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Strong-willed and always looking for a way to help...best way to describe our Cupcake! 2015 really took her from toddler to big girl! Crazy to see how much a year allows them to grow!
One thing that has almost been a daily topic of conversation is our time on the Disney Cruise last December. To our Cupcake that was almost magic and she has solid, life-long memories from that time! Meeting her favorite Cinderella would be among the top memories from the trip, but also having that time with her Papa and Gweema and getting to play in the sand on Castaway Cay (Disney's private island!)
She had her second dance recital this Spring and she made a very adorable penguin! She enjoyed being up on that stage so much this time and is already looking forward to getting to be a Banana this year. She thinks it is fun that our Teddy Bear and her are in the same dance class and they will even get to do lyrical with big sister (Princess!)
For her birthday she had very big ideas about what should happen, things ranging from Papa taking her back on the 'big boat' to having a circus party with real animals...we settled on her and Mama going on a special date to see the release of Disney's live action Cinderella. We dressed up and went down for supper, went to the movie (and got treats) and went shopping for a new Cinderella dress afterward! She was in heaven. We had a family party with the theme of Cinderella, of course!
She has decided that she needs to help anyone and everyone she can. She likes to help our neighbor, she likes to help with daycare, with the dishes, with laundry, with cooking, with cleaning, with decorating, with Papa's garden....the list goes on and on! We actually have to tell her she needs to stop working and go play! ;)
This girl still likes her snuggles, she asks for them daily and she always knows when Monday comes around...she gets to sleep with Mama & Daddy on Monday nights to help get those extra snuggles in!!! And when she flashes her double dimple smile how can one do anything but melt? Her Daddy is especially soft when it comes to her dimples! ;)
(Here she is sleeping ON TOP of me!)
With just the right balance of sweet and sass, she started pre-school this year (at home) and was so excited to do so. She was begging to start weeks before she actually did! We had a slow start, she was shy about school, but it didn't take more than a week and she was tackling it like she does everything else! She often begs to do more than one school a day!!!
Along with all of this responsibility comes a bit of an attitude, which is where her sass comes from. But it has also presented a tricky parenting situation, how does one continue to encourage helpfulness and hard work and yet teach the humility that one needs?
This girl has a passion for everything she does...and she has a deep love for everyone in her life...but the dating scene came a little quicker than this Mama would have appreciated...she sent a proposal to a young man just last week via text message! ;) She met this boy at a wedding a couple of years ago and he has been in her heart ever since...ask her about her boyfriend some day, she would be happy to tell you about him!!! ;)
Some things the Cupcake wants you to know about her:
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite Book: "Cindy Lou Who"
Favorite Family Activity: Opening presents
Favorite Movie: Cinderella (both old and new!)
Favorite Princess: Cinderella (duh mom!)
Favorite Memory: Meeting Cinderella on the ''big boat"
Favorite Thing about Christmas: Opening gifts and being with Papa and Gweema!
Favorite Thing we Did This Year: visit Papa and Gweema's farm!
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