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Of course Mrs. Susan knows how to celebrate a birthday best!! She picked up Samantha on Friday afternoon and took her to see Frozen 2!! I don’t know who was more excited?! 🙂
Then she spoiled them all with treats for the boys and the most beautiful Elsa dress and fancy shoes for Samantha!
Samantha was obviously THRILLED!
We sure do love Mrs. Susan and we love how much she loves birthdays!!
The best!
Samantha is FIVE!! One whole hand! How in the world is she already five? She’s my little piece of sunshine every single day and I can’t wait to celebrate her!
From this precious baby girl (born on her due date at 1:04pm)…
To this happy one year old….
To this perfectly perfect two year old….
To this lively three year old…
To this sweet and sassy four year old!
To this sunshiney FIVE year old!
My goodness I love this child. Sometimes I just stare at her face and can’t believe how perfect she is. She’s just a happy kid – always smiling and showing off those big dimples! She loves to watch all kinds of videos on YouTube Kids, make slime, and play with her LOL dolls, My Little Ponies, and Barbies. She still loves to dress up and do anything girly like get her nails done. She wants her hair in a ponytail every single day and, thankfully, still lets me put a big bow in that ponytail! While she has strong opinions about her wardrobe, we can still come to an agreement…most days! She’d wear purple every day if she could because purple “makes her stay alive!”.
I wrote this for her birthday last year and it is still 100% accurate: “She knows the power of her snuggles and hugs and uses them to her advantage with Maxwell! He would hug her all day if he could and she never lets him! ha! Maxwell loves her the most. She and Spencer are buddies and, if it’s just the two of them, they shine! The play well together and are the best of buds. She loves Dad and lets her light shine on him occasionally but Samantha is definitely a Momma’s girl and wants me to do everything for her. It’s wonderful and exhausting.” Yep, still 100% true!
This made me laugh…
Samantha loves dance and is often the leader in the class. She’s doing great at gymnastics and her tumble class and is clearly athletic and coordinated. This has been a fantastic year at school – she has lots of friends and loves going every day! I am cherishing our Fridays together – gymnastics, lunch at Chick-Fil-A and a little girl fun. I sure am going to miss her when she starts Kindergarten in the fall.
My little girl with the big personality! She’s friendly and happy and just a true joy. She’s also strong-willed and full of opinions. I wouldn’t have it any other way!
A few questions with my favorite FIVE year old!
Favorite book? The Golden Egg Book
Favorite TV show? anything on YouTube Kids
Favorite movie? Aladdin (we just watched this last night, I’m going to say it’s actually Frozen!)
Favorite color? Purple
Favorite song? Oh, Holy Night
Favorite number? 5
Favorite restaurant? The Club
Favorite thing to eat? Mac and cheese, strawberries and raspberries
Favorite friend? Julia
Favorite toy? LOL Surprise dolls
Favorite animal? snakes
Favorite dessert? Oreos
Favorite sport? Trifusion tumble
What do you want to be when you grow up? a mom…I mean a doctor! 🙂
I love this little bright light. We are so thankful she brought her sunshine into our world five years ago! She is and will always be the biggest dream come true.
Happy birthday Samantha! We love you so much!!!
Taking a time out on the Highlands pictures to wish this guy a very happy birthday!!
We love you Daddo and can’t wait for you to get to Birmingham to celebrate Christmas!!
Spencer had the ultimate 7th birthday at Disney but we had to do a little celebrating back at home too! I took treats for his classmates and had lunch at school with him on Monday…
and after his choice of dinner at the Lindo we had brownies for dessert!
and then he took 3 friends to Urban Air and out for pizza after school one day.
They all had the most fun…well, except for Maxwell who busted his lip pretty good with his braces. Ouch! Still, a great celebration for my favorite 7 year old. It’s so easy to celebrate Spencey!!
Spencer is SEVEN!!!! My sweet, huggable, lovable, mischievous, blonde hair blue eyed baby is SEVEN!
Newborn…
One year old…
Two years old…
Three years old…
Four years old…
Five years old…
Six years old…
and now SEVEN!!
It doesn’t get much better than this kid. As I say every year, he’s a happy kid who plays hard, tries hard, and loves hard. I feel like he’s grown up so much between ages 6 and 7. While those sweet Rs still make him sound like my baby, he’s really become a big, independent kid. He can keep up with Maxwell just about all the time and loves being big brother to Samantha. The sweetest times are when it’s just the two of them – my Bobbsey twins – and he loves to help her, look out for her, and keep her safe. He and Maxwell can play together so well – and also drive each other crazy! The life of brothers. I’m so glad they all have each other and I love having my happy, silly Spencer as the glue in the middle.
Spencer is doing great in first grade. He loves school and is really enjoying his teacher this year, Mrs. Cox. He’s recently really gotten into reading longer books and chapter books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid. We just had his teacher conference this week and he got a GLOWING report. He’s already at the top of the reading level for first grade, a whiz at math, and his teacher said he’s so engaged in learning. I feel like this year has been a game changer for him and he’s just thriving in school. He’s a smart kid and he loves learning.
His favorite toy is definitely the Nintendo. This kid can crush anyone in NBA2K! He’s into pretty much whatever sport is on tv and had a great time playing fall baseball. I know he’s going to love basketball which starts in a few weeks. He’s happiest with a ball in his hands or playing in the neighborhood – riding his scooter around with the neighbor kids and seeing what all they can get into!
Spencer is just fun to be around. He’ll cheer for his teammates louder than anyone in the stands. He’s an encourager and a happy kid. I feel so lucky to call him mine.
A little interview with Spencey:
Favorite book? Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Favorite TV show? Impractical Jokers
Favorite movie? Captain Underpants
Favorite color? Red and Black
Favorite song? Old Town Road and Girls Like You
Favorite number? 77
Favorite restaurant? Moe’s
Favorite thing to eat? Pizza
Favorite friend? Crawford and Henry
Favorite toy? Nintendo
Favorite animal? Panther
Favorite dessert? brownies and cookies
Favorite sport? basketball and baseball
What do you want to be when you grow up? famous basketball player
Oh, Spencey. Happy birthday buddy!!! We love you so very much!!
Happy SEVENTH birthday, Spencer!!