Early July is party time in our family! With the 4th of July and Darcy's and my birthdays all falling within 5 days of each other we have cause to celebrate! This year we did some major partying. Darcy turned 2 on the 8th. I can't believe she is that old! She is still my baby, even though I have another baby after her. Maybe its her delayed speech but I am having a hard time believing she is such a big girl. Her words are slow in coming but that is about the only thing she does slow. She is an active little girl, quite noisy, very loving, sucks her thumb and plays with the tassles on her purple blanket, loves to give kisses, and LOVES Finding Nemo. Or "Mummo" as she calls it. Drew called it that too, I wonder why. Darcy also likes the Princess and the Frog so I made her a frog cake using cupcakes frosted together in sort of a frog shape. Not the best looking thing ever but she knew it was a "froggie!" cake and you can see she enjoyed it!
My birthday was on the 6th. I won't mention how old I am but I will admit that my body is feeling the added years. I would love to have the maturity and knowledge I have now in my 27 year old body. My birthday was no great affair. We got home from our mini-vacation on the 5th so I spent the 6th doing laundry. Paul forced me out of the house to see Eclipse by myself that night and I was so tired I almost turned the car around before I got to the theater but I stuck it out. Not my most memorable birthday but when you are the mom and turning old like me I guess they aren't huge events anymore. Mason told me to "move it old lady!" Yes, birthdays are something I wouldn't mind skipping from now on.
We spent the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of July camping in our trailer on my parent's driveway. We decided not to take a road-trip this year so this and the Kite Festival in August are our 2 chances to camp this summer. We had a big picnic on the 3rd with my side of the family. We had a bar-b-que and the kids were able to swim with their many cousins. On the 4th we went to church with Paul's sister's family, where I hoped to get to sing the Star Spangled Banner. They sang it allright, but I was out in the foyer with Miss Darcy. It still gave me chills to hear it sung though.
We had another bar-b-que at Alloa's that afternoon where the kids got to play with even more cousins. Then we all went back to my parent's house where Paul put on a fireworks display for us. I was surprised Darcy stayed awake to watch, and even more surprised that she enjoyed it as much as she did. Drew did not appreciate it and she retired to the trailer before the fun was over.
My Bree is a completely different baby than she was a month ago. She has adjusted to life on earth, finally, and she is lots more easy going than she was for the first 4 months of her life. She is content to play on the floor or in her activity seat, and she is full of smiles and giggles. She is drooling and chewing like crazy but I don't expect teeth any time soon. Her siblings were at least 8 months old before any popped through. Bree is a joy to have around and it amazes me that she is over 5 months old now! I can't believe I survived those first few months but she is totally worth it now. What a sweetheart she is.
