You're an awesome soccer player. You've had a great season playing i9 with your buddies. This is the third season you've played with Coach Daddy and Coach Zach and all your little teammates : Asher, Levi, Larsen, Lyla, etc. You routinely dominate and often score three or four goals a game. However, my very favorite Abby soccer moment this season was when Levi scored a goal. You ran right up to him and gave him a big ole' congratulatory high five. What a great sport and teammate, Mommy was sooo proud of you!!
So, back to turning five! What a milestone - the big oh-five, a full hand! Your birthday was on a Monday this year and the celebrations began the weekend before. After church on Sunday, we gave you a new sheet set. This was a little confusing, until we explained that we were off to IKEA to pick out a new bed! A big, beautiful twin size bed! You've been so excited about it and have shown it off to everyone who's come over. And a new bed for you meant an upgrade for Chloe too; she got your toddler bed. After a couple of nighttime falls, you two are doing great and have no problems staying in the bed. After IKEA and the bed assembling, your grandparents and Cousin Steve came over for dinner and cake. It was a great evening and a wonderful day of Abby!
Monday morning, Daddy took off work and we hosted some of your bestest little buds for a pancake breakfast. You love pancakes, so it seemed perfect! The guests came in PJs and had a blast. We kept it small on purpose, and I think that the party so much better that way. It was calmer and more intimate, and I really think you had so much more fun. The guests included Naomi, Larsen, Levi, Lyla, Elli Bond, and of course your built-in best friend Chloe :) And in lieu of cupcakes bright and early, we put your candle in a cinnamon roll. What a fun morning! After the breakfast guests left, we hung out and played and got ready for Ryan's baseball game. Unfortunately the game was rained out while we were driving there. But that's okay, we went on a short walk and then to Sweet Escapes for ice cream! Nana came too and we met Sam and Jack and Ben up there. I hadn't invited them to breakfast since they have school on Monday and wouldn't know the other guests, but I wanted to make sure you saw them at some point on your special day. As it happens, we also ran into Max and Grant and Grace there. Lots of fun eating and playing and being crazy silly with your friends. I love that you have such great friends!
Your checkup with Dr. Bowman went great. You're 42.5" tall and 43lbs. Both are right about the 50th percentile. No concerns and perhaps more importantly no shots! You also saw Dr. Smith this year. Again that went very smoothly. Your kidney is awesome, and you are medically boring and completely normal. You can do anything anyone else can do (and you're proving that you can usually do it better!). The only cautions would probably be football and horseback riding, but really overall there are no worries at all. We have been so blessed with your wonderful growth and amazing health, and anyone meeting you now would never know or believe how sick you once were. We are so thankful!!
Happy birthday my Sweet Girl!!!! Mommy and Daddy love you so very much!!!
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