{"id":2028,"date":"2010-01-21T09:06:40","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T09:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jaimehough.com\/blog\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2015-03-25T01:48:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T06:48:50","slug":"happy-6th-birthday-robyn-sierra-summit-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jaimehough.com\/blog\/happy-6th-birthday-robyn-sierra-summit-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 6th Birthday Little Byrd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, lets fast forward …<\/p>\n

Our baby girl turned 6 years old on the very last day of the year!!! Happy Birthday baby!<\/p>\n

I can still remember the day she was born, as though it were yesterday. *Sigh* She is sooooo beyond words excited to be 6 … because 6 means she’s officially a big girl (according to her). It’s major … I agree! 5 was the year of her first hair cut … 2009 was the year of “Rather than a party and presents, can we go play in the snow ALL day long?” I love this kid! For Christmas, they both agreed on bunk beds. And now, a snow day for the byrd’s\u00a0birthday (the bug is already planning on Sea World for her birthday). \ud83d\ude42 They’re great.<\/p>\n

So, we ordered snow pants off amazon.com (which they will get at least 2 years of use from at the rate they grow), grabbed some snow boots off the clearance rack at Target, some snacks\/water,\u00a0 and waited for the hubs\u00a0to get off work for the weekend! Then, we grabbed Magellan and piled into the truck for a voyage to Sierra Summit! It was simply amazing — spending the day in the snow, with my family, sledding with the girls … teaching them how to build a snowman, showing them how to make the best snowballs for snowball fights, and how to get up after making a snow angel. It was beyond perfect. Here’s just a few shots from our trip … we left the camera in the car for the most part, but I had to bust it out to capture a few moments, since it was their first official snow day …<\/p>\n

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So, I said I was teaching them to snow ball fight … bug\u00a0caught on very, very quick …<\/p>\n

Miss Byrd\u00a0was hiding behind her saucer, when the bug\u00a0yells out …<\/p>\n

“Sister … watch oooouuuuuut!” (in a taunting sorta voice)<\/p>\n

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And here’s Miss Robyn trying to hide behind her saucer … “You can’t get me!!!”<\/p>\n

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Haha … think again sister! (I’ve taught her well)<\/p>\n

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After our brief snow ball fight, it was off to get our saucer on … the byrd\u00a0was FEARLESS!!!!<\/p>\n

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Bug\u00a0was a bit nervous … she couldn’t bring herself to watch …<\/p>\n

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But, she took the hill solo anyhow … <3 her face!!!<\/p>\n

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Then the byrd\u00a0had this crazy idea to “Superman” down the slope …<\/p>\n

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Apparently, she thought daddy was afraid, so she covered his eyes … gotta love her! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

As for the bug, one solo trip was enough … she took daddy with her on her next trip down the hill …<\/p>\n

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After the “saucering” down the hills … Jayson snatched up the camera and took a few shots of the bug\u00a0and I … which I totally <3<\/p>\n

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I grabbed it back to catch a quick shot of them together …<\/p>\n

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Then, the bug\u00a0did something totally, totally random …<\/p>\n

bug: Mom, dad, derder (sister) … if a bear came, I would do this (see below)<\/p>\n

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Me: RITSL — ( just in case yuh didn’t catch that one, it’s rolling in the snow laughing)<\/p>\n

the bug: And umm bear would go away …. ar ar away! Uhz I ared em!<\/p>\n

I <3 that girl!<\/p>\n

And then there’s the byrd\u00a0… 2 guesses as to what she’s doing.<\/p>\n

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Of course, I had to have the hubs\u00a0get one shot of us gals up there in the snow … thanks hun! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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After that, it was time to head home! I honestly thought the bug\u00a0wouldn’t last more than an hour up there in the cold … we stayed for over 5 hours, and not one complaint came from either kiddo! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

We headed back to the car to de-snowsuit, and that bright eyed little 6 year old girl looked up at me with truly happy eyes …<\/p>\n

byrd:\u00a0“Oh Em Gee Mom! This was the best day of my entire life! I LOVE snow!!!”<\/p>\n

Me: “Better than meeting Cinderella?”<\/p>\n

byrd: “Ok, it’s a tie”<\/p>\n

bug: “Mom, best day whole life ever!”<\/p>\n

I couldn’t have said it better myself! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BYRD!!!<\/p>\n

Mommy and daddy LOVE you!<\/p>\n

xoxoxo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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