sakes alive, K is 5!

How can this be... K is five already? Our darling baby girl is growing up!  For the past couple of months if she's asked how old she is, she will say 'almost five' instead of 'four'.  I really think that she doesn't like to think of herself as the same age as T, even for 6 short weeks. She's even asked me a couple of times this week if she's still older than him.

Smart, funny, obedient, imaginative, artistic & a princess-in-training is how I would describe K.  She is just on the edge of starting to read, it's so exciting.  At night she's been asking us if she can be the reader, and we listen to her retell favorite stories while looking at the pictures.  She's pretty good. She really likes going to school, and she loves to 'write', draw and paint.  She also has an awesome imagination!

K is a great big sister for T.  She seems to like to boss him around, she keeps an eye on him, plays with him, helps him and randomly tells T that she loves him.  She is a wonderful daughter as well.  She wants to help me all the time, she talks and talks and talks to me, loves to snuggle up, likes to run errands with me, and looks forward to 'stay home' days on the weekends with our family.  She enjoys going to church, and is building her testimony of Jesus Christ.  She has such big things in store for her.

Happy Birthday Miss K!  You are my favorite little girl in the whole world.  You are my miracle, my answer to prayer, my hopes & dreams all wrapped up in one beautiful girl.

I took these photos of her in our front yard a few weeks ago.

In our birthday tradition, I interviewed K using the most of the same questions I asked T last month. From the mouth of our beautiful little girl, here's K's fifth birthday interview.

How old are you? 5 (shows me 5 fingers). I'm excited to be 5.  I like opening presents. 

What is your favorite color?  pink and purple. They've always been my favorite colors.

What is your favorite animal?  Zebras & giraffes (same answer as last year)

What is your favorite book? Umm, my mermaid book. (It's an Usborne touch & feel book)

What is your favorite TV show?  I love Sophia the First.

What is your favorite movie? Um, let's see.  Tangled.

What is your favorite song? If You're Happy & You Know It, Snuggle with Mommy.  (She asks to sing this every night at bedtime.)

What is your favorite food? Strawberries.  They are a fruit & they make me healthy.

What is your favorite breakfast? Sausages, pancakes & scrambled eggs.  You know it Mom, we eat it for dinner sometimes.

What is your favorite drink? Strawberry milk.

What is your favorite snack? Um, I like Pirates' Booty (white cheddar popcorn)

What is your favorite outfit? I like to get dressed up in dresses.

What is your favorite game? Let's see.  Puzzles.

Who is your best friend? Layla (a girl in her class at school)
What is your favorite thing to do at school? Play with Layla in the play kitchen.

What is your favorite thing to do at home? Play with T.  We like to do playdough.

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Swing! (K has learned how to get on the swing herself, get a running start and pump her legs to get going really high).

Where do you want to go on vacation? The beach with our family.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher. I want to teach a class to read just like you.

Happy Birthday K, I know the coming year is going to be full of fun, friends & Kindergarten! You're going to love it!