Happy Birthday!!!

It's official... Abigail is 6 years old!!!

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

We love you!!!

We have had a week of celebration this year for Abigail. Due to John's conference schedule he was to be gone on Abigail's actual birthday, so we decided to celebrate a couple days early as a family. The day began with the traditional birthday decor and birthday breakfast. Abigail requested a "pancake with a face" this year for breakfast. She even gave me instructions on how to complete this task (I added the strawberry hair for fun -- can't always only follow the directions)

We had a yummy breakfast followed by the opening of some of Abigail's birthday presents.

Here she is pictured with some of her new books... she was so excited to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She began reading it that day. :)

The kids and I knew we had to do something fun during the day to celebrate... so we headed off to the pool. We even tried the deeper pool in our neighborhood. The thought of which is a little scary for me, but the kids did great. We all had a great afternoon.

Daddy came home a little early (thanks dad!) and we headed off to Red Robin for birthday dinner (Abigail's choice). She really loves being sung to and getting a special treat on her birthday :)

But the fun didn't stop there.... we walked a little ways down the sidewalk (Red Robin is located in an outdoor mall.. so we walked down the Mall a bit)... until we came to the "splash pad." We attempted to keep the kids dry (well not soaked), but I lost ... John convinced me to just "go with it... and let go." :)

Pretty soon.... they were all SOAKED! Soaked and Happy! What a great way to end a birthday. Soaked, happy and eating ice cream :).

Friday we celebrated Abigail's birthday with friends. Abigail decided she wanted a Luau (Hula - in her words) Party. We had lots of fun ... sand crafts, games, pineapple cakes and smoothies. Abigail had a great time. Thanks to all you came and made her day a special one.

Here is the gang ...

Samuel (what a good sport - the only boy), Abigail, Emily, Kaori, Ily, Ella, Micaela, Samy, and Elle

Happy 6th Birthday Abigail!

We love you!

We love your laughter, your caring personality, and your sweet smile. We love how we can always find you with your nose in a book or playing with your brothers. You can always brighten our day. Thank you for always taking care of your brothers and for being such a good girl. We are so blessed to have you in our family. You are such a special girl. Hope you had a fabulous birthday Abby... because WE LOVE YOU!