She's 5!!!!!

No more four-and-a-half. Marissa's 5!
How did this day come so quickly? Way too quickly.
This child who has so completely captured my love, who was born to be my daughter - is growing up way too fast.
Maybe because I know she's the last, maybe because I've done this before and know how precious each moment is...I just think the time is passing way too fast and I can't slow it down. But I can be so grateful for the years while we are living them. And I am. I really, really am.

Marissa planned this year's party. I went with everything suggested, but put my foot down when our guest list topped 20. Fourteen girls actually came to Marissa's fairy themed party and they were so adorable when they started arriving in costume. Marissa was a perfect hostess as she greeted everything with a smile and/or hug and "Welcome to Pixie Hollow!"

We played games, made several crafts, ate cheeseburgers and chips, cupcakes and ice cream, and jumped in a bouncy house. Our original plan was to create a Pixie Hollow in the backyard, but since it rained the night before, we decided to keep the party inside and move the bouncy house to the driveway instead. Everything was fine, and the girls were so well-behaved. A party of 15 girls is SO much easier than a party of even 5 boys!

Let's savor 5 for a while! I'm just not ready for 6 to turn the corner...not yet.