Cardyn: 6 at last

My little fireball Cardyn turned 6 yesterday! She has been asking me all year long, "how many more months 'till my birthday?" Last Friday we celebrated with an "It's Sweet to be 6" party and invited 7 of her little friends and 2 of Savannah's. I blew up our swimming pool and put it in the living room and then filled it with balloons. My intention was to use the balloon's for a bingo game I had, but, thought better of it (since they would pop) and used the little balls kids jump in to put the BINGO numbers on. Porter woke up from his nap that day to a pool full of balloons to jump in and couldn't believe his eyes. Lucky for me he stayed in there and played which allowed me to get the rest of the party ready. They ate bagel bites, grapes and chips and then we set up BINGO. I had the big girls reading the numbers and the little girls all in unison would say it back while they looked to see if they had the number on their card. After BINGO we made ice cream sundaes and blew out her candles on her cupcakes. We finished up the party with presents and then we just turned the music on to let them dance and play with the balloons. Cardyn was wiped out by the end of the night and asked to go to bed early. Monday night when I tucked her in to bed I told her all about the night she was born. I guess us moms get so sentimental about our babies getting older. She was so happy to hear her story and woke up still talking about it. Yesterday was so busy with school, two soccer practices and YW's. She took in a treat I made to her classmates and when she got home we went and picked out her bike. Daddy surprised us by being home when we got there and then we hurried and made her a cake and cupcakes and hurried off to soccer and YW's. We are so thankful Cardyn is in our family! She is such a sweet little girl that likes to give hugs and snuggle. She plays so good with her sister and her brother and is really growing up. She likes to be given responsibilities and I just really appreciate her little spirit in our home. I also love her energy. She's the type that can turn on the sweet or the sour. We see less and less of sour tantrum's and instead is using that toughness in good ways. She is fearless on her bike and when she plays soccer or tennis she gives it all she's got! Happy Birthday Cardyn! We all love you so much!