Five!

In five short years, my baby has gone from this:



To this:



How does that happen??


Here are some shots of the birthday girl:

Enjoying some chocolate chips while she waits for her chocolate chip pancakes


5 Birthday roses from Daddy
(thank you Mommy for the suggestion)

Birthday chocolate chip pancakes

(We need to get one of those special "Birthday" plates!)

Opening her big present from Mommy and Daddy

A new (20"!!) bike!!!

A new helmet to match!

Birthday balloons from Grandma and Grandpa

Birthday dinner - spaghetti and meatballs

5 Candles!!

Wearing her birthday crown from Aunt B!

I think that she had a great day. She got to do a lot of her favorite things:

- make pancakes

- ride her bike (even though we had some light rain today)

- make cupcakes

- eat spaghetti and meatballs

- go out to lunch with Grandma (and the waiters and waitresses sung happy birthday to her!!)

- go to the movies with Grandma

- go shopping with Grandma (see a theme here?)

- have cupcakes and ice cream for dessert

- watch TV after EasternStar went to bed

I can't believe it's been five years!