Maddie Turned 5!

I can't believe that Maddie turned 5 years old on Wednesday!!! It is unbelievable to me that five years have already passed. She is our independant little firecracker!! Always full of energy and joy. We are so blessed to have her as our daughter and can't wait to see what this next year brings.

A few things about her that have changed in the past year:

-she prays much more specifically. Prayer time at meals are often lengthy, but so much more meaningful! She prays for her family, pastor, friends, and is so thankful for different things. She always thanks God for everyone's health!!

-she absolutely loved playing soccer this fall and can't wait till she plays again.

-she is enjoying gymnastics and was put in an advanced class after only a few weeks of taking.

-she is very determined! Once she sets her mind to something, she is going to do it. Most of the time this has been good, but can be bad as well!

-she is quite the bossy one!! Her teacher at school has told me this, and she demonstrates it at home with her brother-often! We are working on this. She is definately more of a leader than follower, but needs to do so in a kinder way.

-she is quite the sound sleeper. Now that I don't have to wake the kids up at the crack of dawn, she is quite content to sleep in. 90 percent of the time she get woken by her brother. Nobody needs to sleep after Turner decides to wake up:)

-she still colors all the time and loves doing projects. She likes writing her letters and has several journals and notebooks that she keeps.

Since her birthday was on Wednesday we sent donuts with her to school for her special treat. Once we got home, we let her open presents with us, Mimi and Boo Boo, and Megs. We went to church for dinner because she said she wanted a hot dog. I could not believe that was the first time I can remember them not having hot dogs for the kids:( Once church was over, we all headed to Baskin Robbins to end her birthday with a special treat. I think she had a great day and we just love her to pieces!!!