my Jellybean

ok- so she is 5.  5 years old.  how does it happen?  and she is such a good girl!  she is obedient, and thoughtful, very soft hearted, enthusiastic, a FABULOUS big sister, optimistic, happy, trusting, passionate, beautiful- inside and out, extremely helpful- she likes it, and she is smart.  VERY smart.  her teachers are always telling me how quickly she picks up on things and then helps the other kids with things.  while we were in UT, she missed about a week and a half of school, and her teacher said that by tuesday (she had only missed one day)- they were all counting down the days for when jellybean got back, they missed her that much.  its cute.  chunk counts down the time for when quiet time is over so we can go get her, and they can play.  monkey lights up when he see her, and she is so excited to be a big sister again, and she keeps talking about how she cant wait to love the new baby brother.

while we were in UT we gave her a party there for her birthday since we would be intransit on her birthday.  she was so excited to be able to have a party with grams and pa and her grandmommy and her grandaddy and her uncle dallin and mallory, and uncle chris.  she LOVES (again her words not mine (really she LOVES everything- not like, but loves)) it.  she wears her purple sparkly shirt all the time, and she is constantly dressing up as a princess. (thanks mal for playing photographer for me!)

i love how she is sitting so grown up here and is looking so attentive.....

princess jellybean

and the fact that her cupcakes made a 5, well that was above and beyond for her!

then when we got home, since we got home on her birthday, we stopped at Chilies- per her request for lunch because she LOVES their chips and dip (her words, not mine).  when we got home, for school i took in 30 cupcakes for her little birthday party that they have for the kids. she thought it was the GREATEST thing ever that she got a special birthday hat, and they played special birthday games, and they had a special birthday treat (the cupcakes). she just thought it was the greatest thing ever.

here are some of the cupcakes.....

   

the special birthday girl........

and then later that week, we celebrated her birthday again.  she thought it was so great that she got 4 birthday parties (UT, Chilies, school, and here in TX)!  and to quote her- "this is the best birthday EVER!!!"  but picture her saying that jumping up and down and grinning from sea to shining sea.  its cute.

her fairy princess wings,

her fairy princess skirt

clint and laura gave her a brush, sparkly brush because she likes to have pretty hair, and this super soft tiger, because she is a Tiger.

then before cupcakes, she had to do the tigers hair..... heehee

and then Lynn (her most favorite Ms. Lynn- her speech therapist and also a best friend of mine) and her girls, who are just the sweetest most adorable things ever came and gave her a game- she wants to play it ALL the time!

and then it was time for the cupcakes.  again.  we really like cupcakes here, they go faster then the cake and they are easier to eat.  these ones have the crown on the toothpick.  when she saw that- it was so exciting for her, that she squealed!  it was soooooo funny!

and here she is! 

she really is my favortie little girl ever, and i am so blessed to be able to be her mom, and to learn from her sweetness and lovableness.  we love her and are so glad that 5.5 years ago- we were blessed beyond words with one of the best suprises of our lives.