Lila is Six!

Well, my little baby girl turned six last week, and I haven't even had a spare second to blog about it! Why is it that that I have two children - one with a birthday a week before Thanksgiving, and one with a birthday a week before Christmas?! It's a crazy holiday season here.

Lila's birthday was last Thursday. We tried to hang birthday decorations to cover up the Christmas ones. She was thrilled to receive "Felicity" her new American Girl doll. She told me she was "the prettiest doll she had ever seen in her whole entire life". :) I love having daughters!

Lila continues to entertain us with her funny and whimsical ways. She's witty and smart. She loves going to school every day, and is having a terrific year. Her teacher reports that she is a leader - we knew this, but were happy to hear that other kids are actually starting to follow. Lila is helpful both at home and at school. Her big sister is her hero, and she can't wait for weekends when she is allowed to sleep with Emma. She loves to play with Barbies and organize her enormous make up collection. Our dog, Trudy, is her best friend and the two of them play for hours. Lila love animals of all kinds, butterflies and insects, nonfiction books from the library, snacks, and messy crafts. She finished playing soccer this fall and is loving being in a Daisy Girl Scout Troop. She loves making new friends and is quite the Kindergarten social butterfly. There's a funny/adorable story about Lila every day of her life, and we just love her and are so proud to be "the famous Lila" 's parents! What joy she brings to our lives!

Birthday morning

Birthday cupcakes at school

Birthday evening

Family party

Lila with her family

Pink cake with raspberries

Lila's Butterfly Birthday Party

My beautiful Butterfly Princess

The Kindergarten Krew :)

The picture she drew in her journal of her family celebrating her birthday.

Just look at all the love in the air!! :)

Christmas Treat Helper

...and her job was "bowl-licker". She took the role very seriously...

Sweet and Sassy

Well, it has begun. My second child now has a social life and Ryan and I are at the mercy of our daughters' social calendars. Kindergarten must be the official beginning - we have Birthday party invites every weekend. I know we can pick and choose what we attend, but it's all so new and exciting! :) Lila has been dragged around her whole life to everything Emma ever has, and now she's loving her new role as social butterfly. Plus, if other parents are insane enough to pay who-knows-how-much for super extravagent parties at awesomely fun locations, why shouldn't we take advantage of that?!

Last Friday was a highlight. Lila had a party at Sweet and Sassy - crazy girly fun! The 24! girls all got to dress in a gown, get their hair, nails, and makeup done, learn some party dances, and then walk the runway with their "new" look! While my feminist side knows that my daughter should be pulling her self-worth from within, the rest of me admits that it was a 5 year old's dream come true - and so cute and funny! Here's a peek:

This Friday Lila and I are going to a bouncy place for a party while Ryan is chaperoning the "Fifth Grade Event" at Emma's school. I sure hope the kids in Lila's class are all tired of all the glitz and high-energy fun by the time we have her party later this month. It's a butterfly party - at home with cupcakes, crafts, and a pinata. :)