Breakfast with our now SIX year old!
This was the Instagram picture that I posted on her birthday....love some of these pictures from her this last year....
And one to look at how much life has changed since she was born!
As a six year old, I thought I would let Taylor answer some of these questions in her own words :)
Favorite color: blue
Favorite movie: Inside Out
Favorite TV show: Miles from Tomorrow Land
Favorite part about school: music
Favorite teacher: Mrs. Meyering
Who is your best friend: Ty
What are some of the names of your friends at school: Peyton (she misses Peyton who moved to another school a couple months ago), Mason, Ellery, Jim
Favorite dinner: macaroni and cheese
Favorite snack: Cheez Its
Favorite cereal: Honey Nut Cheerios
Favorite place to go visit: Mem's Lake house
Favorite thing to do outside: sledding
Would you rather play inside or outside: both
Favorite toy: Rarity's Boutique
Favorite place to go out to eat: Mem's
Favorite animal: owls and cats
Favorite thing to do in the summer: ride my bike
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Anything else you really like: play on the ipad, Tony is my favorite stuffed animal, white blankie
And because I usually include 'dislikes' in my post, here are some answers of things she doesn't care for ;)
What food do you not like? broccoli, salad, peanut butter
Is there anything you are scared of? monsters and blood
What is something that makes you feel frustrated? Camryn being mean
Is there anything else you really don't like? nothing
And...
What do you want to do when you grow up? be a teacher :-)
Sitting at her big girl desk that we gave her for her birthday. Makes her look so much more grown up some how...
Here are six things we LOVE about Taylor Leigh as a six year old :-)
1. She is a READER! She can read simple books to us now. She is picking up on sight words more quickly as the year goes on. She tries to read what things say in lots of places. She is reading at a level 8 midway through Kindergarten, and the end of the year goal is a level 4 - so proud of her!!
2. She is a good BIG SISTER. She will help Camryn if we ask her to, she will engage in lots of fun imaginative scenarios with Cam, and it is fun to watch them play the roles of "Anna" and "Elsa" from the movie Frozen as they listen to their book on tape. Now, don't get me wrong, these two can fight like crazy as well, but they always come back to being best buddies.
3. She has gone through the transition from Toddlerville - where we have taken her since she was a baby - to a new school like a champ! She has done so well from the very first day of school. There have only been a handful of times that she has ever said something about not wanting to go (usually after a snow day, because snow days are pretty fun :-)). She has made new friends, adapted to new routines, and is having a fabulous Kindergarten year with her teacher Mrs. Meyering.
4. She is becoming independent in little ways that is fun to watch! She can get her own food from the fridge now (I know, seems funny, but there is something about each stage of independence that I just embrace because it makes my life a little easier ;-)). She puts her own clothes on (well...most of the time) - this took a while to happen. Just waiting for her to be able to buckle her own seat belt. The bucket seat still makes this hard to do....but it will be a happy day when both kids can get themselves in and out of the car independently! ;)
5. She is a good FRIEND. When we had her parent teacher conference, the students wrote their three favorite friends in class on their little conference sheet. Her teacher's name told us that Taylor's name was written by over half of the class. I hope that she continues to be that good friend as she goes through school!
6. Simply that she is Taylor. She has her own personality, fears, favorites, likes, dislikes...love everything that makes her who she is, because she is a pretty fantastic kid to raise.
Happy Happy 6th Birthday, Taylor Leigh!!
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