my baby is THREE.

how on earth does this sort of thing happen?
one day you're headed to the hospital, so ready to bring a new little one in to your life.
then, you're wishing the sleepless nights will let up long enough for you to send the bags under your eyes packin'.
before you know it, she's telling you "no!" and then you can't remember why you were so excited for her to start talking.

but, seriously...
she's THREE!
mckinley is three.

i have no more babies in diapers.
{she's been potty trained since the ripe old age of 26 months. thanks, daddy!}

no more getting up in the middle of the night to nurse.
{as much as i love my sleep, i also LOVED nursing my babies. such a sweet sweet time}

no more diaper bags.

no more strollers.

ay, ay, ay!
i'm making it sound as if i miss it.
ok, i kinda do.
some days i feel like i've got one more baby to meet.
and other days i feel so very content with what the Lord has blessed us with.
four beautiful babies...and one more waiting for us in heaven.

happy birthday, mckinley rose.
you are momma and daddy's princess!






my oh so amazing friend, jamie, made cake pops for the party.
the girls insisted on digging into this cake before chowing down on a cake pop. or two.


present time!!!
















mckinley got a make-up set from ganny.
emma, tally, and mckinley headed straight up stairs to play dress-up.
{man, i love having a girl!!!}

jonah turns seven.

we celebrated jonah's seventh birthday last weekend.

the whole party was a bit hectic.
i took as many pictures as i could but since we were in the cosmic bowling area they aren't very good...

the cupcakes were made by my friend, jamie.
of course, she did an amazing job!!!
i gave her an invite and she matched them up perfectly!


thank you to all the boys and girls {and moms and dads} that came and made jonah's day one he won't forget!


we had lots and lots of fun!

{now, i'm beginning to think of what i'll do for mckinley's third birthday party.}

thirty.

it's official.
hubs is now thirty!

he's been giving me a hard time for the last eleven months and thirteen days.
{that's when i turned thirty.}

now i can pick on him.
well, at least until july 31.
{that's when i'll turn thirty-one.}




he hates decorating of any kind for birthdays.
oh well.
no way i was gonna not decorate for his special day!




call the fire department!!


happy birthday to you!!






after our family birthday celebration for daddy we took a moment to check one more activity off of our summer list.
family movie night.
we watched a classic...willy wonka and the chocolate factory.

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hubs,
i love you.
i thank the Lord for you everyday.
here's to many many more birthdays!
marie.

sneak peek.

tomorrow you'll get all the details!