Brinley turns 5!

How did she get so big! The other day Brinley turned the big 5! She has been talking about her birthday for months and months and was SO excited when it finally came. It was another busy busy day for the Mom, but we all had such a great time!

I decided to throw her a surprise birthday party after school. I had all our friends in the neighborhood come into our kitchen while I was picking her up. Then when we got home she just walked into the house like normal and everyone yelled out SURPRISE! She was blown away, and so was Julianne. They both got super shy and it took them a minute to adjust to about 30 people in our small kitchen. I even got a surprise when I came home and Greg was there with the video camera! He was able to leave school a little early to be with us and Brinley was so glad!!!

Birthday pancake breakfast!

 How her party looked before I left.

Dad lighting her candles.

 Getting shy while everyone was singing to her.

 Blew them all out!

 We lucked out and had great weather and were able to eat and play outside the whole time! BIG blessing for me!

 After the party we let Brinley choose where to go eat. Of course she chose McDonald's, don't all kids? She mainly just wanted to go to one with a play area. Her and Julianne had so much fun! Greg and I enjoyed it too, because we ordered Mexican take out and brought it there to eat. It made everyone happy!

 Then we came home for more cupcakes and of course presents!

 She got clothes, barbie walkie talkie's , a princess art set, a watch, and a basketball hoop. I thought Greg was crazy for getting it for her but she has LOVED playing with it.

How we went from this to

                                                                 this is beyond me! 

We LOVE our birthday girl! Happy birthday Brinley Boo!

Some fun things about Brinley.

She LOVES to play outside with friends! She has so many wonderful people to play with right now, I love it!
She loves to dig in the dirt for worms and other bugs! Yes you read that right! She loves bugs!
She LOVES all animals and wants to have every one she see's as her pet! I keep telling her that we can't have pets until we have a house, so when we finally do one day, I'm going to have to come up with something else to say ;)!
She is SO smart! Sometimes that's a good thing and sometimes it's the dealth of me! I took her in for her kindergarten evaluation and the teacher giving her the test told me on average the kids coming in get around a 60, but Brinley scored a 92! She LOVES school and is learning how to read and doing great at it!
When she grows up she says she wants to be a Zoo keeper and a Dentist.
She is BEYOND excited for her baby brother McKay to get here! Every morning she asks me how McKay is doing and if he kicked all night. She talks about him as if she already knows him and that she is going to be the one to mainly take care of him. Including the night feedings, we'll have to see about that, if only she really could!
She is silly and crazy and amazes me everyday with her bravery. She truly was meant to be my first born! We love having Brinley in our home and are so thankful for her! We love you!