Kortney Turned 5!

Okay, so I'm a little behind on this post, since her birthday was about 2 weeks ago, but our sweet Kortney finally turned five. She's a whole hand old, as my sister, Tawnya put it. The morning of her birthday, she woke us all up to tell us it was time to open presents, and we all gathered on our bed to watch her open them. Then Neil was off to work. It was a pretty busy day for me, but it was good for the girls. She spent a lot of the morning learning a little bit about how to ride her new scooter, trying to balance and go fast, and then playing with all her other new things. She loved it. Then we made her cake. It looked a lot like Taylor's, only Emmrie didn't get to it this time, and it had to have purple frosting. Yeah, and it's a little concave, as you can see in the photo- just don't ask me to do any wedding cakes. Kortney also had another t-ball game, so we went to that, where she told everyone she's five now. (side note: She was on a team that my neighbor, Kalli, coached, and it was so cute. Their team was called the Red Dragons, and most of them are too young to be on city league t-ball, but since Kalli is the coach, she got to choose the team, regardless of age, and I'm glad Kortney wanted to play. It really was so cute to watch those mostly clueless kids hit the ball, then forget to run the bases. Kortney never looked excited out on the field- that's just how she is- but she told everyone about t-ball like it was the coolest thing in the world. Thanks, Kalli, for being such a fun coach!) Anyway, Grandma and Grandpa Price surprised her by coming to celebrate Kortney's birthday with us, driving all the way on the dirt Bone Road on their Razor. They were dusty and cold from the drive, but Kortney was so excited to have them there. We just hung out with them and had a fun time that day. Once Kortney turned five, she thought she would be starting Kindergarten. I had to explain to her several times that it's going to be a while still, before school starts back up. It might be a long summer for her... But the most exciting thing was that, for her birthday she wanted to get her ears pierced. Neil said sure, and we finally got them pierced this week! She loves them, and, even though she cried pretty hard before and during the whole thing, afterwards she said it didn't hurt as bad as she cried. She's so proud to show off her new earrings to anyone she sees. Happy fifth birthday, Kortney Ann! We love you!