Five

July 7, 2009 in Kids, Life by emily | 6 comments

The giveaway is still going on here.

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So the little lady is 5 today.  I’m not sure how it happened.  It seemed like just yesterday I was holding a teeny Maeve and now in three weeks she starts kindy.

You are the master of the silly face…
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You (mostly) tolerate your parents…
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We put you in a pumpkin… and a coconut bikini…
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And we put you in the coconut bikini again two years later because it still fit you… and then we stuck your baby brother in it too because we thought it was funny…
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I shouldn’t mention that I almost dug it out for Luau Day at preschool a couple weeks ago.  Ahem…

We took you here and there… to Ireland where you had your diaper changed on the floor of a pub in Dublin (at least I had a changing pad with me?) and where a horse almost ate you… and through the construction of our home…
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You like the beach a lot more now than you did 5 years ago…
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You turned into a spunky little alomst-three year old…
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And got yourself a little brother…
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A little brother who thinks Wall-E is a real human-like creature and wants to show him the cool Albino Alligator…
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You were once a tiny little bundle…
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And you’ve grown into a fabulous little lady…
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Who enjoys a birthday trip to Krispy Kreme…img_0546

And some picture-taking at the Arboretum…
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You had an afternoon full of princess delights, dancing with her prince, cakes, fingernail painting and brother strangling…
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Sniff.  Happy Birthday Miss Maeve!
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  1. Cathy’s avatar

    Cathy on July 7, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    So sweet! I can’t believe how fast she has grown, we will miss having her hang out with us :-)

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    Zarina on July 8, 2009 at 2:06 am

    Happy birthday to Mauve. We are waiting for one b’day in August.

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    John on July 8, 2009 at 10:17 am

    Beautiful post! We really need to get our little ladies together some time for some Princess action.

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    Viv on July 8, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    What a lovely birthday post! Happy birthday Maeve.

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    Christy on July 10, 2009 at 11:22 am

    Hey, no fair making me cry! Sniff, sniff.

    Maeve, you’re growing up as fast as your cousins. We love you and miss you, Sweetheart! Hope you had a great day.

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    Julie on July 10, 2009 at 9:16 pm

    What a fabulous collection of photos and memories. Happy Birthday Maeve!