Hannah turns 4

A bit late on this one.... We've had a few things going on;)

Dear Hannah, 

How can it be, another year come and gone. This year brought many changes including a new house and a new sister. You flew to Michigan, traveled to Disney World, and spent lots of time with family and friends. You continue to bless our lives every day and we are so thankful for you!

We had a great day celebrating you! It happened to be a school day, so you got to be the Starfish for the day. The letter of the day was "D" so you brought your stuffed snuggle puppy dog in for show and share. You were also the line leader. How special! You chose Popsicles and goldfish for your class special treat and brought in sparkley plates and Princess Ana napkins. When I picked you up from school, you were proudly wearing a birthday crown. You took a good nap when we got home from school. Daddy got home just in time to take everyone to dinner. You chose Mellow Mushroom Pizza for dinner. You were so excited! They brought you a cinnamon-sugar pretzel with honey for dessert. It was a great night!

What you've been up to this year:

Stats: you are 39.5 inches tall and 37.5 lbs. You wear 4T-5T clothing.

You are ALL imagination these days. You personify everything from rocks to pumpkins. They each have their own personalities, likes and dislikes. For example, we bought you your very own pumpkin this fall and you immediately asked to "take pumpkin on a walk to show him the neighborhood" when you got home. You created a hilarious little dialogue with the pumpkin the entire time, asking questions and then relaying the responses to me. It was precious!

You love to collect things. Daddy and I joke that we're raising a mini hoarder. At any given time, I can open a bag of yours to find the most random "treasures:" pinecones, ribbons, rocks, a few dandelions, pencils, stickers, figurines, a sock, a few crayons, etc, etc... 

You love to be read to. I am constantly amazed by how much information you retain from each book! I've spied on you "reading" during nap/quiet time and are spouting off most pages verbatim. 

You are mostly a happy-go-lucky child and have quite the bounce in your step. You occasionally throw some sass in, too.

I will say, your baby sister totally rocked your world. There have been a few issues that we've never had to deal with that have popped up as a result. We are slowly working through new behavioral issues. You also decided to start getting up in the middle of the night and come to our room for the most random reasons: a twisted pull up,  your favorite book, your blanket fell off your bed, your band aid fell off, etc... Before your sister, you never got up! We think it's because C sleeps in our room, but who knows.

You are still napping for the most part, but it's beginning to be a hit or miss event. You will at least rest in your bed even if you don't fall asleep. That bodes well for me!

Favorite things:

*Dress up 

*Anything princess

*Coloring and anything to do with art

*Going places- you always start the day with "where are we going today mommy?"

*swimming

*going to the golf course with daddy

*color: purple

*movie: Peter Pan

*food: PB&J, hummus, pizza, grilled cheese, chicken nuggets, fruit

*show: Sophia and Daniel tiger

We love you Hannah Kathryn and can't wait to see how you grow over the next year!

Love, 

Mommy and Daddy