My BABY IS 5!!!!

I don't even have words to say what I'm feeling as I write this post on the night before my baby turns 5. Her little life has been such a miraculous thing for me to be a part of. She is perfect, smart, funny, kind, artistic, imaginative, brave, spiritual, beautiful, curious, thoughtful and sensitive. Since she was born, I have been in awe of the journey that her little spirit is on. My biggest wish for her being that the journey will lead her back to our Heavenly Father who sent her to me for her time on earth. What is really killing me is that I remember feeling how grown up I felt at 5 and how much I remember about that time in my life. I just hope that at this turning point, where my little girl feels more grown up than ever, I can keep it together and let her flourish in her growing independence when all I really want to do is hold on to her tighter than ever. No seriously I might be loosing it, as I just considered home-schooling the girl because she was a little unsure what school would be like next year. She is so smart and her favorite game lately is to pretend to play "school" with Ella and her friends. Because of this one of her birthday presents that I've had for a while is an old mini school desk and chair I got from the DI for 15$! She is

always the first to remind us about family scripture study and really loves learning new primary songs and "helping" me lead the music in Primary. She is MOSTLY very kind, and loving to her little sister and always thinks about her when getting a snack, reading a book or just wanting to snuggle with her. She is still a social butterfly, LOVES to dance, and is most happy when doing a project, wearing a leotard and singing a song! She will always be my baby no matter how old she gets and I am so excited for her big day. Right now her room is full of balloons and her new desk. After she wakes up we are taking her to the ZOO, she is a huge ANIMAL lover, and then will drop her off at preschool with her pink frosted cupcakes and blue Jello cups with gummy fish and sharks inside, dressed up as Tinkerbell because it's Peter Pan day. After she gets home I'm sure she'll want to play with Ella and her BF Emma in the set up "house" they built of pillows, blankets and blocks downstairs. Then its off to her dance class and then Uncle Nick and Liz will come over for dinner of spaghetti, bread sticks and salad. Followed by angel food cake with strawberries, blueberries, and whip cream (all food per your request) with friends. And then we will have her Under the Sea Party this weekend with her friends. Oh how we love our sweet Lily girl!