Six!

Six years ago I received the best belated birthday gift ever. Our Delaney Fay was born and fit just perfectly into our family. She was sweet and sassy from the get-go with a personality all her own. It has been such a joy to watch her grow from an easy-going baby, to a silly toddler, and now to a big Kindergarten learning to read and take on the world.

Laney is our dear night-owl and still struggles with the morning. Thankfully, she loves school and her teacher, so she takes it in stride. (Just very slowly). Most days you'll find her wearing her trusty cowgirl boots and she definitely has an opinion on fashion. Owls are her trademark symbol. She still likes blue but now likes orange too. Her food preferences are eccentric, (no cheese but yes to most things spicy) to say the least, but we love her in spite of them. And I'm happy to keep packing her a sandwich/fruit/veggie combo as her go-to lunch. Her new favorite pastime is Lego building and she and Carrigan love spending time on their creations. She's a natural with the twins and they just adore her.

Delaney's probably the most flexible personality in our family but one of her struggles over the past year has been her seasonal allergies. She's often dealing with feeling somewhat yucky.  It took awhile for us to even realize that as a cause so it is a work in progress on how to deal with it. This cold, snowy weather may actually be helpful to her.

We celebrated our girl this year with a birthday Kringle and then a belated friends party, complete with pajamas and pancakes. She received some lovely gifts and has spent the days since creating and pretending. Delaney-cakes, you are such a special part of our family. You make all of of laugh in the best possible ways and fill our hearts with love. None of the rest of us may ever understand your love of Roald Dahl books or that sense of humor, but we love you for the unique personality you are. Happy birthday, six year old!