How old are you going to be?
5
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| My 5 Year Old |
What's the best thing about being a 5 year old?
I get to go to Kindergarten
Who do you love?
My whole family and MaKena and Raegan and Mikia.
Who is your best friend?
Raegan
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| In 2008, Rae and Addi on their first birthday |
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| In 2012, Rae and Addi on their 5th birthday |
What do you like to do?
I like to pay and go outside and color and go to the mall and play Candyland and play with my little brother, Camden, and play with my Barbies and. . . there's a lot of things I like to do.
What is your favorite food?
Noodles
What food do you think is yucky?
Spinach (as she sticks out her tongue and scrunches her nose)
When you grow up what do you want to be and why?
A cowgirl because I'd get to ride horses and I love horses.
How tall are you?
4 feet. . . am I? (Not quite darling)
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| About 3.5 feet tall, not 4 like she thinks |
What do you like to collect?
Seashells and rocks
Do you have a boyfriend?
Yes, Lincoln.
Why do you like Lincoln?
Because he's nice to me so that's why I decided he's my boyfriend. When he grows up he said I can marry him. He's a nice boy.
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| Addi ready for her wedding with Lincoln - complete with blonde wig |
What is the best thing about pre-school?
Going outside and playing with my friends, of course.
What do you think Kindergarten will be like?
I don't really know.
What do you like best about your little brother, Camden?
His smile
What do you think about having another baby in the house someday?
No because we would have to buy baby toys and baby diapers and diapers are really smelly and I don't want babies crying in the house.
What does Mommy do while you're at school?
You go to work and have fun with your friends and help sick kids.
What does Mommy always say to you?
"NO!"
What do you and Mommy like to do together?
Go shopping
How do you know your Mommy loves you?
Because when you give me hugs and kisses
What does Daddy do while you're at school?
Work? (shrugs her shoulders)
What does Daddy always say to you?
"NO!"
What do you and Daddy like to do together?
Go to the park
How do you know Daddy loves you?
Because he gives me hugs and kisses too
What are you good at?
Gymnastics and coloring
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| Mid cartwheel. Notice the tongue sticking out. |
What's your favorite thing to do?
Going to a party (Ha, she's just like her mom)
What is your favorite movie?
Rapunzel
What is your favorite color?
Pink
What is your favorite song?
"If I Die Young" (I hate that this is her favorite song!! Good song, but not for your child to sing!)
Who is your favorite singer?
Katy Perry - that girl with the blue hair
What is your favorite book?
Tangled
What are three things you like about yourself?
My smile, my eyes 'cause they're brown like yours, and I'm smart.
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| I love that dimpled smile too |
Yes you are baby, you are smart! I can't believe you are going to be 5. It's gone too fast. I remember sitting on the glider rocking you when you were a baby, looking out the window, and watching the neighborhood kids getting on the bus on the first day of school that year. I was just bawling thinking about how one day you'd be doing the same. I can't believe that day will be here this August. It's all happening so fast.
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| Where'd my baby go? |
While you sat and told me about Lincoln, your boyfriend, I watched your smile and how your curls bounced and fell around your face. I momentarily transported into the future and pictured us having a similar conversation about the boy you'll fall in love with someday. I'm sure that day will come too soon too. But for now, I'm just going to enjoy my little girl. My precious 5 year old girl.
Addison, you are the sweetest little girl. You are so smart and eager to learn everything you can. You're so helpful and nurturing. Of course you still have your spunky side too. You're one of the most stubborn people I know. You tell it like it is, just like your great grandmother, whose nickname is "Spunk." You're a leader - I've seen you in action. You don't follow the crowd. One minute you're a prissy little princess dressed up in your princess dress and play heels with lipgloss, the next you're in the dirt outside hitting the softball off the tee like a superstar. I have no doubt you'll go far in life. You make your whole family proud. I'm proud of the smart, sweet, funny girl you're becoming, the way you stand up for what is right, and the way you still manage to keep your spunk on top of everything else. You're one of a kind and I love you to pieces. Happy 5th Birthday, my sweet Addison Claire!!!
