Wow...I am the mommy to a 5 year old. Time really does fly and it is going super speed these days.
Olivia, you are such a spit fire!!! You definitely keeps us on our toes. You can be the sweetest, kindest, most loving child one minute, and then in an all out fit the next minute over something very simple. You are definitely our drama queen...with an emphasis on the drama part!!!! You are also our super helpful big girl!!! And oh so independent!!! You are growing into such a beautiful, smart, funny, and caring young lady that we couldn't be more proud of!!!
You love school!!! You have Ms. Glisson and Ms. Fehr this year and a room full of fun kiddos. You love getting a "job" each day and your favorite job is being the door holder. You love to explore all the new activities in the classroom and especially love doing art projects, playing on the playground, and going to music class!!! You have learned so many new songs this year bc of the great music teachers!!!
You can pretty much do everything on your own these days...getting dressed with shoes and socks (sometimes the tighter socks are hard), brushing teeth, going potty, buckling the top part of your carseat, carrying your school bag, getting your coat and hat on, getting your own snacks, and so much more!!! Like I said, you are very independent!!! Thankfully, you help your sister too!!! You have even wiped her booty several times when she was learning to potty train!!!! You get snacks for her, toys, help her with her shoes, and play with her all the time!
You are still the best big sister. You and Caroline fight 50% of the time, but the 50% you are playing nicely is really sweet!!! You help her get her drink if she can't reach and deliver drinks and plates to the dinner table to help mommy out. You and Caroline love playing baby and/or puppy. You both also love to sing into your microphones...not sure who is the loudest!!! Caroline wants to be just like you, and we are working on being the best example we can so Caroline learns the right things to do!!!
You love art projects!!! You are now "sketching" as you call it. You do journals at school where you draw and tell what you are drawing about. Anytime you get to paint, you get excited!!! Coloring is still a big hit with you...and you love to make lists!!! You love glitter of all kinds and glue too!!! You have gotten really good at dot to dots lately!!! Oh, and you love floor size puzzles!!!
Academically, you are super smart!!! You know all the uppercase letters and almost all the lowercase letters. We are working on being consistent!!! You know almost all your sounds, except the vowels and 1-2 others. You can write your first name and are working on your last name. You can count to 39 without any problems!!! You can read and write numbers to 20 now...which is awesome!!! You still love to cut anything!!! You know your shapes too!! We are working on writing your letters the correct way!!! You can write them all, but we are working on making them a bit neater and easier to read. You are starting to sound out words too!!! If I tell you a word, you can tell me what it starts with!!! You are great at rhyming!!! You have come a long way since last year!!! We are going to start working on simple sight words next!!!
You are still a TV girl...but you get it naturally. You love Peppa Pig right now the best. You also love Olivia, Sophia, Ella the Elephant, and Dora.
Your favorite foods are still pizza and mac-n-cheese, but you are also a fruit girl. You love apples, kiwi, blueberries, watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe too!!
You are a busy girl!!!
* You are in your 3rd year of preschool, the 4-5 class!!!
* You are in your 3rd year of dance!!
* You just started your first year of gymnastics right before you turned 5!!
* We celebrated your 5th Christmas!!!
* You love going to the 4 yr old Sunday School class and are really getting some good Bible stories!!
* You went to a big 4th of July parade in Webster Groves!!! It was a lot of fun!!
* You picked out your first toy for Toys for Tots!!
* You went to the beach for the first time and LOVED it!!!! It was an awesome family vacation!!!
* You went to your first princess camp!! You actually went to your first summer camp ever!!!
* You got several bee stings this past year...those were no fun.
* You dressed up for your 1st Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-a!!!
* You were on your first sports team this year...soccer!!! You liked it some but not so sure we will continue it next year :)
* You went to the big Balloon Glow festival for the first time here in STL!!
* You had you first field trip with your class...to the fire station!!!
* You became obsessed with Frozen like every other child in America!!! You can sing all the words to the Let It Go song!!
* You are an awesome bike rider now!!! You can ride your bike all the way to the park by yourself..well, with mommy following!!! This spring, we are going to take off the stabilizers as you call them (training wheels)!!!
* You and your sister play this game called "puppy" or "baby" all the time where one of you pretend to be either a puppy or a baby. You got all your friends at school to play it too!!
* You love talking about weddings now. You show me the dress in the wedding shop each time I take you to school and tell me how pretty it is. You pick a new guy to marry everyday!!! Will it be Noah, Evyan, or Carson today?? :)
* You started to be able to recognize the teen numbers now too!!!
* You are able to make yourself go on the swing now by yourself!!!
* You have started hearing beginning sounds in words and telling me what sound a word starts with!!!
* You had your winter recital with Tippi Toes and did great!!
* You can count to 100 with help on the tens!!
* You are very comfortable with Santa now!!! You saw him several times this Christmas season and told him your list each time!!
* You rode a go-cart (with daddy) for the 1st time!!!
You had a big party at the Rainbow Recreation Showroom with all of your school and WUMCHA friends!!! It was Frozen themed of course!! It was a lot of fun!!!
We are so glad to be your parents and can't wait to see what amazing things you do as a 5 year old!!!
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