Happy Birthday, Paige!

Today you are FIVE years old. Time flew so fast for me, but for the last month or so you've been asking us daily how much longer until your birthday. You're so anxious to be 5! You grew up so much this year. You started out a preschooler and now you’re counting down the days until you start kindergarten! You absolutely love school. I hope that never changes. Even your teacher is so excited to tell us about all the new things you are learning. It seems like math may be your strongest subject. You’re only in preschool and you are already multiplying!

On the other hand, maybe you’ll want to be a scientist when you grow up like Daddy. This year you’ve been asking tons of questions about where things come from (including babies). You are fascinated when looking through the pictures in Daddy’s anatomy textbook.

We got to see the jokester side of you come out this year. You like to tell us jokes. Sometimes it’s the same joke over and over and other times you’ll ask a question with a silly answer and call it a joke. You’ve also started testing your boundries with “fake stories” as you call it. We refer to them as lies. If we catch you in a lie, you laugh and say “fake story”!

This year you’ve been taking a tap/ballet/tumbling class instead of gymnastics. You do very well following the teacher as they instruct when you’re not in a silly mood. Your first recital is coming up soon and you’re so excited to be on a stage and wear your costume and makeup!

(Far right, in all light pink)

In your second year as a big sister you’re starting to see Brooke not only as your sister but as a friend. You just can’t get enough of her. You love it when she sits on your lap and asks you to pick her up even though you can only lift her an inch off the ground. She looks up to you and you are so proud of her. I couldn’t ask for a better big sister.

Thank you for five of the best years of my life.