Our Princess is 4

Well, another year has come and gone.  It seems like every time I write a birthday blog, I want time to slow down or I ask, "Where has the time gone!?!"  But I realize that you along with your sister and brothers must grow up...that is all part of His plan.  So, we celebrate you...the day you were born.  The day you made your grand entrance into the world...just the way He planned.  You were breech which required me to have a c-section.  We tried EVERYTHING to get you to turn, but you were having NO part of it.  The way you entered the world should have been a clue that you like to do things a certain way.  And honestly, I am fine with that.  The world needs people to think outside of the box...not being OK with two options, but coming up with a third or fourth way of doing things.  There are times when you see that maybe your way wasn't the best way, but you learn so much along the way.  So please don't change who God created you to be.  I do ask though that as you think outside of the box that you allow Him to lead and guide you.

We had a small party at Mimi and Bup-Bup's house to celebrate your special day. You wanted a princess party and that just fits you perfectly.  You wanted purple and pink and sparkle!! You wanted everyone to dress up in fancy clothes, so we did.  Suits and ties for the guys and sparkly dresses for the ladies.  We had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner and cupcakes for dessert.  We finished the night off by playing a few rounds of "Pie in the Face."  You weren't too sure of it and didn't play, but you sure enjoyed everyone else getting pied!!

Here are a few pictures from you birthday party:

Making crowns for us to wear

Everyone is working so hard

Birthday banner

All dressed up for your birthday dinner

Sitting down to eat our dinner

Birthday princess

Opening presents

Sophie

Daddy helping you with your presents

Tobias

Birthday cake

Auntie Shue helping you blow the candles out

Playing with your new toys

Playing pie in the face

All of the crowns we made

So, as you can see, we had a wonderful time celebrating you...Our Little Princess!  Happy Birthday, Kyrie Eleison!  We love you so much and are honored to be your parents!

AWANA Award Night

Since November, you have been attending AWANA at Community Baptist Church in LaGrange, NC.  You were very interested in attending when Daddy would bring  you to watch Josiah and Sophie do the opening group time.  One night, your teachers asked if you could stay, so we talked about it and thought we would give it a try.  You did really well, but had a couple of moments when you were a little shy, but I think having your big sister, Sophie, there helped you.  So, you got a ribbon for participating in Cubbies this year.  Next year, you will still be a Cubby, but you will start working on memorizing your Bible verses.  We are so proud of you for going and attending each week and participating.  We look forward to working with you on your Bible verses.  Just like we have told Josiah and Sophie...it isn't just about memorizing the verses to say that you have done it, but we pray that you will live out these verses on a daily basis.  We are so proud of you and love you very much, Kyrie Eleison!!

Getting ready to go to AWANA Award Night

Kyrie with her AWANA class (a few were missing)

Getting her award from  her teacher for attending class

Celebrating with ice cream

Kyrie with her teacher

Kyrie with her other teacher, Ms. Martha