Lucy's 6th Birthday

Well this girl is 6.

She's pretty good at being 6 already, even though she's only been 6 for about a month.

She loves:

Jesus

School

Chapel

Singing

Playing on the bars

Cherub Choir at church

Playing with friends

Creating art

Writing notes for people to find

TV shows Wild Kratts and Peg + Cat

Krispy Kreme donuts "fresh off the conveyor belt"

Disneyland

Adventure

She does not love:

Socks with bumps

Getting shots at the doctor

Going to bed

Legaches

Tuna Salad

Uncomfortable clothes

Naps "I have NO SLEEPING POWER!"

Movies with sad bits

So this 6 year old required some serious birthday fun.

Here's what we did:

We started with a little Krispy Kreme donut bash at school with her buddies.

 Most wore hats. 

All ate delicious mini donuts to celebrate!

 Then it was off to Disneyland for rides and fun with Mimi and Papa, then a super special fancy dinner with the princesses at Ariel's Grotto. 

 We rode some of Lucy's favorites including the Swings! 

 Dinner with the Princesses time. 

It was such a treat to have all the princesses come to our table for a little chat!

 Where's Henry you ask?

Henry decided that he was terrified of the princesses, so he ate his dinner under the table. 

Literally. 

We slipped him scraps like he was the family pooch.

He would occasionally whisper, "Are they gone?"

 Next we went to Build a Bear. Lucy got to choose a cuddly toy to stuff. She chose a bunny and gave it 6 hearts in honor of her birthday. She also chose a mint chocolate scent to put inside. Last, she chose a Jedi costume for it, complete with tiny light saber.

The bunny's name?

Buttercup Skywalker

Finally, it was on to the family campout!

We set up for 2 nights at the Caspers Wilderness Area. The helpful ranger at the gate gave us several pamphlets on how to protect ourselves against mountain lions that are known to inhabit the area. 

*gulp*

Mimi and Papa, Heather and Ron, and Rosie and Sadie were on hand the first night to help celebrate. We had presents and hobo packs and gourmet s'mores!

Then it was time for Mimi, Papa, Ron, and Heather to head down the mountain leaving Simon and I with the 4 littles. Everyone snuggled into their sleeping bags and went to sleep. 

What a weekend! 

Happy Birthday Lucy!

We love you!

First days . . . for everyone

Ok. Breathe. 

Our little Lucy girl is a kindergartener now and she is absolutely loving it. 

It has been a great big transition for our teeny tiny girl, but she has embraced it completely and gone from days of napping (still) and playing outside to a more scheduled life from 8:15 - 3:00. 

Me you ask? Not as smooth a transition.

Favorite writer Anne Lammot writes, "Everything I've ever let go of has claw marks . . " and I could have easily clutched onto this little girl for longer. . . forever! But I chose to be brave and send her.

There were tears on the first day for us both. She walked in line with her classmates with the parents trailing behind. We made it all the way to the door before she started crying. We hugged and remembered the verse she had learned just that Sunday:

 "Be strong and courageous. Don't be terrified or discouraged. For the Lord is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

And I was a mess. It's a good thing those big old plastic sunglasses are still in style 

because Mama was LOSING IT behind them. 

And then THIS GUY started his second year of preschool as a Butterfly in Mrs. WIlliams class.

He is attending 2 mornings a week and loves carrying his Star Wars lunchbox.  Silly and passionate, honest and prone to spontaneous acts of sword play, this kid is unstoppable.