The Little Miss is SEVEN!

Ode to my sparkling, beloved

Little Miss

On your 7th Birthday!

A

Ablaze with energy and ideas, this gal has so much to say. She’ll talk, sing and dance from the minute she awakes, until the very end of the day.

N

Nostalgic for the times long past, or those just minutes before. She has a heart as big as the world and will love you forevermore.

N

Nimble in the way she thinks, this child is oh so clever. She soaks up books and facts galore and happily learns from whomever.

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A

Athletic, acrobatic, aquatic too, she lives for a challenge or dare. She’ll take on a task with gusto, and do it with plenty of flare.

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B

Boisterous with her brothers and cousins, she’s one wild and rowdy cowgirl. Riding her bronco of feelings, her heart is always awhirl.

E

Effervescent is the word for her, when she walks in a room she shines. She charms and enlivens all those she meets, and makes a friend of anyone she finds.

L

Lighthearted are the shades she wears when she gazes upon the world. She’s a beach chick at heart who sees life as a ride, and is always up for a gnarly curl.

L

Lavish with her imagination, she’s a fanciful little fairy. She’ll take you away on a magical ride and entertain with her wit and her whimsy.

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E

Effusive in all that she does, she’s one passionate 7 year old. She’ll fight for what’s right and change the world with a drive that’s audacious and bold.

Happy SEVENTH birthday, Little Miss!

We’re CRAZY about you!

Little Missy’s 7 Year Old Stats:
Height: 4′ 3.3″ (93%)
Weight: 53lb 8oz (63%)

Happy Easter!

HAPPY EASTER

from the Wrights!

“Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago…

On this mountain he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces…In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
Isaiah 25: 1 & 8-9

“The Lord is God, and he has made his light shine on us…
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
Psalm 118: 27 & 29

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”
Philippians 4:4

“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth…”
Job 19:25

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And keepin’ it real…

Once the Easter Eggs have been opened and the the chocolate and jelly beans are flowing…

“Let the wild rumpus start!”
– Where the Wild Things Are

Merry Christmas ~ 2016

So I’m about a month late with this…but better late than never, right? The truth is we’re busy, and by golly I’m tired.

Nevertheless, we hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!

Here’s what was going on in the Wright neighborhood…

Christmas Eve

Aren’t we just adorable?

Of course the reality was that the photo (above) was proceeded by this one…

And many, many other outtakes.

Somebody’s always gotta be a comedian. In our family, at least.

And the first photo took a ridiculous amount of parental cajoling and position modifications, followed by 4 grandparents hootin’ and hollerin’ in the background like monkeys.

Nena and Pops were there too, but in all of the photo-induced-mania I forgot to snap a picture of them. Oops.

Good times.

With the mandatory photo shoot out of the way, we headed off to church.

Don’t ya just LOVE a candlelight Christmas Eve service?!!

And I only managed to get a few drops of hot melted wax on my pants (thank you very much, my sweet distracted Lil Mister), so that felt like a win.

And then we headed home for a yummy meal and pre-Santa preparations.

Christmas Morning

Up and at ’em, the Littles were excited!

Type in “wright” to watch.

Nena and Pops were excited too.

A bit bleary eyed, maybe, but Merry Troopers as always.

We had a very jolly morning (i.e., Presentfest).

Daddy was especially enthusiastic when I assigned him the privilege of giving these gifts to the kids.

Go Blue Devils!

Poor (Demon Deacon) Daddy.

Leave it to the Lil Sir Ham to cheer Daddy up with his silly faces.

So.Many.Faces.

Oh how I love my Silly Boy. He’s a keeper.

It was a sweet morning!

Christmas Night

That evening we had our best pals, the Potters, over to join us for Christmas dinner.

The good times and sparkling cider were flowing!

As were the faces.

And the hugs.

Then it was time for a Movie Night!

(A.K.A. Adults Eat And Be Merry In Child-Free Peace)

Road trip!

After a few years spinning around the (frenzied) Christmas Race Track, the Hubs and I have learned that 2 weeks of “holiday” together in one house = a whole lotta family bonding time.

As in TOO MUCH family bonding time.

And so last year we started the tradition of traveling north to Annapolis to enjoy some different scenery (and get our wiggles out) with the Littles.

Not too bad, eh?

And this year we were spoiled with a house FULL of Garecht-Plaxico holiday companions!

We LOVE our cousins!

All of the fabulous Garechts were in attendance…I just was a bit lazy with the camera duties. Maybe because I spent 6+ hours freezing my toes off playing beach volleyball with my nieces. Nena and Pops even got in on the action too!

It was SO FUN.

And I was SO TIRED.