FIVE

I am finally catching up...they may come in random order but they are coming!!


Wow!!  I cannot believe I have a 5 year old!  The last five years have been filled with so many wonderful memories and so many moments that I will never forget!

 Time for a new bike!  Outgrew the old one!

Birthday Pancakes with Chocolate Chips!

Presents!

Whitney continues to amaze us with her kind and giving heart.  She is sensitive to other peoples feelings and seems to know just the right moment that someone may need a hug.  She loves to draw and paint and always has someone in mind that she is going to give her artwork to.  

This year at school Whitney really blossomed.  The last few months of school her teachers continued to tell me how she was breaking out and showing more of herself at school.  They were so excited to see her growth and we were so proud.  At graduation they were blown away by her performance skills.  You could tell she was so proud and confident up there.  And because this is my blog I will brag that they told us..."Really, she is the perfect child"!

Whitney also had her first big recital.  Her weekly dance class consisted of ballet, tap and gymnastics.  Gymnastics being her favorite. She did a great job and looked super cute!

She continues to be an amazing big sister.  She showers Colin and Lauren with love.  She plays with Colin so well and now that school is out for the summer I look forward to them having more play time together.  She is a huge help with Lauren.  Running to get a binky or a burp cloth.  She can sit and hold her if I need to get Colin in the swing.  And we have a morning ritual of getting Lauren up in the morning.

Birthday Dinner out at Los Tios!

She had a super fun birthday party this year.  We decided to downsize and just do girls her age.  It was a Little Mermaid themed party and we played lots of games and ran around in the sprinkler.  Just good old fun!

I love that now we can really sit and have heart to heart conversations.  Whether its time to work through something that is tough or just sharing our favorite parts of the day.  I feel so blessed to have Whitney as my daughter and am excited to see what this year will bring!