My Little Girl is 5.

It doesn’t seem possible.  5 sounds so much older than 4. I keep telling her to stop growing, to stay small, but she says, “mom! God created us to have birthdays!”  She’s right-God created her to grow and mature and honor and glorify Him and grow up into a woman with a gentle and quiet spirit who LOVES HIM and serves Him and others.  She’s off to a great start! I can honestly say that she is a JOY and a DELIGHT to our family. She has a very sweet little heart. She is obedient and respectful. She does not have an attitude or a temper. She is almost always happy & smiling and willing & eager to help me around the house.  She is my messiest child- her room is always a disaster, but she is quick to clean it when I tell her. She’s mostly a tomboy, but she likes girly things, too.  She is VERY smart and learns quickly- she’s already reading!!  She is BRAVE!! She has always been tough- she’s never been one to whine or cry when she falls (unless it’s bad). She was the first to ride a BIG roller coaster- even the boys wouldn’t do it!!  And speaking of brave, can you  guess what she wanted for her 5th birthday?  Can you tell from these pictures?

She got her ears pierced!! The boys were telling her, “it’s going to hurt really bad like a shot!”  She said, “shots don’t hurt that bad.”  They said, “you’re probably going to cry.”  She said, “no I won’t.”  And she didn’t !!!!  She sat as still as could be, held James’ hand, and didn’t make a sound.  When it was done, she looked in the mirror and smiled and said, “I didn’t even cry!”  We’re so proud of our BIG girl.

I’ll post photos of her birthday party at some point, but for now… I need a little nap 🙂