Lily Grace: 5

Lily Grace 5 years old

Lily has grown up so much this past year. In the fall she started her second year of pre-school and goes happily 4 days a week. She really enjoys learning and has had a lot of fun learning all her letters at school each week. She is very interested in learning to read so we have been working on that at home and she is loving The Magic Tree house series of books that we read before bed each night. She is a wonderful big sister and helper. She is always evoking belly laughs from her brother.  Her other favorite activity is swimming. In late August we started swim lessons and after getting over her initial fear of going under she quickly became our little fish. We are looking forward to the weather getting warmer so she can jump into Papa's pool. Having an uncle in the culinary industry has really sparked an interest in the girls to cook and bake. Along with this new interest, Lily has expanded her normally picky palate to include a few more items. I think being involved in the cooking process has led her to be a little more adventurous in what she samples.  Right now she is on a huge cheeseburger kick. She loves "burgers" of any kind and especially likes the mini kind or sliders. In her free time she enjoys playing barbies, star wars, and super heros with her sister and dad. We are looking forward to adding a few new activities to her schedule this summer including tennis and soccer. I can't believe she will be in Kindergarten in the fall!