Audrey turned five yesterday. It was a day filled with fun. She helped me bake the cake. She decorated the cake by herself. She requested a chocolate heart cake with chocolate frosting and M&Ms.
Her dinner request was hot dogs with red peppers and strawberries. She put the strawberries on her hot dog. John and I thought it was gross, but she ate the whole thing that way. She is a kid who knows what she wants and goes after it.
The only thing she wanted for her birthday was a lasso. Both kids are currently obsessed with Sheriff Callie, and she has a lasso. Today we spent several hours roping a bull. Well, it was our version of a bull, which is a baseball tee in a wash tub.
She is a really great kid. She is kind. She is creative. She is smart. She is active. She is funny. If I could bottle her spirit and keep her this joyful forever I would. The past five years have flown. I fear next week I’ll be sitting down to write a post about her turning ten. Please tell me how to slow down time.
mildlygranola 
Happy Birthday to Audrey!
I’m sorry to tell you that time seems to pass quicker as kids get older.
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Oh no! Please don’t tell me that. I’m already getting weepy over her turning five.
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Brace yourself, moving on to two digit age (10) is even harder:(
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I can’t even imagine how hard that will be.
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Birthday greetings to Audrey. Cake looks yummy. My baby is 16 next month, it only seems like yesterday when we were celebrating his fifth birthday 🎂
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Happy birthday to Audrey. My youngest is 16, the oldest will be 22 in february. I swear, I blinked and this happened. Take lots of pictures, it helps.
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One of the only things I like about having a smart phone is always having a camera with me. I feel like I’m always taking photos.
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That’s good!! I love when old pics of my kids pop up on facebook.
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Happy Birthday, Audrey! And good job, Mama!
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Aww! What a sweetheart.
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Happy birthday Audrey! I remember fondly the obsessions of my kids at that age! Write them down so you don’t forget!
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Oh that darling girls. I want her cake. Zach was all about frogs at that age. Al was all about her best buddy Mary next door. And Barbie. Way into Barbie. She grew up independent and fine despite Barbie
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Happy birthday to Audrey! She is a wonderful girl, and she will keep on getting better as she goes 🙂
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Happy belated to Audrey! And don’t be too sad–they’re still delightful as they get older, just in different ways!
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