Happy 7th to EVIE

Well I'm a little behind in posting this....but here we go anyway!

Our Evie girl turned 7 years old on March 26th! 

This year Evie wanted a Dolphin cake. Dolphins are currently her favorite topic/animal. She told me a couple months ago that her only dream in life was to see a REAL LIFE DOLPHIN. (I think that this is one dream we need to make come true for our sweet little girl. I told her I would work on it and see what I could figure out. I think this means Sea World, here we come!) So, thankfully Uncle Raymond came to the rescue and helped me make a dolphin cake. I am really going to miss Raymond if he ever moves away. He has bailed me out the last couple of birthdays with his artistic abilities! :) Thanks Raymond! 

The Friday before Evie's birthday we were lucky enough to go to the Hynes' cabin and hang out for the afternoon with some fishing and hiking. I think that everyone had a blast. Ada was so funny. Someone threw her line out right when we started and she just started reeling it in as fast as she could and about half way back it tugged. She froze with these big round eyes and she and I reeled a good size fish in the rest of the way. As you can see from the picture she wanted nothing to do with it. When the fish was inched closer to her she quickly inched in the opposite direction! Evie caught a couple fish too. She actually doesn't consider that she did because when she caught them she wasn't the one that actually threw the line out. She did reel them in so in my book that is catching them. I guess we will just have to plan another fishing trip so she can OFFICIALLY catch a fish! 

The 26th fell on a Monday, so we celebrated on Saturday since Maki and Buddha were in town. Everyone came over and we had yummy food, an awesome dolphin piñata, and great company! Evie's big gift from us this year was a new bike. She is a little timid on it still. The goal is to have it conquered and Evie riding it around by the end of the summer. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!!! 

A little about Evie.... She is one of the sweetest most caring little girls I know. I don't think there is a mean bone in her body. She always sees the good in those around her and is uncomfortable when she sees others being mean. She is eager to learn everything she can in the world around her. She is such a good example to her little sisters and tries to help and protect them as often as she can. She is always eager to please and wants to be the best she can be. I love her so much! 

I love this picture. Will be one of my favorites for years to come! 

Dance Recital

Evie was in her 1st Dance Recital in June! She was ADORABLE. 

Her class danced to a song from the movie Aristocats.  

She did such an amazing job the night of the recital. I was so proud of her. We spent a lot of time practicing and it was not always a happy and willing experience. However by the time the recital was close and she really had the dance learned she was eager to practice and show us all her moves! All in all it was worth the practice. She did the dance PERFECT the night of the recital. She was so confident in herself which as a mom is so amazing to see in your child. I was waiting in the wings during the dance. She came off stage smiling from ear to ear and said to me "Mom, I rocked it! " She sure did! Then as we were walking down to the dressing room she said "Mom, that felt totally awesome!" I'm thrilled that she had such a good experience and thrilled that she loves being on stage. Being on the stage was always such a fun experience for me and one that I really miss. I'm so happy that she loves it too! Thank you to all the special people in Evie's life who came to see her. She was so happy to have her family in the audience watching. Thank you for your love and support!