Megan's Birthday

Seven:

 She started her day by getting showered with gifts from her family. No girl ever felt more loved :)

 She took cupcakes to share with her Addy class before they practiced their play. They sang "Happy Birthday" to her. She was glowing :)

 We sang "Happy Birthday" too and she made a wish. I hope it comes true.

 Our baby is growing up...

 Still loving on her favorite gift at the end of the day.

She said, "This is the best birthday ever!"

Celebrating Megan

This year, Megan's birthday fell in the middle of a nasty stomach virus going around. I had been sick the weekend before, felt a tiny bit better when her birthday rolled around on Tuesday, then on the day of her party, Nicholas got sick. While Todd tended the sick, I called all Megan's friends to tell them the party was canceled. She was heartbroken. It was to be her first party with friends and she was really looking forward to it.

Luckily, we were able to reschedule! Not all the girls were able to come. Some still had the darn stomach virus going around in their house, some were out of town (tis the season!) but the ones who were able to come had fun!

I had some beads set out so the girls could make some jewelry and let me tell you, those girls liked their bling!

Crafty little girls!

 Do you see Nicholas peeking in from the kitchen? That little flirt! He was very busy showing the girls the spider he caught and other such boy-stuff ;)

Megan and her new bracelet and necklace:

 Lyza and her new bracelet and necklace:

 Greer and her new bracelet and necklace:

We're all in trouble with these cuties ;)

 Opening presents:

   I love Lyza helping her in this picture. She couldn't wait for Megan to see what she got her!

 Megan and Greer with their heads together. I can't remember what they were looking at or talking about but the picture is so sweet!

 The party girls:

It was so much fun!

Six

Our baby turned six last Tuesday. It's so hard to believe she's six already!

Megan is kind, thoughtful, and sweet. She loves to learn about all kinds of things, especially animals. She's so tender with even the smallest of creatures. She loves music and is often playing the piano or singing a song. She loves her family. She loves God. She's loves hanging out with her family and curling up in someone's lap although once there, she's quite wiggly ;) She loves to cook real or pretend food and serve it to her family. She loves her dolls. She's also very bossy and has a stubborn streak ;)

Sweet Megan, Happy Sixth Birthday!

More Birthday Fun

Today (whew, finally caught up!), Todd's parents came to visit and gift the little birthday girl! She was so excited to get presents after her birthday! And here she is all decked out in her new Barbie dress with her matching Barbie:)
A cute new outfit made with organic cotton!
Thank you Meemaw and Papaw!
Megan giving Meemaw Judy a big thanks:
And, of course, she couldn't resist covering herself in the wrapping paper ;)
We had a wonderful afternoon visiting :) Russ and Judy, thanks for coming up! See you Saturday!

Gifts Fit for a Princess

Megan actually was pretty patient about the presents. Oh, she was very excited, but she knew she couldn't open any until after we ate lunch and she didn't push at all about that. She was so very sweetly excited about ALL the birthday traditions: cake, choosing lunch (pizza!), being fussed over all day long. She loved every minute of her day! But, I have to say, this girl did enjoy her gifts ;)

Kristen got to read the cards to her :)
Where is it??
My friend, Jenny, had one of these little sandbox toys that I saw a couple of years ago. Then I thought, "How cute!" but I wasn't brave enough to bring something with sand into the house. Now, however, I've realized my house is a mess anyway, what's a little sand going to hurt? ;)
She loved it!

So did Nicholas!
They played fairly nicely together for quite a while ;)

When Grandma Diana came over she brought some gifts too:
Yes, that's a tiger! That you ride! Oh, it was a hit :)
She even graciously hopped off to give her brothers a turn...for a second ;)
The tiger, which we named "Who-Dey" as in the Bengal battle cry, is right now standing by her bed as she sleeps :)

This little princess had a good day :)

The Making of a Birthday Cake

Megan really wanted to help me make her cake this year. In our house, I bake the cakes from scratch and Todd does all the decorating. That is, unless the birthday person wants lemon cake! That's not really made from scratch or decorated but very delicious and a birthday fav for some people here!

Back to the point! Megan chose a chocolate cake (of course!) and she wanted a "cat cake". I don't really know when she started this cat obsession but she's really into them right now, as you'll see more of when I get to the rest of her birthday pics!

I love baking with Megan and she really loved being involved in the making of her cake!
We had to sample the icing:
After Daddy worked his cake magic:
Megan, I so enjoyed making your cake with you today! You did a great job!

Our Last Four

Today, Megan turned five! FIVE!

She asked me this morning if I had noticed how much bigger she is. Yes, I do. Every day she seems a little bit bigger and a little less my baby. They grow so fast!

She's loving her special day and enjoying her presents and cake. She's even sharing with Nicholas ;) I'll put up more pictures later; right now, here's my girl on her last day of being four: