5 Year Old Darby

44.8lbs (79%tile), 44.75in (88%tile), great hearing, and good vision! Our little lady is healthy and active... and she is committed to adding broccoli to her diet per Dr. Fong's suggestion.

7 Year Old Ewan

65.8 lbs (93%tile), 4ft 5.25 in (99.2%tile), and 20/20 vision. According to the curve he will be taller than Mama by 14 (6ft) and will top out at just over 6ft 4in.

Ewan Porter - 7 Years Old! 

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Sweet, sassy, and so damn sweet. The hand on the hip is not new but the pop of the foot is, maybe it is all that ballet. It is amazing how little Bonnie Bunny looks as our girl just keeps getting bigger.

Darby Moira - 4 years 6 months

4 Year Old Darby

Darby is so proud to be FOUR, and we are so proud that she is ours. Pink cheeks, pigtails, and always a little bit of tulle.

Darby Moira - 4 years!

6 Year Old Ewan

6 already! Seemingly nothing but elbows and knees. Missing teeth but still the best smile in the world.

Ewan Porter - 6 Years Old!

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3 years and 9 months! Cute curls, sassy smile, hand on hip, and tan little feet. 4 is so close and it just does not seem possible. Darby is starting to write her own name, Y is the trickiest, and is ready to be in Kindergarten with brother - don't tell her that she has to wait another year and a half.

Darby Moira - 3 years 9 months

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We think it is safe to say that this is what the inside of Darby Moira's three and a half year old heart looks like.

Darby Moira - 3 Years 6 Months

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At three and a quarter years old Darby is quite the threenager, she recently moved into the next preschool class (Turtles) where she will be until September when she graduates into the slightly older preschool class (Marlins). As a Marlin, Darby will be one of the youngest kids in the class but we are excited to see everything she will learn.

Darby Moira - 3 Years 3 Months

3 Year Old Darby

Darby at 3 is always offering big hugs, getting compliments on her head of curls, and telling everyone how it is.

Darby Moira - 3 Years

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Just 1 month until the big 3, seems impossible! Darby moved into a new house and a big girl bed this month and has been a champ, she continues to wow us with her leadership skills and is a delight to know.

Darby Moira - 2 Years 11 Months

5 Year Old Ewan

Big smile, huge heart, giant feet = Ewan at 5!

EP - 5 Years

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Learning to accessorize, compliments her increasing sass. Bonnie the bunny is looking smaller each month and may be a little jealous of DeeDee's jewels.

Darby Moira - 2 Years 10 Months

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Loving all things silly, dreaming of mermaids, and constantly hugging her brother, plus a good tan from Hawaii.

Darby Moira - 2 Years 9 Months

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Another month, another bow.

Darby Moira - 2 Years 8 Months

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Getting Darby's 2 year 7 month post out of the way because this lady has big plans for Thanksgiving next week... more and more to say, more and more to do, and more and more opinions - especially about her clothes and hair.

Darby Moira - 2 Years 7 Months

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Darby my Darling -

2.5 already! I have become that Mama, I know I say this all the time, but I have no clue how time has passed so quickly. This year, 2016 I mean, is whirring by us... Probably because we are having so much fun!

In the last 6 months you have changed so much, but at the same time not at all. You still have an amazing disposition, love school, and play rough, but you are much more verbal, physically capable with things like climbing, and even more stubborn about your independence. You seem to be growing like a weed, but since you are now on an annual schedule with the pediatrician we do not know for sure, but last time you asked to see how strong you were on the scale you were up to 34lbs. You seem to sustain on milk, cheese, yogurt, and bananas these days, but you will occasionally surprise us by requesting three servings of steak.

One thing that has changed this year is that you are much more affectionate, you request cuddles, hugs, and kisses regularly. When you kiss us you grab our cheeks and pull us in to you for a big wet one, which is the highlight of any day and can immediately turn a frown upside down. You continue to be very polite and are the first to yell "bess you" when anyone sneezes. Your go to accessory is sunglasses (aka sunnies), you prefer pigtails, and you are creating quite the tutu collection, you seem to find them where ever you go.

As much as we have avoided pink and princesses we can feel them infiltrating our lives, we still don't offer them, but will not deny your sweet requests... still no Barbies, no way. Your current princess addiction is Ariel from The Little Mermaid, which inspired you to request a mermaid costume for Halloween next week. You also constantly request Ariel's "Part of Your World" song, which you sing along to loudly. Our favorite line in your rendition is "gadgets and gizmos gamore", please never say galore properly... gamore forever and always.

Kisses Gamore, 

Mama

Darby Moira - 2 Years 6 Months

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Living off of cheese, milk, and bananas... this girl is full of spunk and is stretching from a baby into a girl. In need of a new wardrobe (no more 2Ts), including bigger shoes to her Mama's delight. At 2 years and 5 months, Darby is oddly polite, always offering her "scuze me", "tank you", and "peeze". Insistent on her independence and our good night songs.

Darby Moira - 2 Years 5 Months

52 : 28 (part 5)

Dear You-You,

You are the sweetest kid in town. Some people talk badly about 4, but we are loving it. You are creative and curious, you are loving and independent, you know what you want and we are your biggest fans. This year you have really started to come in to your own and while you seem more and more ready for kindergarten it is so impossible to think that at this time next year you will be there.

You like to measure how strong you are so I know that you weigh 51.4 lbs today and that you think you will be Daddy's size in a couple years. Your favorite pastimes right now are art and playing Ghostbusters. You are convinced you will be a Ghostbuster when you grow up and watch the live-action movies, and the cartoons, as often as we will allow. You sustain yourself on milk, pizza, cheesy noodles, and yogurt, but do make the odd request for fish since we went to Mexico.

By the time you turn 5 you will have at least 1 more stamp in your passport and are sure to have asked a million more questions... we want to take you everywhere and teach you everything Bud.

I ain't afraid of no ghosts,
Mama

EP - 4.5!

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2 years and 4 months! Summer is almost over and we are all wondering where it went, but all of our tanlines surely show we have enjoyed the season. DeeDee has become a fearless swimmer and while there is no shortness of sassy she is definitely overflowing with manners as well, yelling "bless you" from the office when she heard Mama sneeze. Time is feeling really fast these days...

Darby Moira - 2 Years 4 Months

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This post was delayed a week as we were exploring Cabo San Lucas when Darby turned 2 years and 3 months... this photo was therefore taken a few days late and Darby is obviously tanner, blonder, and more relaxed!

Darby Moira - 2 Years 3 Months