Gabi Birthday-6!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY today to Gabriela Vincent. Six years old, .Gabi brings sunshine with her everywhere. She is very excited to be a "big kid" in the fall as she enters 1st grade. She loves to read, do art projects, and sing. She just completed singing with the EVMCO Young Singers (ages 4-1st grade) and is taking piano lessons.

She also loves visiting the Science center in Arizona and requested a trip for her birthday. Her biggest accomplishment thus far is FINALLY having a loose tooth. (She got lucky and actually has two ready to come out) 

1. What is your favorite color? All the colors

2. What is your favorite toy? Monster High doll

 3. What is your favorite fruit? All the fruits

4. What is your favorite tv show? Jake and the Neverland Pirates

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Strawberries and cheese crisp

6. What is your favorite outfit?  Valentine shirt and blue skirt

7. What is your favorite game? Hide and Seek

 8. What is your favorite snack? Peach and banana

9. What is your favorite animal? bunny

10. What is your favorite song? mr bun ( a gabi original)

Mr bun mr bun mr bun

mr bun mr bun mr bun

hes happy and jumpy he loves me and loves you too.

he likes us and he cleans himself when hes dirty

and he loves to jump around.

11. What is your favorite book? The fairy book 

12. Who is your best friend? Bella

13. What is your favorite cereal? Oatmeal

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play at the park 

15. What is your favorite drink? lemon-aid

16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas

 17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? teddy bear from great grandpa, blankies 

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? pancakes and oatmeal 

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?  Chinese food (fried rice, lettuce wraps and broccoli beef) and cheesecake

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Veterinarian 

Gabi last day of school

Gabi had the best Kindergarten teacher EVER! Lisa Schell really understood Gabi and loved her. Thank you Mrs Schell for everything!

We posted the picture on Facebook and Lisa posted the following:

Every day was a complete joy. I will be having Gabi withdrawals!


Update: We had lunch with her during the summer!

Marathon with pop pop

Congratulations to my dad Stan on finishing another marathon at the Phoenix Marathon this morning! Gabi got to run across the finish line with him, which was the highlight of her week.

And yes he ran with shoes but took them off at some point and ran barefoot the rest of the way. He has a lot of practice running properly barefoot. Do NOT try this at home. ;)

Gabi is old! Ezra shopping fun

Gabi celebrated her 100th day of school. Everyone including the teacher dressed up like they were 100 years old!

I was proud of her "wrinkles" but they had to be washed off before lunch because she scared some of the kids. (apparently "old" for kindergarten just means white hair and electric blue eye shadow with a crazy dress.) insert eye roll here....


Ezra and I went to check out the store Garden Ridge and found they still had Christmas stuff for sale and LOTS of trees still left. I went back the next day to get a tree for my mom and everything was cleaned up and GONE. I was shocked.  Anyway check out this cuteness I caught while we were out.

Nutcracker!

We visited Jack's family for Christmas this year.  We were able to see the Nutcracker and Gabi was SO excited. Truth be told I was too, I had never seen it live. It was so beautiful and Gabi was a champ. Got a little sleepy near the end but it was an experience I hope she never forgets!  I already want to go back and see it again!

Beautiful lights on the grounds.

The excitement before the ballet!

A dragon and a fairy

This year the kids were a cute dragon and a beautiful fairy! Enjoy!

Happy 4th!

We all got tickets to the Diamondback game for the 4th! Fun was had by all. Just make sure you have booked a seat that has good view of the fireworks. Ours was partial obstructed :( We still had a great time!

Gabi turns 5!

For Gabi's 5th Birthday (06/08) she wanted a party with her friends. She was so excited and couldn't wait for the day to arrive!

She woke up to decorations for her party

Started off the morning with blueberry pancakes

All dressed and smiles for her fairy party!

The "help"

Is it time yet?!?!?

The guests arrive and start on their craft (fairy crowns)

Some got their facepainted to make the transformation complete.

Even Ezra got in on the action....

The Birthday Fairy

Aunt Lindsey was craft fairy extraordinaire!

A little play time

The snacks. Pretzels for "twigs" and strawberries with "snail sandwiches"

Yum yum

A game of musical chairs using flowers...

Time to eat

And blow out the candles!

A happy wish come true!

The fairy queen and her subjects.

Every queen has a little bit of sass.

Waving their wands as they fly away home.

All the fairies and their little queen! 

Thanks Lindsey, Xan, Alicia, Mom, and Jack for your help!

Warning....

This last picture I didn't have in originally but after Gabi saw the pictures she wanted this one in.... SO here you go. Me looking a little frazzled after a party with young girls!

Happy Birthday Gabi! We love you!!!!

Some habits die hard....

Notice anything familiar???

 Someone still loves butter...

I don't know what is going on here, but it's funny

And yes, all this happened while I was not at home!