"an guess WHAT kacy?"

...My title in honor of Paige Leigh, because that is what I hear out of her mouth nonstop when she is near...
Happy Happy Birthday, Paigey Girl. July 24th, our families lil' feisty cowgirl will be all of 3 years old, topped off with some attitude, a lot of stories, and those BIG greengreybluehazel eyes. There is never a dull moment when she is around. Every bit her mommas sweet girl, she can also transform her daddy , (though he doesn't often show his gooey center.)


I think she was almost 6 months old by the time I caught a glimpse of her first smile, but now it is all you ever see, usually masking just a little bit of mischief, but only when she isn't in deep concentration, or deep in pout mode. (Normal for a 3 year old, I know.) Since having Hadley, I haven't had as many chances to spend alone time with the younger kids, and I miss that. I got to take Paige and Evan for just a few minutes alone on the Lazy River at Cherry Hill the other day, and it was such a fun little moment for me. We had so much fun playing ring-around-the-rosies and they both smooched on me, and snugged and cuddled, I loved it. Up until Evan threw up, that is. Then they went back to their own mommies!
But I love these little kids, and all of the big kids too, so much. I am not the best aunt, I'm not as patient as Kari, or as sweet as Jenny, and I yell and get flustered, irritated and ornery, but I still love them all, and I hope they know that. Because if they don't, Im taking back their birthday presents!!

*I am writing this ahead of time to post later, because I am trying not to break down and leave my house, 10:55 pm, to run to the store to buy Hadley a binky. I have done a stupid thing, cutting a slit in her last *Soothie Brand Binkie* (made for up to 3 month old babies) and replaced it with a NUK 18 mos+ binkie (trying to get her to take a different brand, the old one is ruining her teeth.) She was fine with the new one earlier today, up until I put her in bed. She has now cried for almost 90 minutes, throwing everything out of her crib 3 times now. I feel like the most horrible person in the world right now. Stupid Pediatrician. "Out of sight, out of mind" my butt....*

*Update. She cried till 2:30 am. This is when I stuffed the cut binkie with toilet paper, to plug the hole I had put in it. She was asleep instantly. Then she slept till I took her to my grandmas, then she slept almost 6 or 7 hours at her house. Sucking on a holy binky.