5th year celebration...

maddie's actual birthday was such a fun day for her...& for us! we started out bright and early with a trip to krispy kreme to pick up her chosen birthday treat for her class! PINK donuts! somehow we managed to get to school on time...so that ava and i could get settled in for chapel! if it's your birthday, you get to be the leader, carry the flag in, & go on stage to sing "God bless america"...as well as announce your age!!!! maddie was so excited! she was smiling ear to ear...

two of my babies praying together in chapel...

showing mrs. "wose" (aka mrs. rose) that she is a WHOLE hand...*sigh*

love this baby...

blowing out her candles the first time...she got a little too excited...

so mrs. davison just lit them again!!!!

my sweet girl was SO happy...which made my heart SO happy...

make a wish!!!!

not to be outdone...ava had to have a candle too!

already learning some "not so great manners" from one of maddie's classmates!!!!! this child will gray me early...but i LoVe her so!!!

"my middle" baby

sweet mrs. davison

maddie & her "bestie"...mary banilla (aka mary linnea)

for dinner that night, we invited honey (grandpa was out of town :( ), cookie, & ben over for a special birthday dinner! uncle "b" was in town so he got to join us too! maddie requested roast "beast", honey's macaroni & cheese, corn on the cob, & chocolate pie!!!! ask and you shall receive! as we were eating, we all went around and told maddie what each of us thought made her so special. ella said that maddie was always willing to share with her, daddy said that he loved her singing, mommy said that i loved the way she always thought about others more than herself...and ava, well - she said she loved and i quote "christmas decorations"!!!!! she seriously could go on the road...

boo boo loved what everyone said about her...i wish i could capture the smile that was on her face and keep it there forever...and when we were done, she said "now let's go around again"! oh how i love her so!!!!

we finished the night with her chocolate pie, some left over donuts, and delicious s'more cookies (recipe to come) and another round of "happy birthday"!

the following pics are her response to daddy's "special" version of happy birthday!!!!! priceless...

i'm pretty sure our girl felt super special...which makes the night a success! happy birthday maddie boo boo! here's to hoping year #5 is your best year yet!!!!

we love you to the moon & back...a million times!!!!!