Six & Sassy

This sassy little thing is 6...and what a complete joy she is in our lives!

If you could change your name, what would you choose? "Amber" (before this she said Diamond)

What is your favorite book? "The Day the Goose Got Loose"

What is your favorite movie? "That's a hard one...Lion King...no, The Lion Guard"

What is your favorite Bible verse? "In the beginning God created the birds and the fish...because I like the birds and fish."

What is your favorite thing to do? "Read books in my swing chair"

What is your favorite food? "Chicken nuggets and momma's soup"

If you could go on vacation anywhere, where would you go? "New York City"

If you could be an animal, what would you want to be? "A horse"

What is something special about you? "I'm really really really really really good at books."

What is something you do not like? "Using the bathroom"

What would you like to learn how to do in 2016? "Blow up balloons"

If you could have three wishes, what would you wish for? "A pet dog, a horse, and a cat"

What do you want to be when you grow up? "A librarian and a horse rider. I will have to ask them if I can get off work on the weekends so I don't miss my races."

What do you do to be kind? "Help people and share and read to people"

What are some things you love? "Pidgey, my horse blanket, my family, my house, my beautiful room, my swing chair, horses, clothes...I love a lot and oh yeah, Jesus."

What would you tell people about God? "He helps people and made us all. He brought His only son to the world."

What would you tell people about yourself? "I'm really kind and I love to read. Is this the final question?"

Happy birthday, Brenna Beth! We love you so much!

Brenna Elizabeth

In just 3 short days, our baby will be 6. She wanted to cut her hair this weekend. "I'm tired of brushing it. I'm tired of Mama fixing it. I want to make a wig (donate it)."

When Brenna sets her mind on something, there's no backing down. She is strong and determined, an important trait to have, I'd say (even if our hard-heads butt together sometimes!) She is not a follower. She loves doing things with her sister but is also quite content being still and alone.

She is extremely loveable and cuddly. She is a homebody that would be happy curled up with a book all day. She adores stuffed animals and real animals and is still obsessed with tv and books.

Speaking of reading...the girl is phenomenal. Her book app reports that she reads about 60 books a week, rating each one as she goes. She reads something once and remembers it forever, recalling facts for us whenever the conversation needs them. She is receiving extended reading services to meet her needs that Kindergarten does not reach...talk about proud parents and extremely excited about what The Lord has in store for that brain. But we are most thankful and proud that she has a very caring heart. All of her peers love her and she treats them all the same, as important friends. Her teachers also adore her.

Brenna is as witty as they come. She says and does the funniest things. In the picture above, she said she is reaching in Mrs. Stinsons boot to grab the things that she stores in there. She can beat Daddy in staring contests 50% of the time. In the movie The Good Dinosaur, she sobbed loudly and uncontrollably when the friends parted.

She loves her bed and takes a while to wake up in the mornings. And yes, she typically wears a sleeping mask all night. She is quite often the definition of "hangry" but the rest of her day, she is the picture of joy.

I don't know what I would do without her.

Audrey Lynn

This girl is almost 8. Her shirt is too true. She always has a smile to share, even in the middle of a basketball game!

She also loves art and friends, so putting them together is even better!

She has started dance lessons this year, ballet and tap, and she is so great at all. The grace and beauty fits her so well!

She is just so fun. Her friends love her and the younger kids adore her and look up to her greatly. She and Laney came down to my class one day, and I kept them to lead the prek kids in a silly song. She was perfect for the part!

She still loves being fancy and can strut her stuff! She absolutely loves shoes and earrings. We may be in for some trouble in the next decade.

Her newest obsession is texting and FaceTime. Mimi and Pop bought her an iPad mini, and she is quite the social butterfly on it.

She is doing so well in school. Her teachers adore her and she works so hard. Math is her tough subject but guess what her favorite subject is...math.

Audrey still has the biggest heart for The Lord and for others. One of my new favorite memories of her is documented in this picture: on Christmas morning, she received a Prayer Box. Instead of throwing it aside and grabbing for more gifts, she immediately opened it up and wrote her friend Brylee's name in it because she had just lost her grandpa.

She is a blessing to all...

...especially to this Mama.

New Year

Welcome 2016 and many more beautiful memories with family and friends!

If this is true, 2016 is going to be outstanding!