Sugar and Spice... and Everything Nice!

Today is a BIG day in our house.  The BABY... the PRINCESS... turns FIVE!  Yep, FIVE!!

I honestly, truly honestly, have NO idea where the time has gone. 

Cause there is no way that it was FIVE years ago when we took this picture.....

or this picture.....

We knew that having a little girl would be different.  We had 3 boys, and although each of them are different, having a little girl is WAY different.  She is way more independent than our boys were... are. lol  She is self sufficient.  We joke and say that if something were to happen and the kids were somehow stranded alone, that they would survive because of her.  But, with self sufficiency comes independence.  And with independence comes stubborness.  And with stubborness comes attitude.  And with attidude comes eye rolling.  And with eye rolling comes that little fluctuation in her voice when she says things like, "Well, duuUUUhh, Fif.  Of course I want the pink one."  (.... she still has a hard time saying Gryfinn or Gryf, so she calls him Fif :)

And on top of all of the teenage attitude that she has at such a young age, she is the sweetest, most loving little Princess.  She has the biggest heart for anything with fur or under the age of 2.  She will spot a baby from far away, and beg me to walk over so that she can see him/her closer.  And we get asked weekly if we can get a puppy or a kitty.  Mind you, we have two cats and a dog... but they are not puppy/kitty cute, so they don't count. 

And the hugs this little girl gives.  She will wrap her little arms and legs around you and just squeeze!

And yes, she is full of sugar and spice, and everything nice.  But, don't let her fool you.  Snips and snails and puppy dog tails make up this little girl also!! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAELYN ALEXA!!

Being your Mommy is truly a gift, and I am very blessed!!