The Birthday Girl and the Bear

 Taylor turned 7 years old!  She's such a big girl now!  All grown-up, (just ask her).

Birthday morning kicked off bright and early, maybe a little too bright.  

She wanted her daddy to be there to watch her unwrap her present, but she didn't want to wait ALL day for him to get off work.  So the only other option was to get up BEFORE daddy went to work. 

The ironic thing is, her gift was a surprise to nobody, not even herself.  She knew exactly what she was getting.  She paid for half of it with her birthday money.  But Daddy was there to watch her unwrap it, which was the important thing.  

She spent all morning putting her Lego house together.  Good thing she got an early start on it.  It took her about 2 hours, but she did it all by herself and had so much fun doing it. 

The finished product.  It's Lego's.  It's a dollhouse.  It's a Lego dollhouse.  It's two, two toys in one!  For hours of fun. (Okay, stop me now.  I'm getting too silly).

It was such an absolutely gorgeous day on Taylor's birthday that we spend the afternoon at a favorite park.  Then we had pizza, cupcakes, a movie of Taylor's choosing and lots of family time all evening.  It was wonderful and relaxing.  

Taylor requested Chuck E. Cheese for her birthday too.  We went the Saturday before her big day.  

It went a lot like last time.

Logan mostly playing video games and

Taylor enjoying the rides.  

We all enjoyed celebrating our princess girl, her fearlessness, her sweetness, her great big, toothless grin, and all her awesomeness.  She is a ball of energy and we love our 7-year-old with all our hearts!!!

Meanwhile, Logan's been working diligently at Cub Scouts.  He earned his Bear badge, his Religious Knot, and 2 arrow points.

 The Cub Master put 3 streaks of paint on his cheek, each one representing a level achieved in Cub Scouts.  Logan knew it was coming and told the Cub Master he didn't want the paint on his face.  The Cub Master said, "It's part of the experience" and that he had to do it.

Logan, trying to remember what he'd done to earn his badge.  None of the boys could answer that question, although Logan was able to tell how his Religious Knot was earned. 

We are very proud of Logan and his desire to do Cub Scouts, even though it's sometimes tough, with moving so often and participating in so many different packs.  (This is his 3rd pack this year).  

So there you have it, the Birthday Girl and the Bear.