Leah is almost 5!
She is larger than life, and full of zeal. She talks my ears off (literally off) all day every day when she's not at preschool.
Today at preschool, she was asked on the first of what I'm thinking will be many offers for dates in her life.
According to her teacher Shelly, it went like this:
Leah was building a block tower next to Louie. Leah built some kind of amazing tower that caught Louie's eye, and he was admiring it. With eyes wide, blown away by her architectural prowess, he propositioned "Do you think you would want to come on a date with me?"
Leah, never at a loss for words, quickly replied with not one, but three reasons why she is unavailable. "I can't do that yet! And I have gymnastics today, so I can't. And I need to ask my mom....actually I need to ask my dad!"
So, that was that. Leah loves all her preschool friends so much, even though getting her there each morning is slower than molasses in January! She is NOT a morning person.
Later this afternoon, she went to her first Kindergarten level gymnastics class. Though she is still 4, and has been enrolled in a preschool gymnastics class, her teachers thought she could use a little higher energy class with slightly older kids.
When we got to the gym today, she was initially a little intimidated because there were so many classes happening with lots of older kids. As soon as class started though, she was off and running. Literally, off and running! I was telling Kevin that her fiercely competitive nature came out quickly, and any time there was running that could be perceived as a race, her face turned serious and she high-tailed it to beat everyone else.
She did so well! She is strong and full of energy and it's so fun to watch her. Her birthday is less than 2 weeks away and I'm kind of shocked that she's going to be 5. It's hard to be in the last year of having one of my kids at home. There's a part of me that feels tired from being home with littles for 11 years, and my mood is irritable more than I'd care to admit, but overall I cherish my kids and I've loved these years. I'm so thankful I've gotten to be home and watch them grow.
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