Happy Birthday Boots!!!

I can NOT believe my baby girl is 5 today! Everyone told me after she was born to cherish EVERY moment, because they grow up so fast..... There have been days in these last 5 years, that I wished so badly that'd she would grow up and get out of one stage or another and there have been days that I just want to do something (I'm not sure what exactly) to keep her small! We been doing some pre-k/kindergarden work with her and this past week we talked about birthdays and why they are special. We looked back through pictures of the last 5 years and picked out some favorites to post.........

Boots was born at 1:12 am. She weighed 7 lbs, 10 oz and was 20 inches long.

Boots and Daddy riding Pepper after we moved some cows.

This child LOVES her animals! This was her kitty Harold.

Nappin' with daddy.

She was helping daddy carry posts and they took a break to throw sticks in the pond.

She still loves bath time.

We went to the zoo on her 3rd birthday with Jeremy's family.

Jeremy took her floating in the creek beside our house in the raft she got for her birthday.

Grandma Terry, Boots and Grandpa Eric holdin' baby chicks at Orschlen.

Her first fish!!

Ridin' Chica with Grandpa.

Holding her baby brother.

Playing with Baby Huffington. (Yes, we did let the donkey in our house sometimes.)

The Snow White dress she got for her 4th birthday.

Her favorite chicken, named Princess.

She was helpin' her Daddy work cattle.

She got to be a flower girl in her cousins wedding.

Helping mama make cinnamon rolls.

We had her 5th birthday party last weekend. This was her Spirit cake.

Some of her cousins and friends who came to her party.

Bethany's horse pinata.

We are enjoying our little girl so much these days. She can be such a handful sometimes and such a charmer at others! She is spending her days being a wonderful helper and big sister, a princess and a horse. We are so thankful that the Lord blessed us with an amazing little girl and can't wait to see what the next days, weeks, and years hold!