If I haven't said it before you were meant to be a middle child. I mean you are so opinionated, so busy, so cute, so strong, so emotional, such an actress, too much personality for words, and the greatest 5 year old in the whole world! You are imaginative, creative, compassionate, silly, all wrapped into a brown haired-most gorgeous blue eyed, brick house. I mean your legs are so adorable, so powerful, so full of bruises. You, Danica, are just outstanding.
We had your birthday party at the fire zone and you rocked the fire fighter suit and I got to see just how much personality you have. (I have to remember you want your next party at a gymnastics place you tell me daily and it is currently December).You are so funny.You wear every emotion on your sleeve and you tell us about it too! "You don't care about me"- when we talk to someone else. " I have a bad cough" when you cough once. " You don't love me" when we hug your sister. You misconstrue what we say, you listen and gossip about what we say. There are no such things as secrets when it comes to Danica. Lately you are just full of gossip and BOY CRAZY!!! A boy named Max came over and when he was leaving you said, " I like that boy, I really like him with a star glazed look in your eyes." The struggle is real.
When I blog about you it takes me so long to think about what I am going to write so I am just going to jump around on topics like I did above.
You are doing a great job in school your teacher said you care about everyone else. She also sent me an email privately about your excitement when "Elfie" your class Elf came to visit. Your pure innocence warmed her heart and it warms mine too. When your Elf, Wishes, arrived this year you welcomed the elves and said, "Welcome back it is so great to see you." You talk to your Elf and it is honestly the sweetest thing. Your eyes are full of magic. When the elves had to leave for the night for you being naughty, when they returned you said your bed smells like the North Pole! You also have seen the reindeer and Santa in the sky, you are definitely the world champion of Eye Spy!
Mornings to get to school are quite a pain in the butt. You don't want to get up, you waste time, you don't like sweatpants , your hair is knotty. Somehow we make it through. You are somewhere between Pig Pen and fashionista but we are getting there. I am thankful for becca brush and for good tasting tooth paste.
You no longer complain that you don't like CARE so that is a relief. No more tears in the mornings. We have had a couple mishaps on the bus but nothing compared to your sister. You just stand up before you are supposed to. I know you know the difference between right and wrong and I know you can feel people's energy. Your compassion level is very high and you are very emotional.
You are also very funny and you love to laugh. I mean you love to laugh and you still pee your pants when you laugh! Then you make everyone else laugh. You don't show fear or remorse when we punish you so we have a long road ahead of us. You compare yourself to Charli all the time so another thing we need to work on. When Dad and I went away for a quick weekend for Auntie Jenny's wedding Charli got so worked up we were leaving and you just followed her lead. You had no idea why you were crying! It was hard to even console you with out trying to laugh. Shots were jsut as bad full of tears but good think Dr. Mike has invisible no hurting shots!
"No, No" you say sometimes. "I'm not, I didn't, I swear, I promise."
You have become addicted to takin gour phones, IPads, you want to text people and then voice text, face time, snap chat pictures! You found a game that you have become addicted to playing so we had to stop that! It was becoming equivalent to your gum addiction. You won't even get Dad when I call and need to talk to him, you say, "What Mom?!," when you answer! Every day is a new drama with you Danica!
You love your brother, he is like your newest favorite toy and you want to hold him as much as you can, and read to him, and play with him. The other day you were pretending you were in so much pain because AJ pushed you! AJ is 7 months old and was in his high chair, LOL, get a new story sister!
You have started Daisies and you were the fall fundraiser top seller (or Mom was)! You are starting to make new friends and go to parties even though you really have no idea who they people are! It is so cute when you say their names wrong like Cindy for Sydney or Mrs. Reid when it is supposed to be Mister. You are still have a little issue with the gender identification labels, and guess what honey so is the world right now!
Since you were little you like to say hello to everyone multiple times so that too we need to work on. You also bombard us the minute we see you with all kinds of information and full on reports, but somehow I really don't get the crucial information I need!
Right now you have continued with weekly gymnastics and you did a back walk over- WHAT! guess what Danica, that is before Charli did hers so if you want to compare put a check in your box.
You are coloring better than ever. You can count to 100 by 10's we are working on by 1's and 5's. You have close to 50 sight words you are mastering. We are starting a little bit of addition and subtraction. I am impressed with your ability of knowing letter sounds and starting to sound things out. I love the projects you bring home and sometimes I can't believe you did them alone. You, like your sister, excel when it comes to art!
I am so looking forward to your Christmas show! You won't believe it you and Charli had the same line, "I celebrate Las Posadas, Children carry me at night." AND OF COURSE FLORIDA. Like that it went from August to December. You went from 4 to 5 and have started to change from a toddler to a kid. Your independence has really blossomed and you have started to sleep in your own bed, partially with help from your Elf.
You are truly a complete ball of energy that goes in every direction at every time and keeps us on our toes. I just hope you know that you will always be my most favorite baby girl and I cannot believe how it went this fast. My goal is to make sure I spend quality time with you alone so you know just how special you are and how amazing you are. A lot of your days seems to be about everyone else and I want it to be about Danica. We have to find ways to keep you busy, but I hope above all that you have fun because when you have fun, we all have fun!
I love when you come home on your bike like a speed demon all sweaty with scratches, a bright red face, a helmet on your head ,and ask for a Popsicle. That will forever be your poster for being 5. Please always be 5 and please always come home. I love you sweet baby girl.
I hope you get what you want for Christmas, American girl doll, jewelry LOL, a puppy to only live in your room! We will have to see what is under the tree.
I just want you to know that I sooo wish your Grandpa could have met you, but I know he is in you Danica and I know he loves you more than words! Plus you have Grandma to love you for both of them!
