4 1/2 Years Old!

Happy Half Birthday to Lia!  She is four and a half years old as of today.  She's growing up way too fast!  It's hard to believe that in a year, I will be putting Lia on a school bus and sending her to off school.  Time is sure flying.  Lia is still such a sweet and pleasant little girl.  In the last three months, she has really grown up in quite a few ways.  Lia has finally become independent in a lot of her playing with both her toys and with her imagination.  She has also gotten a lot more gentle around her brother which has made things a lot easier for us.  She is a really good helper and likes to clean up her room now all on her own and happily assists with anything we need for Logan.  Lia still loves coloring, crafting, and creating anything she can get her hands on.  She also still LOVES the princess Ariel and the color turquoise.  As a result, she is fascinated with all things mermaid and under-the-sea.  She LOVED her trip to Disneyland and still talks about it daily.  She is much more confident swimming in the water (with her life jacket on) and has had a lot of fun on all of her trips this summer to California, Priest Lake, and the Washington coast.  Lia is very excited to start her preschool on September 10th and is looking forward to resuming swim lessons and beginning gymnastics lessons in the fall!  That's our girl in a nutshell!