Skylar turns 6!

It is hard to believe that six years have passed since we brought Skylar home from the hospital, but here she is- one of the sweetest six year olds you will ever know. It has been quite the journey, but we could not be more proud of what she has accomplished in her short six years.
To know her is to love her. And that is the truth. She wins over everyones heart who she meets. She has her testing moments for sure, but she always comes back to that 'win you over' smile and that sweet sweet heart. 

At the moment Skylar's favorite things are Barbies of any kind, coloring of any kind, and her Sister!! She can not get enough of all of the above! :) She loves Savannah more than I ever could have imagined and is happiest when she is with her. She loves everyone in her family and gets so excited when all of her "people" are together. And don't walk out of the room on her, because she keeps track and will ask about you constantly until you return ;) 

We spent a hot morning at the zoo and then had a small family party to celebrate her birthday on the Sunday before her Monday birthday. She got lots of fun presents and enjoyed her yummy coloring cake!

Savannah got a present too! An early Halloween costume ;)

She's going to make a cute Elsa!...

This picture cracks me up. And Olaf in the middle looking right at me...

Birthday Monday! Our big six year old!!

Skylar and her biggest fan! (and her hilarious earrings)

We love you Sky!!

Easter and more April Happenings...

April was a busy blur of school, traveling, and various Easter Egg Hunts and festivities! The girls had so much fun finding eggs all month and enjoying Easter candy! :) Our church hosted an Easter Eggstravaganza for children and adults with special needs and their families. We feel very blessed to have found a church that cares about this population! The teams of volunteers that help these special events happen are amazing! There were tons of crafts and games for all the kids to do, and a glow in the dark egg hunt..

Ready to go! We won't go unnoticed today in these outfits...

My after church Target helpers...

Finally ready to knock out our strep once and for all! This is all the medication that the girls were taking. Some for a few days, and some for ten days. I literally felt like remembering and preparing twice daily medicine doses was my full time job for a few days. :) But it worked! I got strep one more time before the end of the month, but otherwise, we were almost cured! 

Savannah's first love note...

Gramp came in town from TX for a quick visit. We had fun at the park and Skylar loved having him write her lists and stories that she loves to dictate...

Adorable.

"but why can't we get a giant container of messy chesse balls!?" :( ...

Mommy is so happy for short sleeve weather!

Ryan and Jenny and the boys got to join us for Easter Egg Hunt round 2! 

Look at those blue eyes!...

These two are two peas in a pod...

Uncle Ryan workout...

The girls loved taking everyone to church with us for the first time...

Sweet blondies! ...

Skylar had her first Kindergarten field trip to Menagerie Farm. It had been beautiful outside for over a week, and the morning of her field trip a cold front moved through. It was freezing! She was not loving being cold :( She was also hungry, and pretty much asked the entire field trip to eat and to go home. She did enjoy seeing the animals, and she briefly enjoyed riding a pony! :)

That's alot of 5 and 6 year olds! ...

Savannah is always ready for something...not sure what..

School for Sky and swim lessons for Savannah :) ...

Ready for Easter...

Don't know what I would do without these two precious girls. 

Fun with moving boxes!...

The Easter Bunny came...

Skylar got to wear my First Communion dress that my mom made for me. It looked beautiful on her and was very special that she got to wear it for Easter. 

Beautiful Easter girls!

Our little yellow pixie...

At the end of the month, we traveled to Maine to celebrate the wonderful life of my grandmother, Anita Richardson. She was a beautiful person inside and out! We had not been to Maine in a few years, and even thought it was bittersweet, it was so good to reminisce and be with family...