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Tienna's 5th birthday was a couple of days after we got to Utah. All she wanted for her birthday was to have her cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents sing happy birthday to her and to get her ears pierced. We were successful on both accounts!

Before we headed up to Utah we did a couple of gifts at home

For her party we had a mini treasure hunt. It was a very warm day but the kiddos still had fun running around following the clues. Tienna was super excited to have a pirate cake and while my original plan didn't quite pull through Josh saved the day : )

T, K and the Vandersteen cousins

Pirate uncle McKay

Cutting into her pirate cake

Can you tell everyone was excited for cake and ice cream?

Kiara definitely got in on the action too!

Now that we have a 5 year old in the house here's a glimpse of Tienna right now:

~ She is still VERY tall for her age (not quite 46"), only a little more to go and she will be tall enough for Indiana Jones with daddy at Disneyland!

~ She loves playing with legos during quiet time so Kiara doesn't break up her creations.

~ She is a very sweet, sensitive girl. She has such a tender heart!

~ She loves swimming and going boating.

~ She is always willing to watch cartoons, especially with daddy and sister.

~ She is a girly girl who loves having her hair done and dressing up but is always willing to play trains, legos or  wrestle too.

~ She always writes little notes and leaves them around the house for me, Josh and Kiara.

~ She is a very helpful around the house (for the most part) and is good about doing her chores. Her favorites are putting the silverware away from the dishwasher and cleaning the bathroom mirrors.

~ She has a fantastic imagination and loves making up songs and/or stories.

~ She is looking forward to Kindergarten SOOO much!