and just like that she is 6.

Other than those few moments that I gave in and dosed off in pure exhaustion while she slept cradled in the nook of my neck and when Daddy took her to let me rest and gave her her first bath and then that brief time I left her surrounded by our family and friends to sneak away to soak my tired, distorted, weak body in a bath while reliving her birth with my sister --- those were the only moments that I ever spend time away from her on her birth-day. This year there was a special bubble hanging over our morning routine. On her sixth birthday she got ready to spend her day at school and for the first time away from me.

We have a six year old! Our tiny bundle of cheeks has developed into the most amazing big kid around.



Landon made his big sister a birthday cake.

We celebrated and honored our special girl on her day at home with a special birthday dinner, cake and presents. We had it all planned to go out to a special, fancy dinner. She said, "I would rather have mac 'n cheese for dinner. And not that homemade stuff you make mom, I want the kind out of the box." So we stayed home and had mac 'n cheese, sparkling juice and her favorite, artichokes.

He couldn't  wait for cake.

She got her pink bow.

Landon thought it was a good idea to test her new toy before she
got to it.