Last week we celebrated your 5th birthday! As I'm sure I've said every year, and will probably continue to say, I cannot believe that you are growing up so fast. These past 5 years have flown by, and although I am sad to think all of the moments with you as a baby, toddler, and preschooler are now passed, I am excited to experience life with you as a 5-year-old and beyond.
Daddy and I are proud of the young girl you are becoming. You are kind, compassionate, inquisitive, smart, loving, creative, and so much more. You have matured more than I could have anticipated from age 4 to age 5. Just a year ago you would still often get sad and sometimes cry when we dropped you off at school. You were shy with peers and more of an observer at group activities. Now you are all smiles, confident, and friendly with everyone.
What hasn't changed is your amazing relationship with your brothers and how fabulous you are with them. In the picture above you are entertaining them with a sticker book while I was running around getting us ready for a busy day. You do this type of thing all the time, typically unprompted, and truly enjoy it. They adore you.
The morning of your birthday, Myles and I were at the grocery store by 5:30 (thanks to your early bird brother), to get you a special birthday doughnut, balloon, and your own package of mints (your favorite!). Daddy and I had wrapped your presents the night before and put up the birthday decorations. You were excited for all of it when you woke up and eager to share your day with us.
Your presents were wrapped in two types of paper, pink with white polka dots, and white with multi-colored polka dots. After seeing them, you said to me, "I think the pink ones are for me, and the white ones are for the boys." I told you they were all for you, and kind of expected you to cheer a bit, but instead, you said, "Well, can they help me open them?" I of course said that would be fine, and you decided that you would open the pink ones and they would open the white ones. Daddy heard our conversation and commented to you how that was nice sharing. You replied, "They're my brothers." As if you couldn't imagine not having them help you. This is just one example of your heart - so pure, loving, and generous.
**A cute story about your presents and the morning of your birthday - After I had been at the store with Myles, and before you woke up, I went for a run (it was a busy morning!). Ryker woke up while I was gone, and must have heard the garage open, because as soon as I walked through the door he was standing there and quickly confessed, "I only opened the present a wittle bit." He said it so fast and held his thumb and pointer finger close together when demonstrating "wittle." And indeed, he had opened one of your presents...but just a wittle.**
I had to work on your birthday, so you spent it with Daddy and the boys. You and Myles had swimming lessons, went to do some work stuff with Daddy and played at home before we went out for pizza (your choice) with our family and Grandma (Grandpa had to work). We came home for presents and ice cream sundaes.
It was a fun day celebrating your precious life. We love you!
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