She is so sassy and spunky and tiny and sweet. She has us all wrapped around her finger... and sometimes has us ripping our hair out. She will either sweet-talk or drill-sergeant you into submission to her will. She loves all things girly, and is in love with Trolls, My Little Pony, and stuffed animals. She will frequently burst out, "Mom? I love you!!" and she just looooooves her daddy. Anytime anyone leaves our house, she asks, "Will you honk at me and tell me I'm pretty?" She is such a wonderful big sister to Rocco and Callista, and is Penelope's constant shadow.
Saturday morning we threw her a butterfly-themed birthday party. (For those of you who don't remember every single detail of our life, Penelope had a butterfly party in April.) She requested a butterfly garden as a gift. (For those of you who don't remember every single detail of our life, Penelope received a butterfly garden as a gift.) Fortunately, Penelope doesn't seem to be bothered yet by this classic act of sisterly devotion, and took it all in stride.
For the most part.
Penelope had so sweetly saved up her money and chose to buy Laurelai a set of colored pens, since Laurelai loves coloring and writing like her big sister. Penelope also made her a card with a picture of a beautiful mermaid and a castle, and a note that read, "Dear Lolo, even though you can be disappointing at times you are still my friend. I love you. You are: cute-funny-adorable and sort of kind. I love you a lot. XOXO .P.S. I'm sorry for being mean to you. Love, Penelope."
See? Sort of took it all in stride. (And I just have to mention that the front of the card reads, "YOUR A
Atticus carved Laurelai a little man out of wood. Also, a very sinister-looking dagger (read: very sharp stick). She loves them both, but the wooden stake has mysteriously disappeared... to the top of the fridge... to await the vampire apocalypse, the only time at which I will allow her to wield it.
As for the rest of her gifts, they were all mermaid-, pony-, and Troll-themed, and she was in heaven.
Her reaction to her Troll puzzle
She spent the rest of the day eating cupcakes and losing herself in Equestria,
Laurelai is such a joy. She is the best surprise I've ever gotten in my whole life, bar none. I am so grateful God gave her to us, and have loved getting to know her over the past four years. I'm so excited to know her better and better!
Happy birthday, tiny bestie!
2 comments :
So precious!
we make good babies
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