Reagan 7 years

Reagan turned 7 on Thursday! I can't believe she's been around for 7 years. What a great seven years it's been. We had lots of fun celebrating this big girl!

Her favorite thing was being thrown in the foam pit at gymnastics on Tuesday. It's the little things.

Instead of a birthday party with friends this year, we did family/cousin day at Lagoon on Wednesday. It worked out perfectly that Shay's family was in town and all the Brunson cousins could be there together! My girls loved every single ride. They are little adrenaline junkies.

First stop, Bambora. Still one of Reagan's favorites and basically everyone could ride. They all loved it!

Reagan absolutely had to try out Wicked next. That is a pretty intense coaster! She thought it was great and went twice.

 We all took turns hanging out with the littles in kiddieland. It was great to have 4 adults to help.

Daryn and Ander were best buds.

Pretty good lookin group.

Blade was super chill the whole day.

I love how Reagan still loves the kiddie rides as much as the huge coasters.

Big kids!

Of course we had an afternoon ice cream break. (That was when we lost Maddie.)

Reagan was begging and begging to get her face painted and we finally gave in. Cutest cat ever!

After everyone else had left, we ended the day with just our family on the ferris wheel. A peaceful end to a busy day!

 We hit Chickfila on the way home and then crashed.

The next day was her birthday. Purple funfetti pancakes for breakfast!

All ready for the birthday girl.

Flowers from Daddy, of course.

Her new (old) doll, Samantha.

Magic set and some walkie talkies from Grandma.

The Moana Lego set that she's been saving for for months. She was only $1 away. Now she'll have to think of something else to spend that money on.

And a Barbie power wheels! (Thanks, KSL classifieds).

The girls love cruising around.

As requested, strawberry funfetti cake with strawberry frosting and fairies on top.

We ended the day by all watching Blade try out his new Otteroo in the bath. It was pretty cute!

We are very proud of the young lady that Reagan is becoming. She is smart, responsible, creative, innovative, silly, confident, focused on whatever catches her attention (usually not her parents). She is also stubborn, emotional, happy, craves attention and does what she wants. Luckily for us, she usually wants to do good things. She loves to boss around her sisters but also likes to help them. She really enjoys art, math, science, and building things. She loves to ride her bike and be outside. She really loves swimming. She loves to do big girl responsible things like go into the library and check out books by herself or stay home alone while I run short errands. She is a huge help with Blade and loves to sing to him. She remains very average size-wise. 48 inches (58th percentile) and 49 lbs (42nd percentile). She wears size 7 clothes and is just growing into size 12 shoes (all our kids have small feet!) She is truly a delight to have in our family and Lance and I are impressed watching her grow up daily. 

Birthday survey:

1. What is your favorite color? Purple

2. What is your favorite toy? My fairy garden and Samantha (American girl doll)

3. What is your favorite fruit? Peaches

4. What is your favorite tv show or movie? Moana 

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? PB & J

6. What is your favorite game? Sorry

7. What is your favorite snack? Fruit

8. What is your favorite animal? Cheetah

9. What is your favorite song? Away, Away (Moana)

10. What is your favorite book? Rainbow Magic

11. Who is your best friend? Piper

12. What is your favorite cereal? Lucky Charms

13. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Sit in the baby swing under the plum tree and eat plums.

14. What is your favorite drink? Smoothies

15. What is your favorite holiday? Mothers Day and Fathers Day (Me: really? Reagan: No, but it's just kinder to say that. My favorite holiday is actually my birthday)

16. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Samantha

17. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Cereal

18. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Grilled cheese and tomato soup

19. What do you want to be when you grow up? An art teacher

20. I am very proud because… I can do great cartwheels

21. I am afraid to … walk on a tightrope

22. Name one thing you do really well? Eat vegetables

23. What is your favorite time of day? Playtime

24. What makes you feel sad? When me sisters be mean to me

25. What makes you feel happy? When everyone is kind and everyone tries to be a peacemaker

26. Where do you want to go on vacation? Disneyworld

27. What is your favorite thing to do with Mom or Dad? Have fun