The O'Neill Life: Whitney is Four!

I really can't believe I am now saying that I have a four year old. Sometimes I love to just sit and watch her as she goes about playing or dancing or simply walking through the room. I can't believe she is mine!

We don't get in to our new pediatrician till July but our at home stats are 39.2 lbs and 42". Continues to top the charts!

Whitney is sweet, beautiful, hysterical, smart, polite, and so thoughtful!

It is so fun to watch and listen to her little mind work. She loves puzzles, maps, making lists and asking lots of "Why, Mama". Even if I don't have anymore answers to give! She is a deep thinker and always trying to figure things out.

She has been singing more and more around the house. While she is playing and while she is laying in bed. I love to hear that little voice over the monitor. We listen to a lot of music around here and she knows many songs and loves to dance. Lately, she has been showing off some intepretive break dancing moves. She continues to love to kick a ball and continues to amaze us at how good she is at it! We have signed her up for soccer and dance class this summer. Can't wait!

The girl loves to clean. Her favorite thing is to clean the windows. One day Grandma was making a tent by putting the blanket in the window and told Whitney how they would need to clean the windows afterwards. I do believe Whitney was more excited to clean windows than the tent! She also enjoys vacuuming, folding towels and helping make the bed.

We have always involved her in cooking but she has shown extreme interested lately. She comes running in in tears if we have started making dinner without her. She loves to help measure ingredients and stir them. And snapping the ends of asparagus has even gotten her eating them! We love that food, cooking and eating is a way our family comes together everyday and has fun.

Whitney has completed her first year of preschool. She definitely only shows her quiet side at school but absolutely loves it. She has made friends and even had her first play date without me! It was very exciting. The main focus this year has been shapes, cutting, writing their name, learning patterns and learning to follow directions. They also have science class where they have learned about mixing colors, magnets and how different elements react in water. A class all the kids love!

Whitney's sweetness is remarkable to me. How much she understands what love means and how she shows it. Her affection is just heart warming. Especially, towards her little brother. I hope to continue to nurture this side of her.

I love hanging out with Whitney. When we get out for a short Mama and daughter time I just soak it in. She asks me questions, tells me stories and lately loves to hold my hand. She also continues to constantly make us laugh! Of course we think she is just the most perfect little lady!

On Whitney's birthday morning I saw she was awake and waiting for her clock to tell her it was time to get up, so I ran in to get some snuggle time. We laid in bed looking at baby pictures and I told her how the day she was born was one of the best days of our lives. She said, "You mean when I popped out of your belly?". I said, yes. She said, "But I don't remember hearing it pop!" I think I am really going to love all that comes with this little 4 year old!

This weekend we had a full fledged birthday party. Most of her school class was able to come, which was super exciting for Whitney. We had lots of fun activities.

My Uncle Tom made a super cool chalk board.