four and a half

 I cannot believe Heidi is halfway to five!  Five!  How did this happen?  What a fun, responsible little girl our Heidi is!  We love her so much.  I can't remember what life was like before she joined our family.

*Heidi is super responsible.  She helps keep everyone on track.
*What a great big sister Heidi is!  She helps keep Savanna busy and knows just how to make Caimbree happy and giggle.
*Heidi plays really well with Savanna, especially when she feels like she is in charge and Savanna is cooperating with the rules she has set up.
*Heidi's memory is amazing.  I have always been amazed with her memory.
*Heidi is going to do so well in school.  She loves to listen and learn.
*Heidi is such a little rule follower.  She cannot for the life of her imagine why people break the rules.
*Lately she has gotten so much better about trying new things and being in new situations.
*She has had a major growth spurt lately.
*Fitting into 4T clothes in length, but usually they are quite big on her in every other way.

 *Heidi loves to help.  I love having my little buddy help me cook, clean, and fold laundry.
*Dance is her favorite activity.  She lives for Mondays.  She loves her teacher and she loves to learn new dances.  We are thrilled with the wonderful experience her teacher has provided.
*Loves to sing and her ability to remember lyrics is amazing to me.
*Still loves to read.  Nothing is quite as exciting as getting a new stack of books to read.  She could read for hours and hours on end.
*Still loves to play doctor.
*Favorite colors are blue and especially turquoise.
*Likes to choose her own outfits and get herself dressed and ready.
*Really into fashion and clothes.  I can't imagine her being any more girly.

 *Seems to make friends very quickly.
*We have started not giving her naps. She would still take them, but by not giving her a nap, she gets a little one on one time and goes to bed earlier.  We have decided this will help prepare her for kindergarten as well.  Occasionally she will still take a nap when she wants one, but it seems like she goes to bed easier without one.
*Still a horrible sick patient, but she is trying to get more brave.
*We call Heidi our little meat eater.  She loves all kinds of meat, except fish.
*Can't wait for soccer season.
*Heidi has a huge vocabulary.  People are always amazed at how articulate she is.
*Heidi seems very mature for her age.  Her ability to understand and reason amazed me.  She is very in tune with how her actions and the actions of others affect people.
*Very sensitive and falls apart if she thinks she has done anything wrong.

We love you, Heidi Bug!!

We are loving watching you learn and grow!