Dear Felicity (as you like to be called now that you've learned how to spell your full name),
Last week you turned the big SIX and in a few short months you'll be in first grade. You are firmly in the "elementary-aged" category and are more "kid" than ever before. You're getting taller (even though somehow you've still managed to be the smallest in your class) and losing that baby chub with all of your swimming, ballet, and running around trying to get away from your 'lil brother.
You are so, so smart. I am still shocked with all that you're required to know in just your first year of "real" school, but you are taking it even above and beyond what I could have possibly imagined. In just mere months (through no real effort on my part), you managed to go from being a beginner reader to reading books at a 3.5 level and taking Accelerated Reader tests left and right. When you first brought home a 150-page chapter book last week, I was a little hesitant in letting you read it. But you're whipping through it at incredible speed. You seriously are a book worm like your mama.
But, most importantly, you are kind and have the sweetest heart. You want to help others - your friends, the homeless, the formerly imprisoned, strangers, anyone - all the time. You told me just the other day that you want to be a role model - you want others to see your example and follow suit - through your charitable giving, your actions, and your words. And you, my six-year-old daughter, are teaching me about compassion and love. You are my example of loving your neighbor as yourself.
I seriously feel like I have won the jackpot in being your mother, and I thank God every day for entrusting you to me.
Continue to be the best you that you are. I love you.
Love,
Mommy
Some of your likes:
- swimming
- dancing
- going to school
- playing piano
- reading (Bad Kitty books, Mr. Putter and Tabby)
- eating (particularly butternut squash lasagna and brussels sprouts)
- helping others
- Magic School Bus
- camping
- road trips
Some of your dislikes:
- green beans
- being scared
- the dark
- when brother is annoying you
- being woken up when you aren't ready
Your birthday interview:
Random pictures from the year:
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| Swimming! (You have since gotten to the point where you don't need a floatie!) |
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| Your pet crab "Diggy" in Myrtle Beach |
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| Beautiful girl with a beautiful butterfly |
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| Ballet |
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| Cross-country (You finished 25th at the championship race!) |
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| You cannot wait for your First Communion |
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| You lost your first tooth over Fall Break in Dollywood |
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| Letting Daddy vacuum your hair to get it in a ponytail |
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