Guess Who Turned 6 Today?

You probably guessed it. It is my baby girl Paige. I can't believe it has been six years since I started my journey as a mother. I can't believe how fast time flies by. I would like to celebrate Paige's birthday blog by letting you know 6 things that you may not know about Paige.

1- When I went into my 6 month ultrasound with Paige I had a big scare. The Dr. told me that Paige's head was too big for her gestational age and this could be because she had other health issues i.e. hydrocephalus, down syndrome or some other chromosomal disorder. She obviously ended up with none of these. She was perfect!

2- Paige loves stuffed animals. If she were given a choice of any toy on a toy isle she would pick the stuffed animal anytime.

3-She is a girly girl. She is definitely a girl through and through. She loves dress up, painting her nails and tries to even wear my make-up. I think it is safe to assume that I will not have a tom girl in my home any time in the near future.

4- Paige is a little mother. She loves to take care of Coen and loves to play with dolls. She will be a great mother someday.

5- Paige has an excellent memory. If I ever loose something I can count on Paige to help me find it. She never forgets where she puts things. She is selective in her memory at times. Like "I forgot you told me I couldn't have that candy".

6-Paige has excellent verbal skills. From a very young age Paige would speak and you could totally understand everything she said. She was pretty much talking in complete sentences before her 2nd birthday. She also loves to talk. John loves to take drives with Paige and discuss things with her. She is a great conversationalist.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETS!!!

Paige's Tooth

Today Paige came rushing downstairs to show me that she had lost a tooth. At first I wasn't sure if she had pulled out the tooth on purpose. I thought this because she has a cousin that has lost a few teeth and there is some envy there. Paige assured me that the tooth feel out while she was eating grapes. She is so excited about this milestone. I can't believe my baby girl is growing up. She turns 6 this week, lost her first tooth and starts first grade next week!

"Good Job Dad"

Today John took Johnny to the Gateway for some Daddy and son time. Paiges was having her birthday party so John thought it would be a good time to get Johhny out of the house. John let Johnny play in the water fountains there which Johnny loved and then he took him to Applebees for lunch. They also got to ride the "train"(AKA-TRAX) there. While they were out John had to use the men's room and Johnny waited outside. After John was done Johnny promptly said "Good Job Dad". When John told me this I had to laugh. I tell Johnny this when he sits on the potty so apparently Johnny thinks that everyone who goes to the bathroom should get praise. I always thought Johnny never paid attention to what I said after he sat on the potty, because he has to be coerced to do it every time. I guess I was wrong.

Is He Pi%$@ed?

I put this picture on my facebook account and a cousin commented on if Johnny was "pissed". I totally forgot that his finger was in that position when I posted the picture. At the time I did intentionally take the picture with his finger position in mind, because I thought it was hilarious. So now I am sharing it with all of you! Johnny uses this finger all the time to point to things. John doesn't want to draw attention to it because it is totally innocent on Johnny's part. So if you happen to get this finger thrown your way by Johnny I promise he is not ticked off at you!

Not Too Young To Learn Financial Responsibility

Today Paige played at my sisters house and I called over there to see if everything was going well and my sister told me of a conversation that she had with Paige that went like this...

Paige- "Aunt Jenny I think that I have to take this Ariel costume home with me"

Jennifer- "Why is that?"

Paige- " My dad says that we are trying to save money and can't buy costumes this year and I need a costume to wear for Halloween"

Jennifer-"I see"

We have had discussions with Paige about us trying to save money and the difference between needs and wants but we have never had a discussion about costumes. I am not sure where she got the idea that we weren't buying costumes, I guess she puts costumes in the "want" category rather then the "need". Should I tell her otherwise????

Nunns Park

This past Saturday we took the kids up to Nunns park in Provo Canyon. Paige wanted to see the river. Ever since we went to the family reunion she has had a fascination with water. When we got there we were amazed to see so many people. Not only were there a lot of people but there were people camping there. It was kind of ridiculous that people actually thought this was camping. You are like 200 feet from a major road. I told John that we should request the reunion be moved there for next year! We still had a fun time. We walked on the trail down to the lower park and sat by the water. Paige and Johnny were both terrified at the thought of failing in the water so we stayed a good distance away. They had so much fun they didn't want to leave. Johnny lost it when we got in the car because he wanted to see the river again. So it looks like we will be going back sometime.

Johnny's Fashion Statement