Oh My, My Pipes

I didn't have enough time the other day to pay proper tribute to this little angel that I am so blessed to have in my life. I can't believe that the little one-month-old baby in the pic above is now four! It has been so exciting watching her grow, but it is also just a little heartbreaking...

I call Piper my Lil' Sunshine. When that girl's face breaks into a smile, it is truley like the storm clouds parted and rays of light have streamed across her dimpled face. I envy Pipe's passion- she is so focused on whatever it may be that she is doing. The good part of this is that whatever she is doing she puts her whole heart into it. When she is giving you a hug, you can feel her whole being poured into you. The bad part, however, is that when something goes wrong or not according to her plan, one needs a pair of earplugs to keep her earth-shattering screams from rupturing one's ear drums. Seriously.

This little girl is all heart; so sensitve, so loving. We do, however, also call her the mob boss. When you send Pipes to take care of something or someone, she (pretend I have a Brooklyn accent here) "takes care of it". If I ask her to get Porter, she tackles him and drags him to me. That kind of thing.

She is fearless, only feels pain if she is bored (how many of you have seen her face-plant it into the wall or even cement, then get up and act as though nothing happened?), and so wonderfully original.

Love ya, my little booty-shakin' cowgirl princess!

Now, please indulge me while I share some pics of Piper growing up....

Us Girls

This pic is just so... Piper

18 month pic

Yum-mo

After the girls gave Pipes a haircut...

Two year picture

She just does some of the strangest things...

That is all that I had the patience to dig up- I had a few other ones that I really wanted but I couldn't find them...