Five

Five years old.  Leah is FIVE years old.  I feel like I have to keep saying it over and over again before I can really feel like it's true because just yesterday she was a sweet little newborn, the perfect addition to our family.

Leah is sweet and funny.  She makes me laugh every single day with her comments and jokes.  She loves to give hugs and draw pictures for her friends and family.  She's generous and always willing to share with her brother and sister.  Leah is becoming quite the little athlete, she has started a pre-competitive program at gymnastics, spending 4 hours a week working hard and loving every minute.  And Leah is having a fantastic first year of school, she enjoys learning and spending time with her friends.  Her favourite tv shows are Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Doc McStuffins and Sofia the First.  She loves Hello Kitty, princesses, fairies and anything pink or purple.

Leah - I don't know how you managed to grow in the blink of an eye but here you are, the most amazing little five year old I know.  You may be growing fast but you will always by my baby!

birthday tradition in our house is the birthday kid gets to open their presents when they wake up in the morning (this was started of course with Kyle and then Jillian, both of whom never have school on their birthdays...a bit more difficult to fit this in on a school morning but we managed).

The only thing Leah kept asking for was an American Girl doll!

Dinner was macaroni & cheese as per the birthday girl, followed by a princess cake.

Birthday Buddies

Leah is lucky to share her birthday with one of her very best friends, Keira.  The girls are in the same class at school, and Keira's mom picked up these adorable birthday girl shirts for the girls to wear together at school.