Robyn turned 5 on New Years Eve Day (11:34 AM CST) – I cried. I remember her as a baby like it was yesterday…and now she’s five years old!!! When asked how it felt to be a whole year older, she said “Mom, it feels great! (pause for thought) Actually…you know, I really, really, really LOVE being five!” I took the gal’s out for ice cream (Rhy, Chy, and Rob), then off to Claire’s to find some cool jewelry, then off to the bookstore (we can’t visit the mall without popping in there) for some new reads, then Aunt Annie’s Pretzels (per Rob’s request), then back home for some cupcakes and presents (while the grandparents watched on Skype). It was a fabulous day! We spent New Years Eve at home playing guitar hero and singstar, dancing around in our jammie’s, and being silly. We toasted with Apple-Grape Cider and watched the ball drop – played around some more, then hopped into bed around 2AM – WOW – what a day/night!

HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY BABY!!!!

And, here’s a few from over the years…

Not in the tree mood this year (my husband is deployed), but of course, the girls are. Not to mention, our piano is now in our tree spot!!!! So…we looked and looked for a tree as tall as Rob to put in their bedroom – low and behold, we found one…a display, and the last one at that! 🙂 Here’s a few of the girls putting on their ornaments and a few of Rob being Rob – tomorrow, we get tinsel!