Five

Delaney!  What can we possibly say about that sweet girl that accurately describes her personality? She entered the world five short years ago and we thought that another little princess was exactly what our family needed. Her sisters adored her. She cried for the first several hours of her life and we were a bit shaken by that--what would we do with a fussy baby?  (Ha!  God must have been laughing then. Little did we know someday we'd have that in double the volume! For several months!) But somehow the crying faded and we've been giggling alongside our dear Delaney-cakes ever since then.

This has been a big year for her. She's now in preschool five mornings a week and rocking it. Well, she's doing great as soon as she fully wakes up.  She's our biggest night owl and sleeps in as long as possible each morning, throwing a breakfast in her backpack on her way to school. But then she plays hard and is warmly greeted by the twins as soon as she returns home. I'm so spoiled to have 1:1 time with her while the twins nap and before she has quiet time. We read, do "homework", and anything else she dreams up. Her imagination is big and I love to see it in action. She loves word search puzzles (especially after bedtime), lazy breakfasts, owls, cowgirl boots, fashion, the color blue, and her cousin Julia. She dreams of a world without cheese, soup, eggs, screen time rules, or spiders but still manages to cope with those drawbacks. Her personality is a delight to the whole family, even though she somehow hit the teenage years a decade too early. We are so thankful that God placed her with us. Delaney Fay, thanks for the burst of joy you are. My best belated birthday gift ever!