I haven’t blogged in a while and this girl (see pictures below) deserves a little feature. 🙂 

Ally is now a six-year old. I have a six-year old. How and when did that happen? Ally celebrated her sixth birthday on the 11th (along with my husband and I…do you know that story? 🙂 ) and it’s crazy to think how much has happened in six years! We’ve lived in three different states and now have three kids! But this girl started something wonderful for me. She made me a mama and my life was forever changed when she entered the world at 12:48pm on that Saturday afternoon. 

Ally was a little babe when she was born, just six pounds and 13 ounces. She was an awesome sleeper, but refused the bottle until she was six months old. She eventually grew some good baby chunk and kept it until she was well into her toddler years (that’s how she was awarded the nickname “Chinkas” from a person who Brian would say is terrible with nicknames and speaking English to our kids, ha!). She walked early and she talked early. She was signing full songs by the time she was 2.5 years old and I still watch those videos to this day! 

Now she’s a bubbling kindergartener with opinions and emotions. She can count to 100 and is reading site words. She beams at the thought of playing with friends and loves to do art. She also loves to wrestle with Brian, run around the house with Jack and steal plenty of hugs and kisses from Natalie. She enjoys baking shows like “Cake Wars” and “The Kids Baking Championships” on the Food Network and is taking gymnastics. I know I can count on her for a good compliment and she’s always willing to help. 

I took advantage of some of the beautifully warm days we had in November and did a little six-year photo shoot with Ally in the backyard (#jfpbackyard). I love the way these turned out, especially how they capture both still and fun moments.

May Ally always have the desire to do cartwheels in the grass and swing in the sunshine. Happy birthday to my Chinkas! 🙂