Where, oh where, did my little baby go!

Well, Lucy is officially five. If you know her, you know that she has been counting down the days for months, because so many cool things happen when you turn 5 in our house. She had her first piece of gum and got to have her first coke (soda). It was very exciting.

She had the gum at exactly 8:24am, as soon as she swallowed the last bite of pancake. She chewed it for about 2 minutes and spit it out and went to get another... Unfortunately, she had forgotten the one piece a day rule. So far, she has had a piece every day, but usually only chews it for a few minutes.

She was much more patient with her first coke. She waited all day. We went to supper at Chick-fil-a. She went up to the counter and ordered her drink. She was so proud of herself. You would have thought she was bellying up to the bar at the Chicken, ordering her first beer. I am sure the lady at Chick-fil-a, thought we were crazy. She savored that coke for about 2 hours. She kept telling everyone she saw, "I am drinking coke!" I wish I had saved the cup. It was such a major milestone :)!

Saturday we had a party at the house. She was so excited she couldn't sit still all day. She had her swim suit on by 9 am and wore it until the party started. It was lots of fun with friends and family! We had pools, a sprinkler, a slip and slide, a pinata, and lots of cake and ice cream. She is a lucky little girl!

I am really trying not to be too melancholy about my oldest turing five, but it is really hard. I can't believe how fast time has flown. Plus I am entirely TOO young to have a little one that old and this much responsibility!