Life as a Leach

Abby's got a great group of friends.  We just love them!! Oh Tori...dabbing...

Enjoy the recap of Abby's mermaid party! We had it at our church at the last minute in order to keep our house germ-free for Abby.  It ended up working really well because we could spread out and use multiple rooms. The food set-up Sand and Sea cupcakes with sugar shells and candy pearls Party favors:  sand buckets, glow stick tritons, goldfish, and sand castle suncatcher paint sets We had a separate room set up with the crafts!  The kids made mermaid shell necklaces and sand art dolphins.   Matt decided to take on the sand art by himself!  Crazy man!  :)  I joined him when we finished the mermaid shell necklaces.  After we ate some snacks, we went on a treasure hunt!  Caleb and Sara hid the clues ahead of time and the kids just loved going around the children's wing trying to find the next clue! Abby found the treasure! The treas...

My Sweet Abby Joy, This has been quite a year for you!  You finished pre-k, started kindergarten, and grew up so much!  I can't believe you are 6.  But then again, you're as sassy as a teenager!  As we've said, you are 6 going on 16!  You've certainly got the eye roll down. I love your personality--every single sassy ounce of it!  You say some of the funniest things!  But I love your character even more.  You are such a helpful girl.  You love to help me make dinner, clean the house, and put laundry away!  Just the other day, Caleb found you cleaning the bathroom with Lysol Wipes just to make your family happy!  When you do get yourself in trouble, you are so remorseful and sad that you made us upset.  You have such a sweet heart, which is evident in the way you love babies, animals, and your family! It has been another year of lots of medical stuff.  You've had 4 surgeries in the last year.  One major surge...