SIX!

She's definitive.  Once she makes a decision she really never changes her mind.  I greatly respect this from a five year old.  I mean a now six year old.  She still loves to draw--every day in fact.  When asked what she did that day, she replies, "I don't remember," but if you ask her to draw what she did that day, you'll get every last detail down to the color of the eyes her new friend has. She loves to swim, play soccer, ride her bike, play with friends, read books, bake, take pictures, draw, and dance. Most of all she loves her brothers and goes out of her way to help ensure they are taken care of. When she grows up she wants to be a mom, an artist and a babysitter.  (We're hoping she meets a wealthy significant other if she sticks to these professions.)  Lex continues to be a joy in our lives and we adore watching her grow and discover new things. Happy Birthday sweet, sweet Lex. We can't wait to see what this year will bring you.  

 

When asked Lexi 2 months ago what she wanted to do for her birthday she said she wanted a butterfly birthday cake and a bounce house.  She asked, we delivered.  We knew she wouldn't change her mind.  She never does. The kids had a blast and we were lucky to have a beautiful Maine day. Lucky to have Trish design yet another round of beautiful invitations.

Yes, two different invitation because we couldn't choose just one.  They were too cute!

Two Cakes--one by mom and one by dad. And cupcakes to ensure we covered all our friends' dietary needs.  Everyone was all sugared up.

 

The obligatory Lennon art project...

The giant bounce house!You can see in the left corner that it was almost as tall as our house.

One thing to note is that Lexi did not want to open her birthday presents at her party.  She saved them for her real  birthday.  I have no idea where she got "present patience" from.  That clearly is NOT from me. Much love to Lex on her special day!