Miss Addison Leigh,
5 years ago today you made Daddy and I parents. We hardly slept the night before in anticipation of that 4:30 am alarm clock. We wondered what you would look like, how much you would weigh, if you would have any hair. It was one of the most amazing days of our life. We love watching you become distinctly you every single day. We are so proud of you. We are your biggest fans. Today, we celebrate YOU.
Our big 5 year old. Our future kindergartner. Our little girl. Forever our baby.
At 5 years old you....
- are quite sassy.
- LOVE arts and crafts
- LOVE to sing. Anything. All the time.
- LOVE to dance
- are starting to read and write your own sentences.
- like to practice your "spelling".
- are starting basic addition and subtraction.
- still love to dress-up. Lately it has been in Momma's old leotards and you pretend you are a "gynastic player".
- can be best of friends and worst enemies with your brother
- still love to dress-up. Lately it has been in Momma's old leotards and you pretend you are a "gynastic player".
- can be best of friends and worst enemies with your brother
- change clothes a million times a day. Oh, the laundry!
- LOVE cowboy boots.
- LOVE tacos and cereal.
- obsessed with chapstick.
- you are a wizard on an ipad and love to watch "netflix" aka Strawberry Shortcake or Barbie
- still dont like to move quick in the morning
- still have a horrible habit of biting and picking your finger nail BUT love a good manicure and pedicure!
- are usually in bed by 8:30 and asleep shortly after 9. You prefer for someone to lay down with you still but are adjusting well with that not happening much lately because of Luke and Kennedy's needs.
- sometimes just need a "pause" in your room to get your attitude under control.
- are testing your boundaries (and Momma's)
- like to do your own hair and can put it in a side pony or pigtails all by yourself.
- still really want a dog
- are very messy. Cleaning up isn't your specialty.
- are trying out tennis and love it so far!
- swing all by yourself and have for some time. You go pretty high for only being 5!
- LOVE fruit. Blueberries, cantalope, oranges, bananas...and you LOVE pickles. You get that from your Daddy.
- don't like the Texas Longhorns and always point it out when you see a longhorn logo
- are tall enough to turn the lights on and off by yourself now
- learning to ride your bike without training wheels.
- learning to ride your bike without training wheels.
- want to try gymnastics
- say you are SO ready for kindergarten
- think you are ready to get your ears pierced...we are going to let that sit for a little bit longer before taking action to make sure you are ready.
- really want to learn to tie your shoes. We have some work to do this summer!
- prefer to wear dresses
- get shy in front of people when you are "to perform". This dance recital next month should be interesting!
- have been taking ballet and tap this school year.
- LOVE to go to the park
- always want to be first. Maybe you are a natural born leader....or maybe you just want to beat your brother
- really into dolls ever since Kennedy was born
- really into dolls ever since Kennedy was born
- prefer to take a shower over a bath
- don't like juice. You prefer lemonade or cold water or milk.
- are in a booster seat now with a REAL seatbelt. Gracious.
- are in XS/S big girl clothes! With an occasional 5T here and there but very rare.
- size 11/12 shoe
I want to always remember....
- how you talk about God at this age and your love for Him.
- how you say "had-ed" and get your opposites mixed up like when you are cold, you say you are hot but mean you want to warm up.
- how you often ask me "do I look 12?" or "do I look cute like this?"
- how you tell fairy tales to Kennedy. You are such a sweet big sister.
- how your feet are still so far off the floor when you sit on the couch or in a chair
- how a good ol' nap is still needed every now and then
- how you talk on the phone with so much animation and sass
- how you sometimes just need a hug and aren't afraid to ask for one
- how much fun you have with your cousins
- how you sing "God Our Father" for mealtime prayer.
It is so hard to believe 5 years has already come and gone from that very day we heard your very first little cry. That day we looked into your beautiful blue eyes for the very first time. Everyone always tells you it goes by so fast and I don't know I really understood that until I became a parent myself. You are 5 today... next thing I know you will be 18 and graduating from high school. As much as I want time to slow down, I am equally excited to see what the future brings for you. I know you are going to do great things, sweet girl. As we always say, we love you to the moon and back!
Happy 5th Birthday, Addison Leigh!
More birthday fun to come!
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