Six years ago today, Reece Mae Conley, was born!  Isn’t she precious!?  Ok some people think newborns are not so cute and rarely are their hospital pictures very stellar…but, to me she is absolutely beautiful!  Nothing makes me happier than newborn babies…I LOVE THEM!  We glued those hair bows on her head for MONTHS!  Maybe that’s why I can barely get her to put on a headband even on special occasions.  Apparently I scarred her for life.

I am amazed at how quickly time passes.  Reece is growing like a weed and turning into quite the little lady.  She is constantly dancing, singing, and cartwheeling herself around this house and making messes like you’ve never seen.  It’s a bit of an art form.  Her vocabulary is expanding, her story-telling is quite elaborate and overall she is just her own little person. She  definitely has a certain way she wants everything to be in her world so we go along for the ride and sometimes wonder how she has any friends 😉  Well I think we know the answer to that…she’s pretty unique, awesome, and makes our family complete.

We’ve been party planning for months and we are in the thick of it this week so this mommy is running on fumes but bound and determined to please my baby with the best beach party ever.  Reece and Morgan are my party helpers and I love the time we get to spend together doing this.  It’s so much fun but we always need more hours in the day!  We are making great memories here, girls!

Reece is smitten with “Lea” the girl of the year at the American Girl Store, and since Lea is sort of “beachy,” thus came the inspiration for her party.  She hopes to be unwrapping a perfect new Lea doll this week and toting her to Chicago when school gets out.  When Morgan was 5, we took her to Chicago for her American Girl trip, so it’s Reece’s turn!  We are turning it into our short summer vacation and this family is ready!  We are putting an end to all of these school projects, book reports, 50 states tests, presentations, quizzes, spelling tests, and every other thing the teachers can cram into the last few days of school.  It’s time to take a break!!  side note…I do think teachers are awesome, and I truly appreciate all they do for our kids!

We still have 7 days of school left (6 for Reece), but today is Reece’s day!  I’m actually starting to wonder if she is more excited about the tradition of Aunt Jenn bringing donuts on the morning of her birthday or a $120 doll!  She has been talking about those donuts non-stop.  She requested “some chocolate, the long ones, and everything should have sprinkles!”  Gotta love that request!  She has also had her mind made up for quite some time that she would be taking cookie cake to school to share with her class.   I’m sure we’ll end the night with another treat of some sort (we haven’t broken the news that she might have to go to Jake’s baseball game…yikes…that’s going to throw her into a sugar-filled frenzy!)

And since Daddy can’t be here on the morning of her bday due to a business trip, he has pre-recorded a video on the iPad that will surely put a smile on her face!  Usually Grandma and Grandpa call and sing happy birthday too, so she should have everything she needs to start the day out great!

Happy birthday Reecie…I hope your day is filled with fun surprises, lot’s of good wishes, and of course, many sweets (with sprinkles on top)!  I love you to pieces birthday girl!!

P.S. Happy birthday to my dear friend, Chesley…I hope she gets some sprinkles too!