My Once Upon a Time...

My baby is six years old! For his birthday, we had a "yes day"! After opening some gifts, we had breakfast at his favorite breakfast place, which happens to be my favorite too, so we were both very happy! We visited Candytopia almost 5 years ago, and the kids kept asking to go back. It finally came back to Scottsdale, so I surprised them with a visit, and they both still loved it. All the exhibits were made out of candy! The highlight was the giant marshmallow pit though. We got some cupcakes at Sprinkles afterwards... ...and ended the day with dinner at Finn's favorite restaurant, where we met up with Katie and Christina.  I think he had a great day, and we are planning to have a kids party for him once school starts up, so we can invite some of his classmates. It's very bittersweet to see my boys grow up, and there isn't a day that I didn't wish that I could turn back time and do it all over again. Time is fleeting too quickly!

And just like that, he's six. I ask the same questions every year, and these were his answers on his sixth birthday! 1. How old are you? 6 2. Who is your best friend? Sophia, she’s my very very best friend 3. What is your favorite thing to do? My favorite thing to do is play rainbow friends with my friends 4. What is your favorite color? Blue 5. What is your favorite food? Chips 6. What do you like to do with your family? Spend time together 7. What is your favorite toy? Basketball 8. What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a mom 9. What makes you happy? When I play iPad 10. What makes you sad? When I really want to play a game with you, but you’re working and you can’t. 11. What is your favorite Show to watch? Fox’s YouTube channel! It’s good! It’s action! 12. What is your favorite book? My favorites book is Pokémon 13. What do you love to learn about? I like learning about the world 14. What was the best part of your birthday? The morning. 15. What was your favorite...

Five years ago, this little firecracker changed my life. He came into my life when it was completely turned upside down, and although he will never know this, he saved me. He is the best cuddler, has the biggest attitude, he is sweet, smart, and loves attention. He knows he is funny, he is wild, yet timid, he is sassy, and while he has given me many grey hairs over the past years, he loves hard, and makes our life more fun every single day. Instead of a big party this year, Finn decided to take his best friend to the Great Wolf Lodge. We invited his older sister too, so Fox had someone to play with as well. We spent the night at the hotel, and had another day of fun the next day.  Happy Birthday Finn! You are so loved!