It's her birthday!

Lydia Anne is turning 7 today!  

Sorry about all the pictures but she was (and is) too cute to pass up darling pictures of her....

Enjoy!

 Grandma's first time seeing Lydia.

Smile! 

Isn't she just kissable?

Aw!  Our "Towel Baby"

Christmas excitement

Reading with grandma.  If you look closely  you can see a huge knot on her forehead.  Not uncommon for Lydia, she was always getting hurt.

Eek!  Too cute!

Sporting new dresses.

More cuteness and bruises!

 Wow!  Lydia is the queen of face-making.

Almost 3-years-old at David's wedding.

First time celebrating her birthday with her new sister-in-law.  (Keslie's birthday is just a few days later)

Another bump on her head.

Photo shoot in a vintage dress.

 Her favorite past time is picking flowers.  She now has her own flower garden which she'll tend for hours!

 This is one of my most favorite pictures of her!  

 She loves her daddy!

Vacation time with the family.

Kissin' on her new niece Emma!

First fish ever caught and proud of it!

Christmas play.  At first we thought they had permanent marker on their face but thankfully it was only eye liner pencil.  Whew!  That would have been a mess to clean off...it was hard enough! 

Holding Molly

 The five sisters

Dad's golfing buddy!  

(I just LOVE the expressions on both their faces!)

Buddies and friends, auntie and niece.

Playing in the rain.

Silly girl!

Missing her 4 front teeth!

 This was a fun spring time photo-shoot.

 Little Dutch girl for a dance.

Missing teeth and majorly crooked shades!

 Holding Owen for the first time.  She's one happy auntie!

My 3 favorite girlies!  

Slumber party with dear friends.

 Yes, she ate the WHOLE ice cream cone!  (They all did as a matter of fact!)

Doughnuts are her one weakness in life!  

Happy birthday Lydia!  You've certainly brought a huge light into our lives and keep us smiling!  We look forward to watching you grow and become a woman of God who delights to serve Him and others around you.  

We LOVE you!