Sydney is Nine!

This post is way overdo, but it still hasn't sunk in that our sweet girl is nine years old. She was in town the weekend of her birthday to celebrate, so we had a little birthday party for her, and then took her to Sweet and Sassy with her good friend, McKayia. Later that night, McKayia spent the night and they had a sleepover, where Zach and I were their servants for the entire night. We made them popcorn, got them their drinks, and brought them food whenever they requested it.

Things I love about Syd at this age...

1. She is beginning to enjoy trying new things
2. She is still as sweet as ever, and truly has servant's heart-- she is quick to share and include everyone in whatever activity is going on. She loves to help out.
3. She TRULY hates to see people suffer.
4. She works hard
5. She loves reading
6. She loves school (Social Studies is her favorite subject right now)
7. She loves sports, but also loves all things artistic.
8. She has SO much joy in her little personality.
9. She is nine, but is not too cool for build-a-bear
10. She loves all her brothers and sisters, and is SO good with them.

Here are a few pictures from the weekend!

First up, Syd's birthday pictures. Syd and I stayed up the night before making her headbands and necklace.







Here are some of the pictures from her party... Her dad made a jellybean field day for the kids.


























And here are some pictures from McKayia and Syd's day at Sweet and Sassy.










Happy Birthday, sweet girl! We love you SOOO much!!