Natalie is 5!

Natalie June-Bug!  You are five years old today! You have grown so very tall and grown up this year. You are so, so smart! You are learning to read and love to do math worksheets. You beg to do home school lots of days.  You also love to do any kind of craft and for the last several months have spent literally hours every.single.day just coloring. Seriously...for about 15 hours a week you will color or draw. You have crazy good fine motor skills and are very determined. This comes in handy for making crafts! You love riding your bike which you learned to ride without training wheels many months ago. You love to to be silly and can also be super stubborn. You and your sister, Hannah, are the best of friends and miss each other bunches when Hannah is at school. You are very musical and have such a pretty singing voice. You are learning to play the piano a little bit and have been playing "Up On The Housetop" about 50 times a day the last week or so ;-) Your most special friend is Ali but you also adore Courtney, Haley, Alissa, Zoe, Amity, True and Felice. You love animals, especially dogs, but are just a little bit afraid of the big ones. You began taking gymnastics this year and have been busy lately trying to master cartwheels and handstands. Your manner of speaking is adorable. Often people comment on your "accent". You are slowly losing your baby-ish ways of speaking but I'm thankful that there are still a few sounds and words that say in your own special way. Natalie, you have such a sensitive spirit and love Jesus! It is a privilege and joy to be your mama. Happy Birthday, my baby!