Happy Birthday Brinley!

Today is Brinley's 5th birthday. It's unbelievable that she is already this age. She came into this world with a big bang and she still is our little firecracker! For about a month now I have been telling her that I'm sad that she's going to be five. I told her that I will cry when you turn five years old! So for the past month she has asked me daily "Mom are you going to cry on my birthday?" I've told her yes every time she's asked. And here I am crying while typing this post! Here are some fun pictures to remember her by:

Brinley had her first friend birthday party yesterday! She was so excited and has insisted on having a Strawberry Shortcake Party for about 6 months! We first watched a SS Movie:The kids then colored a SS coloring page, played pin the strawberry in the basket, and played in the Bonus Room. We then had just enough time for strawberry shortcake, strawberry ice cream, and presents.It was a low-key but fun party for Brinley. She was very excited to have all her friends here! Kennedy, Kennedy, Mia, Rachel, Sydney, Elsie, and Kenyon. We gave SS party bags with bracelet, candy, pencil, and stickers. Even Kenyon liked the bracelet! I got her this outfit for her birthday and let her wear it for the party. I'm not a big fan of the character covered clothing but she's been begging for it for two months. She loves it so much that she wanted to wear again today for her actual birthday! Last night we went as a family to Brinley's choice The Old Spaghetti Factory for dinner. The kids were great and we all had a fun time. Today on her "actual" birthday she waited in bed until her breakfast was done. She wanted to eat her breakfast in bed and open her presents there too! She wanted sausage, eggs, toast, and hash browns, Jon even made an awesome orange julius. But the only thing she ate was her sausage. We played with her toys all morning and then got ready to go shopping with Grandma Jackson. She got a new swimsuit that she saw at Gymboree. We then watched another Strawberry Shortcake movie together while I held her (that was fun to snuggle her on the couch without any interruptions!) What a fun couple of days we've had celebrating her birthday! We love you tons Brinley and love having those big brown eyes say to us daily "I love you!"

Some things Brinley's does at five! She loves her big brother Mason and always wants to sleep with him. She calls Jon "sleepy head" because he often falls asleep when he puts her to bed. Her and Maddie love sharing a room together and often make big messes in there. She is constantly asking me "What are we doing in the morning?" and is always wanting something to do! She loves going to school with Kennedy and Rachel and is enjoying Miss Jessica's ballet class. She's still whinny often and could use a nap daily! She's still very little, wears size three bottoms, and maybe weighs 33 pounds! She loves to play polly's, american girl dolls (she plays with Morgan & Brooklyn's), and anything Brooklyn tells her to do! She loves fruits, salads, any snacky item and is constantly hungry!