April 2017

Here is our recap of April in pictures:

Ella Kate turned 6 and we had so much fun celebrating her birthday at the trampoline park!

GJ's always being forced to stunt right?!?!

Water fight!!!!

Thinking we would start working out in the mornings together... didn't last long...

We celebrated Tate's 5th birthday! They had a blast in the bounce house and eating cake with our soon to be neighbors :)

We always love us some Baby snuggles from cousin Ray Ray!

Baseball games started! What fun we had at the ball field!

Gracie June had THE BEST experience at daycare this year!!! I'm definitely going to miss her having those sweet teachers. Ms. Misty found a book called "Grumpy Gracie" and the little girl had red hair, so she said Gracie June just had to have it! I LOVE IT!!!

They had an Easter Egg Hunt at daycare and the teachers snapped a picture for me!

 Caycen also had an egg hunt at school.

Caycen got the game ball!

Celebrating Easter morning at Pop and Cheryl's

 Breakfast with Pop and Cheryl and all the cousins.

We went to Aunt Lynn's for an Easter Egg Hunt with the family!

Riding bikes to the playground.

Daddy made GJ a "Grumpy Gracie" sandwich.

We went to Daytona for Spring Break and had a blast!

We went to Bubba Gumps for dinner.

Brings me back to my my college cheerleading days!

On the way back from Daytona we went to Jacksonville Zoo for the first time. It was a HOT HOT day but it was fun.

they got to feed the giraffes

Another fun month for the Darleys! So much adventuring to do and so little time!!!

Letter to 6 Year Old Caycen

Dear Caycen,

Today is your 6th birthday!!! Time is definitely flying by! I am so stinkin' proud of all that you've accomplished so far in your 6 years! You are one of the smartest, most thoughtful, sweetest boys I've ever known. You are constantly making us laugh and you just make life so much fun! I am loving watching you grow.

Some of your favorite things as a 6 year old:

Favorite color: You now say that your favorite color is orange AND blue AND red AND green! You have always said your favorite color was just orange, but now you have LOTS!
Favorite show: Pokemon,
Favorite Movies: Aristocats, Up, Secret Life of Pets
Favorite sports: Soccer, baseball, and football
Favorite games: The Fart Game
Favorite things to do: Play the Wii (Mario Kart), play hide-and-go-seek-tag, play football or dodgeball, play ANYTHING with your Daddy, go to church
Favorite Foods: Still chicken nuggets, pizza, broccoli
Favorite Desserts: M&M blast from DQ
Best friends: Robby, Dillian, Levi, Ella Kate

Your last year in review:

We started out your 5th birthday by celebrating with friends and family.

We had our annual family vacation at Amelia Island.

We moved to Richmond Hill this year after we sold our house. You started at a new school and made lots of new friends.

 You have some real personality!

You started Kindergarten and had Mrs. Anderson as your teacher.

You had to wear a neck brace after an accident on a blow up water slide.

You played soccer on the Green Tiger Monsters team.

You went to your first GA National Fair:

You started playing Mario Brothers and LOVE it!

You were the Hulk for Halloween.

You are full of energy!!! You love to have fun!

You finished your soccer season strong!

We settled for a little Christmas tree this year while we are renting and building our new house.

You went duck hunting with Daddy

 Your kindergarten class:

Your soccer pictures:

Kindergarten picture in the fall:

You have a great imagination!

You made some great new friends that were also our neighbors this year. You went to Get Air for the first time at Dillions birthday party.

Your learned to ride your bike without training wheels.

 You started machine pitch baseball this year.

You started to love to draw pictures (especially super heroes)

You got a new cousin, Ray, this year. You LOVE him so much!

You got the game ball.

We went to Destin for Spring break.

We went to Jacksonville Zoo for the first time.

You finished your year in Kindergarten and are now moving on to First grade!

First day of Kindergarten vs last day:

This past year you learned so much! You were the furthest in your class on sight words, you're reading tons of books, you know your math facts to 10, and you are learning more and more every single day.

Baseball picture from this season:

This year has definitely been different for us. We have been renting for the past year and have had lots of changes for our little family. You make us so proud to be your parents! You are one of the best gifts God has ever given your Daddy and me. I love you more than you will ever know!

Love,
Mommy