Monday, November 2, 2009

Madison is 6!

Another year has flown by and our big girl turned six years old today. Wow, that doesn't even seem possible! She had a fun filled weekend celebrating her birthday along with Halloween. (Pictures are in a previous post) We celebrated today by singing to her as soon as she woke up. Then she happily got ready and we were off to school. She told me that her teacher gives the birthday child a little prize and that she gets to go up to the office as well. I told her that the day would probably be full of surprises. So, I surprised her by bringing her a smoothie and a cookie and joining her for lunch in the cafeteria. I could tell she really felt special having me there. Then after school she got to open all her cards that came in the mail, and counted all the money she was given. She was excited about this!! Then she got to watch a movie. For dinner she requested the same birthday meal as last year...tacos. After tacos she had two sugar cookies with sprinkles and milk. By the time it was bed time, the poor girl had a stomach ache. So, both Brian and I snuggled her in bed until she fell asleep.
Other then the stomach ache, I think she had a great 6th Birthday!
Below is a list of some of her accomplishments during the past year:
*She learned to fully read independently
*She can count pretty much as high as you let her go. She can also count by 5's and 10's.
*She learned to tie her shoes, and enjoys helping her friends tie theirs.
*She rode her first roller coaster, Thunder Mountain Railroad, and loved it! She also rode some big water slides at Blizzard Beach...a few against her will!!
*She most recently learned to ride her bike without training wheels. She's still working on turning though.
*Her favorite singer is Taylor Swift. She was hoping for an I-Pod to listen to her on, but she got a cd instead!
*Her favorite color is currently blue, however this changes constantly.
*Her favorite food is still tacos.
*She loves being in Kindergarten. She is knownby her teacher as a special child who is kind, smart and sincere, with a truly good heart. Wow! You can't ask for much more then that!
*She pretty much has the same interests: dance, gymnastics, art, music and movies.
*In many ways she is so grown up, but in some ways she is still my sweet little girl too! I am holding onto these moments because I know they are fading away.

Happy 6th Birthday Madison!
As always, we are so proud of you.
You are truly one in a million!

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