Handley's Birthday and Father's Day

Five years ago, Handley was born on a Sunday, the day after her due date.  That day happened to be Father's Day 2007.  In a hospital room in Orlando, Florida we celebrated Handley's birthday and Robby's first Father's Day.  She being born on Father's Day just seemed to seal the deal that she would be a daddy's girl.

Five years later her birthday fell on Father's Day again.  We had a great day celebrating both of them on their special day.  My parents left bright and early, but I was happy that we could at least see my dad for a short time on Father's Day.  We spent the afternoon at Gigi and Papa's house.  We swam at their pool and grilled out for dinner.  We should have headed home after that, but Robby laid down in the middle of their family room and all three kids decided to jump on him and start going absolutely crazy!  They were all laughing and squealing with joy so I couldn't be the one to break up that fun...even if it meant us not getting home until at least an hour past bedtime.  That's what summer is all about though, right?!?!

I've absolutely loved watching Robby as a dad these past five years.  He is fun, silly with the kids, and dedicated beyond measure.  They all absolutely adore him and it's easy to see why.

Handley at five years old is awesome.  I love the person she is becoming and wouldn't change one thing about her.  She is sweet, silly, stubborn, and smart.  She's incredibly responsible, independent and 

At five years old Handley: 

• is a night owl and has such a hard time getting to sleep at night.  Just like her momma, she can function on very little sleep. 
• loves music and is constantly singing/dancing.  When I let her use the ipad in the car all she wants to do is put on her headphones and listen to music.  She has a CD player in her room and I let her listen to it at night after I put her to bed, but before she is ready to go to sleep.  She'll play in her room and dance around until she is tired.  She'll also play in her room during the day with her music on and tell me that she's doing her exercises as she jumps around. 
• loves routine and predictability.  She's got a lot of type A tendencies in her and a little OCD that comes out at times.  However, she is learning how to control her emotions when things don't go just as she has planned and it has become easier to deal with this part of her personality. 
• is a people person and loves being around friends. 
• has a kind heart.  She's always concerned for others and genuinely cares for other people. 
• talks non-stop. 
• ask questions about everything.  She wants to make sense of everything that happens around her and is very observant. 
• is such a big help to me around the house and with Harper and Hudson.  She possesses motherly traits that she uses on her siblings and on younger friends.