Happy Birthday November Girlies.

The first week of November, there were two birthday girls in our family.

First a little lady turned three.  They were supposed to have a shared birthday party that day, but half of our family was sick and we had to cancel.  Jess ran out for some chocolate muffins for breakfast, and we got out our gifts for both girls.  They each got a family of Calico Critters, a cat family for Neely, and a bunny family for Paige.  They were VERY pleased. 

The day was pretty lazy, but Neely was very happy anyway.  I baked a cake, which I attempted to make look like Hello Kitty.  It looked terrible, but she was happy, which is all that matters.  We sang to her and she knew she "was fwee" and it was her birthday, so she had a good day.

We love this girl so much.  She makes us laugh so hard, so often.  She's smart and sweet and sensitive and hilarious and adorable.  Her sense of humor blows our minds constantly.  It seems so sophisticated.  She finds things funny that make us look at each other and go "How does she even realize that's funny?!"  She's feisty, and will stand up for herself no problem, but is also so affectionate and sweet and thoughtful.  She is always making sure everyone around her gets what they deserve.  When we drop Jess off at work after lunch some days, he says his goodbyes and she always tells him "Give Paige kissies and huggies.  Give Cason kissies and huggies.  Give mama kissies and huggies."  I'm sure she'll be making sure Reed gets his fair share now too. 

Can't believe she's three.   She brightens our days.

Three days later our oldest turned seven.  SEVEN.  How?  

It was a school day so we woke her up with a yummy breakfast.  Not healthy at all, but she loves Boston Cream Pie Toaster Strudels, so that's what she got.  She had a good day at school, and when Jess got home he brought her favorite food-pizza of course.  I baked her a chococat cake, which again didn't look too great, but she loved it and hugged me.  We sang and ate and she was happy.

Paige makes us so proud.  She is so smart and eager to learn, and is beautiful, sweet and strong.  She is a definite first-born, thinks she runs this place.  It can be challenging at times but also makes me so proud of how strong and independent she is.  At the same time, she has such a sweet and cheerful way of seeing things, and even when she tries to act tough it's obvious she really cares about everyone around her. 

We love our November girls.