Here are some funny things you did and said this spring as well as other notable memories:
- On March 3rd we found out that you were accepted into Eisenhower International School for Kindergarten next fall. We were very excited about it!
- On March 11 I discovered you could read! You were reading CVC words very well! (Those are consonant, vowel, consonant words like dog and bat.)
- On May 25th you were 42 inches tall and weighed 39.4 pounds.
- You like to make pretend maps and tell me where to go when I'm driving. One day you sent me through the Smokey Mountains, past the 91st & Yale tickley forest, through ribbon flower, and past stinkpot swamp. What an active imagination you have!
- You freaked out one day in March and told me that you could not stop blinking your eyes.
- In April you called Multigrain Cheerios "moldy Cheerios."
MARCH 2015
You are such a good big sister. You are loving and sweet to your sister... most of the time. You love to be her caretaker, to hug her, to kiss her, and to play with her.
Of course, sometimes when she has a toy you want, you get frustrated... like this.
Daddy was leaving for a work trip (for two and a half weeks!) and you got in his bag to keep him from packing.
Still don't know how to swing by yourself, but we are working on pumping. Hopefully you'll get it soon!
Here is a little video of you" exercising."
In March you got a dreadful stomach virus that knocked you down for days. It was hard on you, and you passed it on to your little sister, but we all made it through.
YOU LEARNED HOW TO READ! I am such a proud mommy! You can sound out CVC words and within a couple of months were reading a lot of sight words and dipthongs too! (I know... teacher talk. It just means you can read simple, phonetic stuff.) We have a Hooked On Phonics app on the iPad that has a ton of stories that you enjoy reading.
Cinderella! We were so excited when this movie came out! We rarely go to the theater, but a movie like Cinderella just begs to be seen on the big screen! We went with Jenna, her mom, and Claire. And it was SO fun!
Sometimes, you are just a little mommy. There is no better way to describe you. I love it.
You called this your "fort." Haha!
After Daddy was gone for so long on his trip, you were beyond excited when it was finally time to go to the airport to pick him up. But I bet I was more excited than you!
Every time we make macaroni and cheese you BEG to help. You love "cooking."
Bible stories are a nightly ritual at our house and Daddy is almost always the one who reads them.
Grams saved some of the My Little Ponies that I played with when I was little. These were my absolute favorite toys and they are fast becoming yours as well!
You love to "help" Ariani practice walking. She still can't do it on her own yet, but she sometimes enjoys your help. (And then sometimes she just screams instead.)
APRIL 2015
A fun morning at the zoo with Katie & Sophie (and their mommy and baby brother too, of course!)
What 4-year-old girl doesn't love dandelions?
You two both love stroller walks with Mommy. :)
Most days you choose your own outfit. And most days it's glaringly obvious that you did so.
Grandpa bought you this exquisite Aurora dress and you feel like such a princess when you wear it that you just have to curtsy!
Easter egg hunt!
Starr cousins - Jordan, Alex, and Tatum
Easter morning!
Palmer cousins!
You are so happy that it's finally getting warm enough to play in the sprinkler! Of course, you barely get wet when you play in the sprinkler. You just dip your hands and feet in the water and then run away squealing. Haha!
One week we met Daddy downtown for "food truck Wednesday" and had a blast! A bunch of food trucks set up at Guthrie Green and it's a great time!
You are big into "crafting" and "art" right now. That means you like to color and cut and glue. A LOT.
You love your little buddy, Kayla. She is two years old but the age difference doesn't stop you two from having a great time together!
At "I Love My Church Sunday" you were just as girly as always. I love this shot of you "shooting" a basket to win a prize. Thank goodness Uncle Caleb was there to help!
You and Jordan share the most special bond. She is a wonderful big cousin to have!
With Jenna after church enjoying all the "swag." Haha!
She LOVES books so much and I love it when you sit down and look at them with her! What a great big sister thing to do!
Sister wrestling
This book was long and hard for you, but you sat down and read the whole thing! I'm proud of you when you try something new and difficult and power through. Great job!
Grandpa took our family pictures. I love being a mommy to the two sweetest girls!
You and Jase have always been close. I hope you always will be!
Riding a bike is not something that comes easily to you. You are nervous and you panic any time I let go. But we are working on it!
Even though you get shy around her sometimes, you sure do love our pastor's wife, Mrs. Dorrell. And she sure loves you too! We make sure to find her every Sunday for hugs and an "I love you."
Oh my! Kissin' cousins! Grandpa got this funny photo one Sunday afternoon. :)
Singing with the Cherub Choir at church.
Stroller derby! Haha!
What good is a big sister if she can't make her little sister laugh? :)
I try to tell you often enough without telling you too often. You. Are. Gorgeous.
...and silly. You are very very silly. And imaginative!
This photo is from our trip to Colorado for vacation. This was our very first stop on the way. We spent about a week in the Denver area with our friends, the Gonzalezes, and had such a blast! You LOVED having a "pretend big sister" for a week - Lexi. We can't wait to go back and visit again!
The car ride was long, so of course, I had to snap this photo of my sleeping beauty. :)
Your first hike ever - and it was in the Colorado mountains! Such fun memories!
Garden of the Gods
At the Cheyenne Moutain Zoo with the Gonzalez kids
Dinosaur tracks!
MAY 2015
I just love little glimpses into your life. How could you ever eat breakfast without your ponies?
I adore this card you made me at school for Mother's Day. I DO give you sugars and I love it!
Mother's Day 2015 - I am so blessed to be your Mommy!
Puddle jumping!
You are so thrilled to have unlocked this new world of reading. You still do a LOT of guessing at the big words, but I love that you try!
And with your newfound love of reading has come a love of writing as well. This stage is the cutest! You are writing and spelling on your own for the first time. No spaces, everything spelled completely based on phonetics, and the sweetest little messages like "You are my best teacher."
Field Day at school meant spending an hour with "big girls" and playing all kinds of fun games. I loved that jumping rope for the Pre-K students meant literally jumping over a rope on the ground. Haha! And you did that so well. :)
Egg race
One day you decided you wanted to exercise. So you found a tank top and your "exercising skirt" and then looked all over the house for your one-pound weights and did these adorable little bicep curls.
Of course, the end of the school year also means the end of AWANA for the year. You finished your second Cubbies book and were very proud to receive your award! Jenna got one too!
I cannot believe this school year is over. You are no longer a Pre-K student. You are ready for KINDERGARTEN! What?!? How did this happen so fast?!
A photo of you with your class on the last day of school. (There were three students absent, so this isn't quite everyone.) You will miss your friends from Carnegie. Next year you will be at Eisenhower!
You saved your allowance money for weeks to buy this cape and tiara. You were VERY excited to be a superhero and protect us all from the bad guys. Thank goodness!
Most Fridays we have "Friday Family Fun Night" which includes a special dinner (this time it was pancakes, eggs, bacon, & hash browns), a board game (like Sorry), a yummy treat (tonight - Sonic shakes), and a movie. It's a fun tradition that I hope will live for a long, long time. You look forward to it every week!
