Millie turns 6!

Our Millie girl had her golden birthday turning 6 on January 6th! We love her so much. The day started off her favorite way - with donuts.

She received some birthday money and asked for a trip to the dollar store to spend a little of it.

Here she is with her treasures (including a balloon that I got for her). A "gift" she requested from me was that I not do anything to her hair haha. She rocks the headband look anyway.

We made a cake and enjoyed licking the leftover batter from the bowl.

The weather was beautiful so we decided we'd better take advantage and go to the park. Tyler was working from home so it was good we left him in peace anyway! We ran into some friends there and had lots of fun.

Harvey was there too!

Millie had been thinking about her birthday dinner all day long and couldn't decide if she wanted to go to Wendy's or MOD Pizza. By the time it was dinner she wanted Wendy's but Tyler and I thought MOD sounded better, so we made two stops. We brought everything home and celebrated our cute girl.

Millie got a microphone for her birthday, as well as a cool art book that shows you how to draw lots of animals step by step. She loves both things. I've heard her a few times saying her prayers at night into the microphone! 

Some things about Millie at 6 years old:

- She is just the sweetest. Such a good big sister and genuinely enjoys her brothers. She was not a cuddly baby but is making up for it now, giving the best hugs and asking to snuggle with me or Tyler frequently.

- Millie still wants to be an artist, but also lately a paleontologist. Max's dinosaur love is rubbing off a little. She is super creative and goes to school several times a week with a picture or note or card that she made for someone. 

- She still loves doing gymnastics and is upside down a lot. She went through a solid cartwheel phase and is working on round-offs and her front walkover. 

- Millie has found several meals that she will give a thumbs up. Literally. This is her rating system. A straight up thumb means she loves it, a straight down thumb means it's "the worst thing ever." There is lots of in-between too. She is getting better all the time at trying new things.

- She is a daddy's girl lately and it's so sweet. She'll randomly say, "Isn't Dad just the best?" and write him notes telling him so. She is noticing how hard he works and appreciates that he provides for us. Throw in what a fun, sweet, and attentive dad he is and it's no wonder he's the favorite!

We love this girl so much and are so thankful she was our firstborn! She is a delight to have in our family and we can't wait to see what this year brings for her.