Five

5 is for the age my niece Cayley turns turned today

::hanging my head in shame that I didn't get to post this sooner::

one of the spunkiest

funniest

kindest

gentlest

helpful

sweetest

giggliest

little girls I know

occasionally bossy

you know, 

5 year old style ;)

loves her family very much

loveeeeees trains and thinks they are hilarious

she loves to help

loves to play

wants to be like her big sis Olivia

and is a total mama's girl

she loves gymnastics and dancing

twirling and running

putting stuff together

and totally gets how stuff works

{we're convinced she's going to be an engineer}

absolutely loves life

is such a hoot

and has some decent aim

loves hanging with daddy

is a total girlie girl

loves hanging out

& just being together

I spoke with her on the phone today at work

and cried when I hung up 

Missing my family very, very much

and today, very much missing this special, sweet face

I can still hear her giggle. I miss her. I miss her sister. I miss her mom. I miss her dad. *sigh* Seeing them every month all of last Summer and Fall has made this Winter very long and difficult. My heart aches to see them again, and I can't wait to give Cayley a big five-year-old hug when I do!!!! 

Happy Birthday Cayley! We love you & miss you sooo much!