Happy 4th Birthday Piper Leigh! 12/11/17

12/11/17

4. F.O.U.R

Here we go. I truly want time to s l o w down but I am slowly learning it doesn't. Piper is turning 4. It's here and it's been fast!

The sassy and sweet girl is about to exit the 3's and being a "threenager"...right? Time will tell for sure. You are strong, kind, stubborn, sassy and beautiful. You are confident and caring. You are a Daddy's girl and know it. And to be honest Mommy loves that! You have his eyes and he is pure magic to you. 

As you moved into your 3's this past year, you finished 2 year old preschool and moved into starting the 3's in the fall. You know all your letters and sounds and want to learn with Tucker (who is in Kindergarten at the Elementary school now). Show and Tell is your favorite and you know exactly what you want to bring in. You also started dance this year. The focus is ballet but I see some Hip Hop in your future. You have rhythm and naturally dance to music and your own beat or songs. Aunt Lis got your a Karaoke machine and I can tell that it is going to be a big hit!

2 big things this past year-Disney and our Lake House with our boat.
In the fall and winter we went to Disney a lot. We went for your 3rd birthday, and back again at Christmas. Mommy ran the Princess 1/2 with Aunt Lis so we went in February and back again for Spring Break. We took a Spring/Summer break and went to the Lake a ton. More about that soon!
Mommy and Daddy took just you on a special Disney trip this past fall and it was pure Magic! We met every princess and did everything you wanted to do. Your love of the princesses and the way your eyes lit up when you saw them, talked with them or danced with them was priceless. 3, almost 4 is the perfect age for Disney. Let's face it our family loves Disney so any age is fantastic!

Right after you turned 3 we bought a Lake House on Lake Harwell in South Carolina! It's been a lot of fun fixing it up and having a place with our own dock for our boat. You have grown a lot in your love of boating. You started the summer by not wanting to swim on your own (with a life jacket) to a month in, swimming on your own and going with Summer and Tucker to land. You not a huge fan of tubing or water sports yet but you take the best naps on the boat.

You and I went on a trip to the Ocean City, Maryland together this past summer. It was your first flight and while Mommy may have sweated it out a little you did great. You had a great time on the beach and enjoyed your time with Aunt Janna and "hers" baby. Baby Dominic is such a cutie and Mommy was so happy to meet him. We also saw some other Maryland friends (Aunt Jessica, Aunt Erika and Aunt Colleen and their families). It was a great trip for us!

You have all your words and pick up on everything. Smart, sweet and sassy all rolled up in one. You still mix up pronouns and we love it-"thems come to my house". Hers really funny! We will hold on to these for as long as we can. You say "I-owl" for owl. You also say every night "Send Daddy In" and you and I say, "Night Night I love you" over and over, even as I close the door.
You love pockets on your dresses and clothes and are picky about what you wear. I try the 2 choices thing that worked pretty well for your sister and brother but somehow doesn't work for you.

You have renamed your Elf every year it has come-Elf, Minnie and now Belle. Belle is your favorite Princess and your had a Belle birthday party along with SNOW! Yes, we had snow in GA at the beginning of December. You didn't fully realize that Belle was supposed to come but couldn't make it because of the snow and ice. You did pick up on something and asked me what princess was coming? Mommy played it off and you had the best princess 4th birthday party with 10 sweet princess friends!
Summer, her friend Nora, and Mom-Mom helped and it was a fun dancing, playing, coloring, and nail painting time. Princess Perfect!

I am glad we had some snow as you think it should snow on Christmas. You even asked me if was Christmas because of the snow.

Babies are your favorite toy still. You sat on Santa's lap this year and talked to him!!!! It was precious. You got a little shy when talking with him and when he asked what you wanted you didn't say much. So he suggested a doll so now you are waiting on Santa to bring you a Christmas Baby doll!

We love you with all our heart, our Little. You will always be our Little! You give the best hugs-you even give big hugs and little hugs. You cuddle as well!

Time to finish up the Birthday prep! Gifts to put out and streamers on your bedroom door! Here comes some pictures and her 20 questions......

Fall 2017 Preschool Pic

December 2017 Photo Shoot

2017- 4 yrs old

20 questions
1. What is your favorite color? pink and purple

2. What is your favorite toy? Baby
3. What is your favorite fruit? orange-those small ones
4. What is your favorite tv show?  Goldie and Bear, Peppa Pig
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Turkey and Cheese

6. What is your favorite outfit? My shirt where your put your thumbs in
7. What is your favorite game? Matching Stuff and Go Fish

8. What is your favorite snack? cereal

9. What is your favorite animal? Elephant

10. What is your favorite song? Twinkle Twinkle Little Song-sang it to me

11. What is your favorite book? Pinkalious and all of her books

12. Who is your best friend? Sadie and Tenley

13. What is your favorite cereal? Chocolate K (Special K)

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? play with Summer and Tucker-ride bikes, swings

15. What is your favorite drink? Milk

16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Blankie

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Chocolate K cereal

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Pizza

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a Fairy and a Mommy

Party Pictures:

Happy 6th Birthday Tucker David! 09/30/17

Happy 6th Birthday Tucker!
09/30/17

Time flies when you are having fun- I think this fits you perfectly! You are so fun loving and passionate about life it's hard to keep up with! 

This past year you have finished Pre-K at Celebration and started Kindergarten at Spout Springs Elementary. Your Pre-K year was wonderful and you had a special bond with your assistant teacher, Ms. Jackie. It was so bittersweet to watch you graduate and give Ms. Dayna a hug. You had 4 amazing years at that preschool and we just want to keep you little!

You started Kindergarten in August and you have the same K teacher that Summer had-Mrs. Smathers. You are taking every little last detail in. You want to learn and love to play sight word games and read. You even like to make Mommy worksheets to complete based on activities you have done at school!

Since last year you have become even more of an expert wake boarder and continue to love all things lake. We bought a lake house in December and that has been one of your favorite places to be. Fishing, collecting frogs, collecting rocks, tubing, swimming and wake boarding. You belong at the lake!

We also renewed our Disney annual passes in November and used them until Spring when it was warm enough to go out on the boat. You have gotten into Star Wars and your favorite Disney experience this past year was Jedi Training. You took it very seriously and did a great job. You also discovered that you like "Test Track" and that is your favorite. 

As for sports you continue to take Karate at the DoJo and have moved up to Jrs 2. You have played baseball for I9 and now T-ball for Mill Creek. Your team won the championship in the Spring. Your team is doing great this fall and you are hitting so much more off of pitches. We are so proud of you. You also have taken tennis lessons and like to practice golf at the driving range with Daddy. You seem to like all things "active" and you want to do it all!

You love the color orange, cooking, baking, crafting and working on Legos. You are a busy busy little boy! 

You love with all your heart and as active as you are you are always the first one there for a hug or a cuddle and you love to help others. You play great with both of your sisters and truly look out for Piper. You make my heart happy!

Your requests for your birthday celebrations were endless..... trampoline jump place, ice cream at Juke and Jive, dinner at Cabos, hit golf balls at the driving range and more. So you are having a small party at Get Air- a trampoline and Ninja style place and we are doing a lot of these others at different times! I love you Tucker!

6.....SIX....I can't believe it. I love you so much Tucker David. I am so happy to be your Mommy and watch you grow up!

20 Questions and then some pics coming up! 

I love you!!!

20 Questions2017
 Age 6
 1. What is your favorite color? Orange and Yellow
 2. What is your favorite toy? Sweet Puppy
 3. What is your favorite fruit? oranges
 4. What is your favorite tv show? NinjaGo
 5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? hamburgers and pizza
 6. What is your favorite outfit? Baseball Uniform
 7. What is your favorite game? Mexican Train
 8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit Roll Ups
 9. What is your favorite animal? coyote
 10. What is your favorite song? Happy Birthday Song

 11. What is your favorite book? Green Eggs and Ham

 12. Who is your best friend? Hudson and Grayson and Matt
 13. What is your favorite cereal? Special K Chocolate
 14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play baseball
 15. What is your favorite drink? Orange Juice
 16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
 17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Sweet puppy
 18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes with strawberries and Whip Cream
 19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Cabos
 20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A candy maker 

Happy 8th Birthday Summer Lynn! 05/01/17

Happy 8th Birthday Summer Lynn!

8

Eight Feels Great!

I love love love love love you Summer!

As I work on this draft of your Birthday Blog you are swimming in the lake and using your imagination with Tucker (5 1/2). You have the biggest heart ever!

What a year it's been for you! You finished first grade and celebrated your 7th birthday in Chicago! 

Then you had a fun summer on the lake in our boat, cheer camps and tennis! Even a week at the beach in Ocean City, Maryland. 

Then in the "fall" (August) you started second grade you cheered again for the Jr Falcons, took a class at Ms.Heathers and had some more tennis lessons!

This was a fantastic year for you in school! You grew in your confidence to read and improved your writing. Math seems to be your thing (which is good because it's not mine) and we couldn't be prouder of all your hard work. 

Your "Summer Sunshine" nickname continues to stand true with yellow as your favorite color. 

You are a lot like your mama. Take everything straight to heart and very literally. Your giggle is contagious. You have such compassion for an 8 year old. You appreciate quality time but sometimes get embarrassed by too much attention or praise. It's amazing to watch the person you are becoming. 8 enters the tween years and I see that as well. The faces and eye rolls that were never there before.  The confidence is still there and you are very happy to do your own thing and not follow others. We are embracing it all and love you so much!!! 

As you finish second grade and turn 8 you have entered a new phase in cheer- competitive cheer through the Zion Warriors. So this spring you picked up tumble again and really are getting good at it. Back walk overs, combinations with round offs, bridges and more. I am trying to learn the terms etc but am impressed with what you can do. You also started tennis lessons again. 

You still love American girl. Maybe not as much as last year but we had the warmest winter ever and we played outside a ton. 

We also got a lake house in December so we have been at that a lot, updating it so while there we've been outside playing, crafting, playing games and Disney movie watching.  Even several boat rides so far (not bad for April). 

Speaking of Disney we got annual passes again in November and we have used them 5 times. We are on a 6 month lake/boat break but has been fun. Piper is getting so into it and I feel it has renewed your princess interest and you love meeting them again with Piper. 

I can't remember when you started riding Rock'n roller coaster but it's a big favorite with you and your Daddy! When in Epcot we have to go to Paris to get you a dessert and you and Tucker tried Jedi Training this year. 

We just had your 8th birthday party! A sleepover with 14 of your closest friends! It was so much fun! Mommy's a little tired (ok maybe a lot tired) but your happiness and appreciation meant so much. 

I wrote this post while laying on our dock. It's time for snacks and my attention. 

20 questions to follow

I love you more then words can show! Smile bright and be confident my Summer Sunshine- 8 feels great and is going to be great!  

  2017 8 years old
20 questions

1. What is your favorite color? yellow
2. What is your favorite toy? American Girl
3. What is your favorite fruit? strawberries
4. What is your favorite tv show? Rapunzel
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Chicken salad
6. What is your favorite outfit? Matilda Jane anything
7. What is your favorite game? Uno
8. What is your favorite snack? Strawberries
9. What is your favorite animal? Hope- our dog
10. What is your favorite song? Can't Stop the Feeling
11. What is your favorite book? Billie B
12. Who is your best friend? my Cousin Hadley and all of my friends are my best friends
13. What is your favorite cereal? Lucky charms
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play on our playground at our house
15. What is your favorite drink? Water
16. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween- because it's my Daddy's Birthday
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? kitty, blankie
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? cereal, waffles and strawberries
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Cabo's
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Work at Disney, maybe a Disney vet