Anne Parks is 5!

Anne Parks has has woken up every morning for the past month, and the first words out of her mouth have been to report how many days until her birthday. She has been so excited about turning 5!

Here's our sweet girl 5 years ago...all 9 lb. and 11 oz. of her.

Here she is on her 1st birthday...
and at her 1st birthday party.

Starting the 2 year-old class...she looks a lot like Nora in this one!
Becoming a big sister just after her 3rd birthday.

Here she is on her 4th birthday. I thought she looked so big then, but she's grown and changed so much in a year!

The Birthday Girl at her party...

and afterward in her new tennis outfit (Thanks, Mamasissy!)

Here are Anne Parks' 5 year-old stats and interview:

Height: 44 inches
Weight: 43 lbs.

Favorites
color: red
food: quesadillas, pizza, and ham
drink: chocolate milk
activities: basketball, dancing, and hula "looping"
outfits: new tennis outfit and her "jumpers"
song: "Sweet Caroline"
cereal: Lucky Charms
vegetable: broccoli and carrots with dip
toys: American Girl Doll (Avery) and Charlie McCarthy doll (rescued from Tizzie's attic)
movie: Tangled and Annie
tv show: Handy Manny, Jake and the Neverland Pirates,  Caillou, and Angelina Ballerina
game: Guess Who?
book: Loose Tooth and any Berenstain Bears book
animal: giraffes and flamingos

If you could have a new name, what would it be? AP
What do you love about Daddy? I love when he lays down, and Nora and I climb and play on top of him.
What do you love about Mama? Going places with her.
Where would you like to take a trip? The Kids' Museum and the beach
What do you think about being five? It's good! I'm growing bigger.