My baby turned 5... I can't believe my sweet baby girl is a 5 year old! I never understood why parents always say, "where does the time go?" until now. One minute they are a baby and the next they are all grown up!
This girl has such a tender heart. You think she is tough because of her athleticism and preference for boys' activities and such, but she has such a sweet and sensitive side to her as well. She looks up to and adores her big sister. Avril has no idea how much McKel admires her. McKel is BEYOND excited about having a new baby in the home. She asks several times a day, "when is the baby coming?" with a huge grin on her face. She wears her emotions on her sleeve. If she is happy, she is super exuberant and bouncing with so much joy that it overflows to everyone in the room. If she is sad, she will definitely let you know it as well. She tells stories with the most enthusiastic pizazze I've ever seen. Sometimes she gets going so fast and excitedly you can't even tell what she is saying!
McKel loves any sport, and any superhero. She loves to wear boy clothes and especially super hero clothes. Favorites are Batman, Spiderman, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
McKel is also BEYOND excited to start kindergarten. Another common question is, "but WHEN will I start kindergarten?" "But that will take forever! It's not fair!"
McKel is gifted athletically and it shows in whatever sport she tries. Her favorite sport is probably soccer. She has tons of energy and is excited to get up every morning and start the day. I love her to pieces, and I am proud of the girl that she is. Love you, McKel Kel.
McKel opted for the Jump Around birthday party again this year. We invited several of her friends from her daycare at the ECEC. Mom also wanted to make it a photo session with the fancy camera because it is rare that the whole family is together. So without further ado... here are the pics:
I first took some of the girls at the park by our house, but it was FREEZING outside!
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| playground sistas! |
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| I was actually amazed that McKel let me curl her hair... |
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| bright, sunshiney day! |
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| Whee!! |
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| Cute smile! |
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| brrr! |
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| Avril sitting on the freezing quail statue |
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| ...and of course one of McKel on the quail |
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| so sweet |
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| Love McKel's classic expression... |
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| Who doesn't love playing in the leaves? |
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| My favorite shot of the girls I got :) |
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| Love these girls! |
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| The beautiful birthday girl, McKel. Love her bright blue eyes... |
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| Also one of my favorite shots... ready to party it up at the Jump Around! These two are excited! |
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| The girls! (oh, and a BOY in the tummy) Merry Christmas! |
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| McKel's face says it all! Goofy girl |
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| I have another goofy gal! |
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| Such a sweetie |
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| Gorgeous Avril |
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| Sweet McKel |
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| Avril with her papa |
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| A nice pic |
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| And a silly pic (thanks to McKel) |
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| with Uncle JJ |
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| with Uncle Santa JJ |
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| Avril and papa getting some air! |
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| JJ gives it a shot |
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| starting to get a belly! Ho ho ho! |
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| 2 very handsome men |
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| Me and my bro |
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| Mwa! |
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| Papa Dennis |
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| Mike and his pops |
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| Here come Sara and Matthew :) |
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| Way too much fun! |
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| McKel and her friends |
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| more friend pics |
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| could that be papa Dennis jumping?? |
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| Bret with his little sisters |
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| ...and the magic Christmas card shot! :) |
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| 3 generations |
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| Charly and Harlow |
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| Hard to get a good shot of that boy! |
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| A cute Matthew pic |
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| Hi Avril! |
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| Hi little one! |
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| Presley |
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| action shot of McKel |
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| more action shots |
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| :) |
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| A very sweet pic of Trish and Edison. Sweetest ever. |
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| JJ with Trish and cute Edison. So glad they could come |
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| Love. |
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| Ashes, ashes... |
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| we all fall down! |
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| Avril and Matthew :) |
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| pizza time! |
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| Brianne and her boys :) |
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| Beautiful Liv |
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| Sara and I |
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| the 3 siblings |
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| McKel with Angela's kids |
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| McKel loved opening her gifts! |
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| twins! |
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| sweet |
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| Avril and Logan |
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| techies... |
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| hugs for JJ |
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| we needed a good shot of Bret for the Christmas card :) |
