  You were so excited to finally be big enough to ride Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Disney last month. 

Clothing Size:

I think it's officially time to retire the 3t clothes.  Some of your size 2 Matilda Jane still fits but we are only buying size 4 for everything now. You are still in size 8 shoes but I have started buying size 9 for the summer. 


Feeding:

Most of the time, its a battle getting you to eat when its meal time. You much prefer snacking over a full sit down meal. You are a very healthy eater!! You love fruits (especially berries), hummus and carrots, and all nuts. Your favorite foods are chick-fil-a nuggets, yogurt, ice cream, and pizza. You also ask for Chinese food now which makes mama happy :)

Hair/Eyes:

You have the most beautiful blue eyes! I'm still not sure where your blonde hair came from but it looks like its not going anywhere. 

Sleep:

You have no interest in taking naps. Somedays that is really nice since we can keep going and I don't feel the need to rush home to keep you on schedule. Since being pregnant, I am missing those naps though. 

Q&A :

What makes you happy? When you give me kisses.

What makes you sad? When a kid tells me they don't like me. 

What makes you laugh? When Daddy says funny jokes. 

How old are you? 4

How old is mommy? 6

How old is daddy? 7

What’s your favorite thing to do? Go to Disney World.....totally!

What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a diver for seashells. 

What are you really good at? drawing pictures and putting stickers on them. 

What are you not really good at? swimming to Africa in the sea (lol!)

What’s your favorite food? chicken noodle soup, popcorn, treats with peanut butter and chocolate

What’s your favorite song? "I'm going to sing, sing, sing" and "Bad Blood"

What does daddy do for work? He flies airplanes. He needs to work. 

Where do you live? In Memphis

What’s your favorite toy? My Little Pony!!

What’s something daddy always says to you? Funny Jokes

What’s something mommy always says to you? Stop jumping on Daddy!

Who is your best friend? Sophie, Caroline, Carol Hannah and Emma Claire

What did we do today?  We went to Mops, you dropped me off, went to lunch with Daddy

What do you want for your birthday next year? A swimming Barbie mermaid 

Where’s your favorite place to go? Disney World and the Beach

Friday Favorites!!

{nursery progress}

We now have a rug!! I ordered it from Ikea and I love the way it looks. I'm still waiting for the bedding to come in.

Joe made these shelves and they turned out so well. We are still styling them up, but you get the idea. 

I ordered some beetles from Thailand and those came in the mail this week. Don't worry, they are dead :)

I've also been shopping and buying some cute outfits. These all came from Aliexpress and were under $8 each! They do run really big though!

{Easter Happenings}

We pulled out our Easter decorations and have been adding bunnies everywhere :)

I made Sally a cute lunch this week. She was so excited!!

We made recycled crayon bunnies for Sally to give to her friends at school. 

{Big Sister Class}

Last weekend Sally and I attended the Celebrate Siblings class at the hospital where I will deliver. She was so very excited and was the perfect student. She made a birthday card for Henry, watched a video about being a big sister, learned how to diaper, swaddle and hold the baby, and got a tour of the nursery and recovery room. It was such  fun time and I am so glad we did it. 

{Big Girl}

I cannot deny that my sweet baby girl is turning into a little girl. Its like she grew up overnight. Its very bittersweet. I want her to stay little but see the wonderful girl that she is becoming. 

{Central Church MOPS/Mom2Mom Group}

This sweet group of girls means so much to me and I love our Wednesday morning time together!!