Kristen Lanoye Photography

My little goose,

When you wake up tomorrow you will be four! I can hardly believe it – seems like yesterday I was dropping your brother off at preschool and headed to the hospital to have you – we had no idea how much life was going to change with a girl in the house but boy did it. Now the house is filled with princess songs and baby dolls, sparkly shoes and twirly dresses and it’s not unusual to find dada on the floor playing barbies with you – something I’m sure he never imagined himself doing! To say you keep us on our toes is a gross understatement – you are a perfect mix of sass and drama, sweet and smart. The things you say make me laugh daily but I’m also positive you have already given me my first gray hairs. You and your brother fill our days with so much fun and we love watching you both grow into your own little people.

You are still spending your days with “friends and Jody” until you start school next year. You also spend lots of time at Grandma and Papa’s house which is definitely one of your favorite places to be. Grandma tops your favorite playmate list along with Dada and brother. Every morning you beg to play with Dada for just five more minutes before he goes to work. You love to play barbies, feed or put your babies to bed, color or paint, play play-dough or board games, cook in your kitchen and watch videos on your ipad. You love to paint your nails, dress up in pretty clothes and accessorize with lots of jewelry. You love all things princess especially Elsa, Anna, Ariel or Rapunzel and your love of Minnie Mouse is still strong as well. You have become more of a picky eater lately and prefer to snack all day instead of eating at meal time and like your papa you have a strong sweet tooth!

I can’t wait to see what this next year holds for you as you grow into such a big girl. Dada, Mama and Christian love you so much!

Mama

My sweet little guy,

Today you woke up an 8 year old! I don’t know how that happened so quickly – seems like just yesterday we were bringing you home from the hospital – new parents that had no idea what we were doing. You have grown and changed so much over the past year and we are so proud of you. You just finished up first grade with almost all perfect grades – school seems to come easy for you, especially math and I’m hoping you continue to enjoy it and do well through out the years. You started wearing glasses this year after your teacher noticed you were having trouble seeing the board and we think they make you look very handsome <3 You opted out of baseball this year in favor of spring soccer - your first time playing on a team after taking classes at galaxy for years and you loved it - you requested to play again this fall. You love all things video game and mario right now, love watching your ipad and having movie or game nights with dada. You continue to take drum classes after school and just started taekwondo and are really liking it so far. You love our Friday night dinner dates with friends at chick fil a or lamppost - you guys are just about too big for the play place at chick fil a though so we may need to find a new spot soon! You have a busy schedule but seem to love it - and we love watching you try new things. This coming year will bring some changes as your best friend just moved out of state - I know you will miss our constant play dates and hanging out with Austin in and out of school but we hope to visit him soon and I'm glad you can keep in touch via Facetime. Happy Birthday to our first baby - we can't wait to see what this year brings for you - watching you grow and learn is so much fun. I love you so much! Mama
*you weren’t a very willing subject this year for bday photos 😉