Olivia ~8 1/2 years

Miss Olivia is 8 going on 9 in a few short months.  I look at her sometimes and just can't believe she is almost 9!  It is so so crazy that next year we will have 10 year old, and that we are half way through our time with her in our house.  She is definitely becoming more of a tween day by day. She can often be found reading and loves to read late into the night.  She loves to play outside but doesn't play as often with little toys like her sisters.  Her favorite activity right now is dance and she is doing ballet, tap, and jazz.  She can be found dancing around the house often practicing her steps.  She's quite the helper these days and loves to help me cook in the kitchen.  She can make an amazing green salad doing all the chopping herself and is excited to learn how to bake more this summer as she loves baked goods.  I love having more help in the kitchen!!  She is also doing really well at loading and unloading the dishwasher while Claire clears and washes the table.  Olivia is growing into a sweet young lady!!  

Here are her spring pictures for 2014!

Aubrey ~3 1/2 years

Aubrey is 3 1/2 now and so super cute these days and full of personality.  She has a super fun laugh, I love her silly faces, and her little voice.  She loves to play and sing and laugh all day.  She went from being pretty out going to being a bit more reserved when around others and asking me to "ask them to let me play" or "ask them to include me".  She has been being more shy about going to dance class and children's church as well.  She still loves to play with Claire and is getting better at playing with Raelyn.    She is so cute when she talks in her sweet baby voice to Raelyn.  I am loving her at this age.  Just plain cute!!  

Here are the outtakes and the good ones from the photo shoot I did a few weeks back.  Her expressions crack me up.

Love you sweet girl!!

Claire Liz ~ 6 years!

Our little Claire Liz is 6 years old already.  It seems like just yesterday she was a little bald two year old and now she has a thick head of hair and is six. Claire is just about to complete kindergarten, loves to dance, did gymnastics this year, completed her first year of Sparkies (AWANA), and enjoyed attending Homebase this year.  Claire is silly and fun, loving and kind, loves to sing and dance, loves to play with her sisters and has quite the imagination.  This year in December as we were working on our AWANA right before we moved from our old home Claire accepted Jesus into her heart.  She loves to sing and can often be found singing the songs she learns at church and AWANA.

Here are some pictures of Claire when she was 2 and 3 mixed in with pictures from this last year.  She is growing up so fast!!

This year at Grandma's house

2 years---Japan

2 years-Japan

My fashionista!

Birthday girl-2014

Hanging with sis in a Japan museum

My sweet little dancer! (2013)

Before daddy daughter ball-2013

Skiing-2014

Sisters-Summer 2013

Love, love, love this pic! ~2 years

 She loves to be fashionable and can be quite eclectic, but also doesn't mind getting a bit a dirty and imagining fun new things.

And here are her 6 year pictures!  She (and the others) were not too excited about doing them for me as Grandpa was there that week and they had just gotten their new play set set up.  But I still managed to get a few cute ones.  I am also trying to get the light and backdrops that I like figured out at this new house.  It can be a bit challenging.

I think this one is my favorite!

So sweet!

How old are you?  Six!

What is your favorite outfit? my church outfits

What is your favorite color(s)? red and purple

What is your favorite book? Fairy books

What are you excited about? getting a new kitten

What is your favorite drink?  apple cider

What is your favorite dinner? breakfast!

What is your favorite dessert?  tapioca or ice cream

What is your favorite kind of ice cream? vanilla

What is your favorite snack?  goldfish

What is your favorite vegetable?  carrots

What is your favorite fruit? watermelon, blueberries and strawberries

What is your favorite toy? tinkerbell and periwinkle from Christmas

Sing your favorite song? Let it Go, let it go, I am one with the wind and sky....

Who is your favorite pet? Ellie ;-(, but soon our new kitten!

What is your favorite thing to do outside?  play on the play set

What is your favorite letter? C cause it's in my name

What is your favorite thing to bake or make with Mommy? breakfast

What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy? play fight with him

What is your favorite shape? heart and circle

What is your favorite thing to draw? people, birds, animals, bees, butterflies

Who is your favorite Princess? Elsa, Anna, and Rapunzel

What is your favorite animal? a deer

What do you want to be when you grow up? a vet

What is your favorite show? Sheriff Callie and Ella the Elephant

What is your favorite movie?  Frozen

What it is your favorite activity? painting, or crafting with mom

Who is your best friend? Kelsey, Lyndee, and Elizabeth

What is your favorite chore? picking up the floor!!  Just caused you asked me, it's not my favorite thing, but I have to do it. (hehehe)

That is Claire for you!  Our sweet crazy girl who get really quiet when she is out, but talks up a storm when she is home.  Just said, "I was just singing on the toilet, because I like to sing on the toilet!"  And now she is still singing away.

We love you Claire Lizzy beans!  Keep growing sweet girl, because unfortunately I can't keep you six forever!!