Honestly, I struggle with the believing in myself part.
This makes me laugh, it is so true.
I love C.S. Lewis. He’s one of the people I hope to meet in heaven one day.
Word.
This particular quote pertains to me and my Project Size Six journey. Its easy to discredit my body for not being what I want it to be but it’s a pretty amazing body, I mean, I grew four humans in my body!
This is our cast of characters. We had a fun gathering at Ev and James’ new house in Laguna Hills with some visiting Johnson cousins too. The kids were super excited when people in the neighborhood were handing out regular sized candy bars!
Sadie was Dorothy from Wizard of Oz (that pose is ALL her idea, don’t give me any credit), Ethan was a spy and Luke was a cowboy.
This picture wasn’t from Halloween but I had to throw it in here. Her costume came in handy for the Carden Country Fair. She’s just too cute.
Sadie turned five almost five months ago and here I am finally documenting it on the blog.
She got to stay home from school that day (and she requested that her brothers stay home too…don’t know, peer pressure?) and the highlight was going to get her first pedicure! If you know Sadie then you know how ticklish she is, especially on her feet. I have the HARDEST time trimming her toe nails because it tickles her too much and she won’t sit still but her pedicure brought out some self-restraint I’ve never seen before. She sat there, completely silent (also one of her traits when she’s around new people, won’t talk to them) and let the pedicurist (is this a word? anyway, I’m going with it) do her thing. But when it came time for the pedicurist to trim her nails Sadie grabbed the seat back behind her and tried her hardest not to squirm. It was the funniest thing! I wish I had recorded it. I could see on her face that she was reeeally trying not to kick her foot free from the woman’s grasp. Of course, Sadie chose a pink color on her toes and got to decorate it with a white flower (why didn’t I take a picture of the finished toes?).
For weeks, Sadie was telling me all about her plan for her birthday cake. She wanted vanilla cake with vanilla frosting and she wanted to decorate it herself.
The finished birthday cake! She even took the pictures herself.
Pre birthday song picture.
We love you, Sadie Anne! We’re so glad you introduced our family to pink and princesses, dancing and all things feminine. You are fearless when it comes to your wardrobe and I hope you keep it up. We love all your sweet love notes you draw for us these days. Its been so fun watching you learn to read and write. I love that you carry around an old folder stuffed with treasured papers and blank pages you are constantly drawing on. Your dad and I hope that Claire has your same happy spirit. You are beautiful. You are smart. You are important.
