{SEVEN}

Our "little thing" turned the big SEVEN on Saturday!!  No amount of denial on my part was going to change the fact that she is actually seven.  Her big day was slated to be filled with tons of things that had nothing to do with her at all.  Baseball games, soccer games, a service project.  But the rain gods had her back.  It was stormy on Friday night and so baseball was cancelled, the service project got moved up.  The only thing that stayed the same was soccer.  But the rain really cleared up the day so we could really focus on Lauryn.  She wanted to open her presents in the early afternoon, so that is what she did.  She got some art supplies, which is basically a given for her.  She got a bed for her American Girl doll, super excited about that and she got a gift card to the American Girl Doll store, to help towards saving up for her doll.  Later that night, per her request, we ordered Papa John's Pizza, watched Jamanji on Netflix and had an ice cream sandwich cake.  It turned out to be a great day to celebrate this precious girl!!

I really don't know what I would do without my Lauryn.  She is spunky, full of energy, creative, determined and oh so special!  She has a mind of her own, which she knows how to use and is not afraid to say and stand up for what she thinks is right.  I tell ya kids these days!!  Heavenly Father sure knew what these kids were going to need in order to combat the world in which they would live in!!  I'd bet on Lauryn any day of the week, and twice on Sunday in the battle of her vs. the world!!

We feel so lucky to have her in our family, we are truly blessed to call her ours!!  Happy Birthday Lauryn, we love you baby girl!

 

Her wild hair is truly an indicator of her spunky personality.  It doesn't stay tamed for longer than five seconds!!