Lizzy Turned Four!

My little girl is now a four-year-old.  I still can't get over how fast time has gone by!  Lizzy is a very happy and energetic preschool-age child.  She stays busy all day long, running around outside with the neighborhood children, and using her imagination skills at home.  She has developed a knack for memorizing lines from movies and books, and she is very good at remembering lyrics.  She reminds me of myself in many ways.

Lizzy loves to watch movies.  Her favorite movies are Brave and Tangled, but she also likes all of the Pixar movies, and even some more mature movies like The Chronicles of Narnia and The Princess Bride.  She also likes to watch PBS Kids in the mornings.  She loves Curious George, Super Why, Word World, Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, and Sid the Science Kid.

One of Lizzy's favorite time of the day is bedtime.  She loves me reading to her and singing to her every night.  Her favorite book right now is Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies.  That was one of Scott's and Emma's favorites when they were young children.  They would check it out at the library almost every week, so Brad and I bought a copy for Easter one year.  Lizzy and David love it when I read it to them every night.

Lizzy's favorite song list right now is:
"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes," from Cinderella.
"All the Pretty Little Horses," my grandma's version.
"Animal Crackers in my Soup."
"Baby Beluga."
"Baby Mine," from Dumbo.

 I love my little girl so much.  She certainly puts a smile on my face every single day.  She follows me around the house and always makes it a point to stay close to me.  I'm not allowed to close any doors on her, including when I'm using the bathroom or taking a shower.  I guess she likes knowing that she has full access to me whenever she wants it or needs it.  She likes having conversations with me, and talking about how she thinks and feels.  She's a smart little girl with a great sense of humor.

We celebrated Lizzy's birthday on her actual birthday this year.  Scott and Emma were with us this time, and we invited Grandpa North, the Moon family, and my mom to come.  It was really fun having my mom in town for the weekend.  Lizzy had been looking forward to her coming for weeks.  The party was a Rapunzel  themed birthday party.  I crocheted Lizzy a Rapunzel hat, made her purple sun banners to decorate the room, braided a long yellow braid out of yellow yarn, painted a lantern painting for her room, and made an adorable tower cake out of donuts, a cupcake, and ice cream cone.  Lizzy had a blast playing with her friend, Brooklyn, and Brooklyn's little brother, Nolan.  They were all very cute together.

Lizzy's Tangled painting.

I love you, my sweet Lizzy!  You are such a sweet little girl.  You amaze me every single day.

I love you!