5 years old

Where does the time go?? It's official our little Taylor bugis now five. And we really partyed it up for her this year. Me and her went out on Friday, just the girls, and got pedicures, and then went out to dinner, and then went and did some shopping. It was so much fun just being with her. She was soo cute at the pedicure place. She had the hardest time trying to pick a color, but finally decided on hot pink. And at dinner she wanted us to sit on the same side of the booth and she wanted to order the exact same thing. I asked her what was her favorite part of the night was and she said "putting my feet in the warm water with bubbles at the pedicure place, it felt so good!!" Then on Saturday was her big birthday party. She invited 18 kids, so it was a bit chaotic! But a good time for sure. We played a cake walk game, freeze dance, ate and decorated cupcakes, broke a pinata. What a fun party it was. I could tell that Taylor felt pretty special, when all her friends sang her happy birthday she was just beaming. Then on Sunday, (her actual birthday) I made her favorite breakfast for her and Chase, pancakes. Cort was at church meetings, so me and Chase stuck a candle in her pancakes and sung her happy birthday. Then after church we had a few family members come over for dinner and fun.

What proud parents we are! Taylor is such a joy to have in our family. She is so beautiful inside and out and incredibly smart! She tends to pick up on new things so easily, I think she gets that from her dad and her memory never seizes to amaze me. She bring up things that happened forever ago and I'll think to myself how does she remember that! She is such a huge helper with the boys and an amazing example for us all. Tonite after we got done reading scriptures she told us she wanted to bare her testimony, which was very sweet. She has the HUGEST heart and makes friends whenever we go. Even at such places as the store, I will turn around and find her playing around with her new friends, calling them by name. She is such a girly girl, loves to play dress up and put make up on and yet at the same time she loves to get dirty and run around with her brother. She absolutely loves to sing and dance and learn new things. She loves going to school and is starting to learn how to read. I feel so honored to be her mom and have her in my life. She makes life so grand!!! We love you Taylor. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!