In a few short days, my Pinky Pie will be 4! I can still remember waiting for her arrival
4 years ago. We were so excited we could
hardly stand ourselves. We spent much of
the holidays that year close to home thinking any minute she would be
here. And when she finally arrived, we
met the most beautiful little girl we had ever seen in our whole lives.
Today, that little bundle of cuteness is a firecracker. Here’s what we know and love about our girl:
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She loves to share food. We think she gets it from her Great-Grandma
J. She is pretty persistent when she
thinks you should try something.
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She loves to sing. If she isn’t talking (which is rare), she is
usually singing. Sometimes a new tune
she has learned, but often a little jingle she is making up as she goes. Often a narration of what is happening in our
house or what she sees out the car window.
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Everyone she meets is her friend. Truly.
She has a knack for remembering names and people and calls every new person
she meets her friend. And she means
it.
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She is kind and compassionate. You can almost see the hurt in her eyes when
she sees someone else hurting. She is
quick to respond to someone in distress.
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The things that come out of her mouth are
completely entertaining, for the most part.
Her daddy’s favorite story to tell on her these days goes something like
this:
Mom: “Stop picking your nose!”
Pinky: “Did you see me picking my nose?”
Mom: “Yes, I did.”
Pinky: “Did you see me eating my boogers?”
Mom:
“No.”
Pinky: “Then you should have been looking!”
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She loves stuffed animals, cozy blankets, Mickey
Mouse and the Clubhouse “crew”, sweatpants and t-shirts, shredded cheddar
cheese, cheese quesadillas, chocolate, music, and dancing.
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She loves animals, all animals. And bugs.
And dirt. And rocks.
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This year she has learned to recognize and name
numbers to 10, and most of her upper and lower-case letters. She can write her name independently and
loves writing other words with the least amount of help possible.
Some events we will remember from this year:
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She got to visit the coast for the first time
and dipped her toes in the Gulf of Mexico.
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She was a flower girl in 2 weddings.
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She started preschool and Sunday school.
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She took swimming lessons.
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She stayed a couple of nights at the farm
without mom or dad.
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She got a flu shot and DIDN’T cry.
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She had pneumonia for the first time. (And hopefully the last time!)
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She became a big sister!
I wouldn’t say age 3 is my favorite age . . . let’s be
honest. She spent lots of time in the
corner for disobeying, breaking rules, or being sassy. She’s had many mouth-fulls of vinegar for being
sassy, being disrespectful, or telling lies (which she is incredibly good at by
the way). We’ve had to leave the park
and play dates due to potty accidents.
And the number of tantrums we have witnessed this year would be impossible
to count. And then she reminds me that “Jesus
loves her even when she is being naughty.”
Yes, sweet girl, He does, and so do I.
We look forward to the adventures that age 4 has in
store.
Happy Early Birthday, Pinky Pie! I love you more than cupcakes! And Ice cream! And Minnie Mouse. You light up my world!
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| 3rd birthday party |
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| Our little sunshine |
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| Big girl in her flower girl debut!!! |
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| Her cute new haircut and her 1 of her new friends from Christmas. |
