Five and Alive

... 3 months ago, but who's counting?

After surviving through the years and years (and did I mention years?) of nursing, diapers, potty training, tying shoes, spoon feeding, training, the cajoling and prodding of toddler-hood and preschool, our very last Page is 5.  How is it so?  Where did the time go?  Cliches are annoyingly cliche but they are so true.  You will survive.  Don't worry, they will not be in diapers when they are 10.  Enjoy every moment because it flies by!  Well, we did.  And they're not.  And it does and we did... well, almost every moment.

Mama Page was sick on the day of her big fete at McDonalds so we are severely lacking images from that photo opportunity.  However, I did manage to take some pics of our angel on the actual day, Emily Claire's 5th birthday - New Years Eve 2013.

5 years old Eve.

 Happy Birthday ma cherie.

And, simply for posterity 'cause its such a great memory of mine...  

Emily soaking up the sun and making snow angels with her Meme in San Sebastien, Spain - Summer 2010...

Bye Bye Baby...

Our Emily over the years... 

Birthday 2007

Good morning!

 Last Christmas in the US 2008

Bored in the temporary apartment

Second home the first year in France

First time feeling the sand of the Mediterranean - May 2009

Kermesse 2009

Daddy's homemade sling

Leek beards!

First Christmas in France

Enjoying a rainy day walk

First Thanksgiving in France - Snapping beans!

 Christmas Pageant 2011

 Hiding with her bestie

 Loving some ice cream - Carnaval 2009

 Living it up in Publix heaven  - Trip back to States - Summer 2011

 Loving some Spain - Summer 2010

 Cote d'Azur - Summer 2010

 First day of School

Ski vacation 2012

Dress up with Ava

 Sweetie Shop - Last Day of School!

Lovin' some Enya - Ski Vacation

Enjoying spring time!

 Hendaye beach vacation - 2012

February 2013 with sweet Ava

Halloween 2012

Eight is Great

                           Jovial

                                   Outgoing

                                   Sensitive

                                   Happy

                                   Unique

                                   Adorable

  

Sweet Joshua turned 8 this past July.  An ache shudders through my heart when I look at pictures from years past.  Somehow this precious bald baby then blond toddler has blossomed into a bright young fella who is almost as tall as me.  Not a day goes by that I don't thank God for the awesome gift and blessing that is our Joshua.

 

 

  Happy 8th year of your precious life my sweet boy...

Psalm 139:13-16  For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you,when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.