Reagan turns 5!

Oh, where does time go? I blinked and my baby is turned 5 on Saturday! It's so crazy to me...she's growing up so fast! I love to watch her learn and grow, but I wouldn't mind if she stayed little forever!



Saturday promised to be a busy and fun day and it was! Reagan had her first soccer game. The "Sparklers" did great and Reagan had so much fun! She kicked the ball tons and was always in the middle of the pack! That was exciting for Mom and Dad, as last year we had to bribe her to even kick the ball 5x's in a game! This year is much different-- her enthusiasm is contagious and she even loves the competition of it--keeping track of each goal and who won...A tie--2 to 2 was a new concept for her though!



Reagan had a Birthday Luau in the afternoon, complete with an erupting volcano, pineapple and coconut bowling, and lots of water and sand! (Ooops! We forgot to limbo!) After inviting family and a few friends...our party sprung into action. The girls liked playing in the swimming pool and sand box, the boys--going down the big water slide, and the little ones enjoyed hanging out in the canoe. After some island food--the hula girl pinata was a hit (but difficult to break)! Pictures and lots of presents...family and friends... what fun! Reagan loved it ALL!!!



At the end of her big day, my little "Island Princess" crawled into bed and gave me a big hug and said, "Mom, this was the best birthday ever!" My heart melted. That's what birthdays...and memories are made of! Thanks to everyone who came and helped make Reagan's day special!

5 FUNNY AND FANTASTIC FACTS

about REAGAN:

1. She loves animals (any and all, except for spiders!)

2. She loves her boys (including Daddy, Travis, cousins, and Rylan, Covin, and Landen)

3. She hates to go to bed and get up early

4. She is loving, curious, outgoing, bossy, and crazy!

5. She couldn't wait to be 5! (" 'cuz everyone else already is!")

Kindergarten is Cool!

Reagan's big day finally came! She was beginning to think it never would since her cousins started school last week. "When am I going to school?" became her favorite question. It came all too soon for Mom and all too slow for Reagan. As soon as we found out the name of her teacher, she told everyone she talked to that she was going to Kindergarten and that Ms. Stone was her teacher. Ms. Stone's name did elude her at least once though, as she told her friends at the Daddy Daughter Date that her teacher was going to be Ms. Rock--which they all thought was funny!

Well, Reagan isn't scared of anything...least of all Kindergarten! She was so excited! We went the night before and met Ms. Stone. She was nice and the room was full of fun stuff to and play with--Reagan found the doll house right away and started to play! On her big day, she got up and got ready without much complaining even. (She is a night owl and doesn't like getting up--much like her parents!) Breakfast, hair, backpack, pictures...then a kiss for Dad and brother and off to Jack Daley Primary School with Mom. Reagan went inside her class, sat down, and began a conversation with one of her preschool friends....and quickly forgot Mom was even there still! I got a quick picture and a big hug and Kindergarten began!

Reagan was convinced she needed to ride the bus home...so we let her. She jumped off and came running to Jason, Travis, and I. "Kindergarten was cool!" she said and then began to fill us in on her day. She got to swing and play on the playground with Covin and Rylan, ate lunch by Callie, read about The Gingerbread Man, had a Gingerbread Man search, made Gingerbread Man puppet, and rode the bus home with Emma.....oh, and "got in trouble" she said. When we aked more about the trouble, she couldn't remember why--only that she was in class and the other girls got in more trouble...who knows?! Hopefully it wasn't anything bad. Her only complaint for the day was not getting to play with the doll house in class. Not bad for her first day!

We thought Reagan would crash hard after such a long day, but she was just as full of energy as when she left. Travis enjoyed having the playroom to himself for the day, but was overjoyed to see and play with her when she got home.

Jason said to me as I was leaving to take Reagan to school, "You know this is just the beginning of our lives for the next 12 yrs." It is....and that is scary....our lives will have to change a bit....we won't be Reagan's entire world anymore...and I already miss her (and sleeping in!). Even still--Life is good and Kindergarten is cool...so far!

Living...Learning...Laughing....Loving.... Larson Style

LIVING in Thatcher is not something Jason and I ever planned to do...Jason knew he'd live in this valley forever, but not in Thatcher and I intended on being anywhere but here. Enough said and here we are and we love it! We are both LEARNING to like Eagle green and LAUGHING lots about it. We are also learning lots from our little ones, our friends, and from our familes who live near by (like how to be cool and have a blog!). We LOVE spending time out and about together--camping, riding our ranger, even just hanging out with the chickens and dogs or in the garden. Life truly doesn't have to be perfect to be perfectly wonderful...LIFE WITH THE LARSONS IS GOOD!