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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Perry is FIVE!

 Perry turned the big 5 on June 30!!!  F-I-V-E!  That seems like a pretty big deal!

Perry is an imaginative, craft-loving, dancing queen.  She is always drawing, coloring, and making new creations.  She loves taking care of her baby dolls.  She puts on a performance almost every night.  No one loves a dance party like her!  She is smart and curious, always asking inquisitive, detailed questions.  She is a ball of energy!!  She loves to be right by mommy and daddy.  She still comes into our room in the middle of the night, every single night, and sleeps on her air mattress that has a permanent spot on our floor.  She is not always empathetic towards others (working on it :), but she is very thoughtful and always making pictures and crafts to give to people.  She is sweet as can be, and the girl knows how to give a compliment.  We love our Perry Frances so much!!!

We celebrated her birthday 3 times over!  First up was a party with her friends at Showcase Gymnastics.  She had a blast!










Next up - lunch and shopping at American Girl with the girls!  We are thankful Lisa could be in town to celebrate with us!







Finally, it was birthday day!  We did Altitude with the cousins that morning, and the whole family came to our house to celebrate that night.




I asked our birthday girl some questions, like last year, just for fun :)

What is your name?  Perry
How old are you?  5
What is your favorite food?  Ice cream
What is your favorite color?  Pink and purple
What is your favorite book?  Uni the Unicorn
Who is your best friend?  Rhett and Georgia
What is your favorite tv show?  Bluey and Muppet Babies
What is your favorite animal?  Unicorn
What do you love to do with mommy?  Color
What do you love to do with daddy?  Color, too.
What do you love to do with Luke?  Play dress-up together (they do this a lot :)
What is your favorite toy?  My unicorn that Luke gave me for my birthday (she does like that, but I would say her favorite toys are her dolls ;)
What do you love to do outside?  Swing
Where is your favorite place to go?  Playstreet Museum and the park
What do you want to be when you grow up?  A ballet dancer, an artist, and a mommy (perfectly sums up her interests :)
What makes you happy?  When mommy, daddy, and Luke give me hugs.

She just asked me, "Do you have any more questions?"
Me: "No. What do you want me to ask you?"
Perry: "I want to say what my favorite hair style is and stuff."
Me: "Ok, what is your favorite hair style?"
Perry: "I like braids and pigtails and pigtail bums!"

Well, ok then!  We love you to the moon, beautiful Perry Frances!!!  Please stop growing up!

Sunday, July 4, 2021

Two mini family vacations!

We went to San Antonio with our family besties, the Boudreauxs, over Memorial Day weekend!  We enjoyed mexican food on the riverwalk and a boat ride on Friday night, and a full day at Sea World on Saturday!  The kids did great at Sea World with minimal complaining - success!  Perry loved the Orca show (Luke, not so much).  We headed home Sunday after brunch and lots of park time in the morning.









Next up was a couple days at Hyatt Lost Pines with my parents!  What a FUN place!  The kids had a blast floating the lazy river and swimming in the pool with some breaks for crafts, ice cream, s'mores, and animals.  We LOVED every second and will definitely be back!







Loving summertime!

Goodbye, preschool!

Perry graduated from preschool in May!  We are so PROUD of her for how much she has grown and learned at First Steps Preschool these last 3 years.  It is really emotional for me to think about her starting kinder in the fall.  Time is slipping away, and these preschool years were just the sweetest.  At the graduation ceremony, her teachers spoke about each child and assigned them a fruit of the spirit that best describes them.  Perry's was kindness.  That is what I pray for her to be the most - kind to others and happy.  I am so grateful to her teachers in the Elephant class, for loving on her and getting her ready to thrive in kindergarten!!!







We celebrated the last day of school with a splash day with our cuzzies! :)



Look at my baby on her first day of preschool vs. last!  Same silly face.


Bring on summer!!!

Our tiny dancer and soccer star!

Our sweet Luke enjoyed playing soccer in the spring!  Check out our little sports-obsessed guy at his last practice :)




Perry's dance class stole the show at their spring recital!  I mean, look at how precious they are!  They tapped and shook their hearts out on the stage.  We love Juleigh Holley!