"Seven and Counting"

Today is our not so little William's Birthday! The title of this post is a direct quote from the kid himself. William is a bright light in our family. He always wants to do good and never let people down. William's had a big year and we're looking forward to the year ahead. Happy Birthday to the coolest boy in town. We sure love our William. 

Six Year Old Girl

Lily is six! The Saturday before her birthday, we celebrated like crazy! We went to shopping, went to lunch at McDonalds, we saw the Croods and had dinner at Subway. We were a little disappointed that it was a little rainy and so we didn't go to the zoo like she originally want to, but I think we made it up to her. We baked cupcakes and made chocolate frosting to go on top and everyone got to decorate some cupcakes. Lily was all over it because she is a little chef. Lily got a sleeping bag and flashlight, make up, a skip it (remember those?), a soccer ball, and a brand new bike that she rides everyday and lots more. We got a package from Grandma and Grandpa in Utah filled with goodies and Lily received this beautiful dress that I couldn't wait to take her 6 year pictures in. 

I can't believe this beautiful little gal is already six!

Purple and Gray

 Last Easter Lily fell in love with a pink floaty kind of dress, but the store was of course out of her size. When I saw that they had the same dress, but in purple, this year, I jumped on the opportunity to grab it! I thought to tie in some boyishness into it we could use gray too and I found the perfect gray and white shirt for William at a store close by. It was totally meant to be, my vision was complete. I was able to take the kids to the temple over Spring Break to take their Annual Easter pictures. It gets more fun every year because the kids get so excited to do it too. William and Lily scoped out the temple grounds and told me where they wanted to take pictures this year. I love this time of year!

 



Hustle and Bustle

In all of the craziness that has been this weekend, I wasn't able to sit down wish my little girl a Happy Birthday on here!! Lily's 6th birthday was on Easter Sunday this year. We spent all day Saturday together as a family and went out to eat and to see the Croods. I have more pictures, but I wanted to have a little collage of our girl throughout the year. She's big stuff. Lily brings so much life and humor into our family. I can't believe she's six!! She has definitely been growing out of some of her famous catch phrases like saying "clay" and "clease" for "play" and "please. But, it's always fun to see what comes out of this little one's mouth. When Lily wants to help me cook, she tells me that she wants to "make" with me. Last night she was telling Matthew about giving cupcakes to her classmates at school. They mostly wanted the "anilla" ones. With my little Lily getting older I know that funny words and phrases will be few and far between and I'm just enjoying it while it lasts.

I love this little Lily girl.