Houston...We Have a Five-Year-Old

On Sunday, the X-Factor officially turned five-years-old. Hard to believe it has been five years since she's looked like this:



To celebrate her birthday, we went to Snow Mountain. Those of you who know me, know that I grew up in the North. I never had to pay to play in the snow...it was just there. Well, Southerners rarely, if ever, see the white fluffy stuff. But...thanks to modern technology snow can now be made and laid out in various football length fields. We went to one such park and the kids had a blast. I'll be honest...I didn't have a blast. It was 60 degrees and Z-man was a mess...and if life was fair at all, I would have lost the extra 20 pounds I've been lugging around since his birth during the time I spent chasing him at Snow Mountain. But despite the weirdness, weariness, and fake smiling, some sweet family memories were made. And the birthday girl enjoyed her present (thanks Nina). One very fun aspect of the day was that we didn't go to Snow Mountain alone. Several other members of our wonderful church went that day as well.



You may notice that X was not wearing gloves. She did sport a new pair of snow gloves for the excursion, but her hands got very hot and sweaty. Both she and Z-man preferred to play without them on. I kept mine on because I have a condition called Raynaud's and my fingers are numb and cold whenever the temps sink below 75 degrees.







The snow-filled adventure took place the day before X-Factor's big day, we had a small celebration on her actual birthday. Her daddy made her favorite breakfast (Blueberry Oatmeal) and dinner (Chilli). I made some yummy chocolate cupcakes and mini bunt cakes.



To read my special and emotional post for my sweet birthday girl, click here.