Happy Birthday Reece!

7 years ago today at 11:48 a.m., this little lady was born! Goodness that’s hard to say!! 7 years seems like a really long time! The busier this family gets, the quicker it goes. I really wish I could go back in time!However, as she grows, she constantly makes me laugh, think harder, scratch my head at times, and smile often. She’s had this adorable countdown on her dresser and she can finally check off both items!We started our morning out with a little bit of anxiety about going to school as we have been having lately. Luckily, she snapped out of it with a video message from daddy who is away on business, a giant box of personalized donuts from Aunt Jenn, and cookie cake cut and ready to share with classmates today!Not only that, she gets her name read aloud on the announcements at school, a special birthday hat, prizes from her teacher, and lunch/classroom time with mommy. What an awesome day!

I scurried around this morning trying to find a nut and gluten free treat for 2 of her classmates (this is not an easy task!) and to find lunch food at 10:30 in the morning. Also not an easy task; especially when the closest drive-thru is under construction and CLOSED. This quickly escalated into an emergency situation because under no circumstance can you disappoint your seven-year-old on their birthday! Especially this seven-year-old! She can be a tough customer. Somehow I made it to school by 10:55 with Freddy’s in hand. Whew! That’s right…you read that correctly…they eat lunch at 10:55 a.m.!!Check out that little girl in the background shoveling in spaghetti!! You have to admit that’s pretty funny!!

Although, this birthday is heading downhill from here because we have a baseball game tonight which is not top on her list of fun things to do! We’ve already had to squeeze in her bday dinner on Tuesday night while Brian was still in town. She really wanted to go to the Bristol (this girl has good taste!) but we settled for hot soft pretzels at Saints down the street.