All Things Tangled

It has been over a month (almost two in fact) since Gracie turned five, but I can't move on without a birthday post.

Because her birthday was on a Monday, we had a party with her friends on Saturday. Gracie wanted to have a party at home so her doll Emerson could come, and she wanted a Tangled party, so it was an all-Tangled event!

The highlights of her friend party were a pinata, which was the only thing she specifically requested. And all the girls made lanterns like the ones Rapunzel wants to see in the movie. With all her best friends, cake and presents, Gracie loved every minute of her party!

On her actual birthday, we just had a little family party with cupcakes. Gracie also took cupcakes to school that day. However, for the family party, she requested a cupcake without frosting for herself. Guess she is more like her daddy than her mommy when it comes to frosting!

So that is what it takes to make a 5-year-old happy. At least for a few days...

Model or Princess? BOTH!

Gracie turned 5 on March 7th, and we had her "5-year pictures" taken the following week. It is so fun to see how she changes from year to year, especially considering I was looking at her 4-year pics just before we got new ones and thinking how she hasn't changed much. How wrong I was! Here she is at four...

This year, the most noticeable difference during her photo shoot was how willing she was to pose for pictures, even when a pose was not requested. She was quite the little model. Here she is at five...

At the end of her photo shoot, Gracie had a special request for a picture with her sis. The bottom one is in the process of being made into a canvas to hang in Ellie's room.