Happy 6th Birthday Lilliana

Dear Lilliana,


Today you are six and I am feeling the changes. You are losing your little girl attitude in some aspects and becoming sassy and determined. You have gone from not caring about a lot to having an opinion on everything and knowing exactly what you want. You take after your mama in this aspect. Some days this has resulted in a bit of clashing of heads, but in the end my sweet girl still emerges. You have always been sweet and even during the tough times you continue to be so.  

 I have watched you go from being the only girl to having sisters this year and it has been wonderful. You are the best big sister.  You love those girls like they are your own. I love that you have helped me take care of them. I love that you are always willing to jump in and help me grab them, make them happy, or just hold them for a second. You have been a such a blessing. 

I love that you want to spend your evenings in the kitchen cooking with me. You are such a help. I know if I am baking I can always find you there. It is a dream come true being able to teach you how to bake and cook even if you want glitter, neon frosting, and sparkles on everything! 

The highlight of this year and watching you grow has been having you by my side learning. You have taken up the love of documenting things. You have your camera in your hand a lot. My favorite is the videos you did of me sewing. You also have wanted to learn to sew and and I spending time sewing will always be a highlight. 

Your birth was always such a healing and bright spot after Eli's birth. You were the easiest labor and delivery. To this day you still hold true to those things. You are my bright spot when things are tough. You make them easy and fun. I love you sweet girl and I am so glad you are mine! Happy 6th Birthday to the girl that loves to twirl!

Love,
MOM

I took her to a greenhouse for these. She is such a goon and insisted on posing herself the entire way and choosing where we took photos. I gave some directions, but she definitely had her mind made up about some. It is here though. The blue dress she helped me sew. She doesn't like it, but she agreed to take some photos and now it is being passed to a friend. It may go down as the most difficult item of clothing we have had to deal with, but in the end we compromised and came to an agreement. The black dress is her all time favorite. It is close to being to small, so she wore it for these and soon it will be put away for the girls. Regardless these are Lilliana and I wouldn't change them for the world. I still need to do her "chalkboard" style photo, but that is ok.