Natalie is SEVEN!

It's official - I have a big kid now! Natalie turned seven and suddenly seems so much older to me. Maybe it's because she is in 1st grade, or the fact that she is now in Senior Primary (yikes! how can that happen??), or how she is so independent. And while I miss that she will never be little again I am also enjoying watching her grow into a beautiful young lady.

That being said... she is still our goose!

Seven!!!!
Opening her birthday gifts from us - a new necklace/bracelet set, jeans, and a Sweet Shoppe bath spa set (the theme of her upcoming party)!

The great thing about Natalie's birthday being 2 days after Christmas is that usually everyone is on holiday from work and school so we can go and do something fun together as a family. This year we went to....

Six Flags!

The birthday girl is ready to go!

Excited for the rides!!!
We got season passes to Six Flags in the fall and they came with tickets to go to their special Holiday in the Park during the Christmas break. So we invited our friends to go with us!

The little ones watching their older siblings/parents go on the Boomerang!

We love that there are rides for all sizes and ages!

Here we go!

The park was lit up so beautiful once it got dark, but it also got really COLD so I was ready to go!

It was a really fun day and we played so hard! The kids crashed once we got in the car so we ended up changing our plans of going to dinner and just hit a drive-thru. Fortunately, Natalie did not mind! We were all tired and happy to go home.

And that ended the first of several celebrations we had for Natalie this year for her birthday. Check back soon... there is more to come!