Six Years Old

Our sweet Audrey is 6 years old today! She is so excited for her birthday. She always gets so anxious to decorate for Christmas and this year it finally dawned on me why, because that means it's almost her birthday. It only took me a few years to figure that one out... :) Audrey is 37 pounds and 42 1/2 inches tall.

Audrey is right in the middle of her kindergarten year. She's doing great at school. Her teacher adores her and Audrey adores her teacher right back. It's a great relationship! Her favorite thing about school is "glitter hands" or getting a jewel on her clip. She loves running up to me after school and showing me her glitter hands, which mean she got caught doing something good. I've been surprised to see how well Audrey is reading and writing. She'll put together simple sentences and I love the way she spells. I don't think Audrey's really found one really close bosom buddy at school, but she seems to just play with several different kids and she seems well liked. One day she'll find that really good friend.

This girl is our dancer. She just finished another semester of ballet/tap classes. She loves dancing, whether it's in a class setting or at home. She's even got Ian trained quite well to dance with her. She also still loves to change her clothes a couple times a day. I thought it would improve with her being at school 7 hours a day; but nope, once she hits the front door she's off to her room to change. She's very particular about her clothes. I'm finding that Rachel's hand-me-downs aren't always well received... She loves doing her hair, painting her nails, and putting on make up. One of her birthday gifts is a treat to go to Sweet & Sassy and get all dolled up. She's going to love it.

Audrey loves to play and make messes, but when it's time to clean up there's quite a bit of drama. She's not a fan of having to work. Although she does enjoy school work and playing teacher. She enjoys do multiplication flash cards with her sister. She's probably going to learn them right along with Rachel... That's the hope, anyways! Audrey loves to watch Disney make-up tutorials on YouTube. This past year at some point she informed me that I could use concealer to cover up the dark circles under my eyes. Thanks, Audrey! She also enjoys playing games on the computer.  

Audrey is a very caring child. She wants to make sure things are always "fair", whether it benefits her or not. She is very loving to Ian. She can get frustrated with him at times, but overall she dotes on him. Rachel and Audrey are still really good friends. They have their moments, but overall they play really good together. I LOVE seeing them having fun together. They are lucky girls to have each other.

It's hard to believe that 6 years ago today, I brought this born-in-Amsterdam girl home from the hospital. We were sent home 4 hours after she was born. It was quite the experience! And she's brought so much love, adventure, and fun into our lives. We are so grateful for our Audrey!