I never ever want to forget you at this age. You truly are pure gold and we just can’t believe the Lord gave us you. You start the day with sweet joy and are definitely one of our children who sleeps in the most. Usually going to bed at 9 PM and sleeping until 7:30ish. Very good sleeper, usually just wants a little blankie, didn’t seem to need naps as long as the boys and when she does nap it is tougher for her to fall asleep at night. If she can’t fall asleep she is always a sweet girl who just reads books in her bed nicely. I’d say she naps maybe 2 times a week usually at Nana’s and on Sunday.

Eating wise this girl always tells me what she wants and has an opinion. she is a good eater and not picky every once in a while she blow my mind and doens’t want to eat something but not often. loves toast, frosted flakes, and waffles for breakfast. Lunch usally includes her wanting yogurt, fruit, pretzels, and either peanut butter jelly mac and cheese or hot dogs.SHe’s definitely a snacker like the rest. loves allllll the fruits or celery or carrots, pretzels, always wanting candy loves grapes and chips. She eats her chicken super well, started to like baked potatoes, always gobbles up whatever the fruit or veggie is. For night time snacks she loves her milkshakes with a gummy worm,*** or whatever we have around at the time.

Man girls are just so different than boys at this age and i love it! Know your numbers better than Wyatt did when he started kindergarten, always wants to be working on her letters and probably knows half the alphabet. very excited for her turn to go to preschool. loves going to sunday school and bible school. loves drawing and making cards, trying to keep up with whatever her brothers are drawing, and LOVES a craft time. She loves loves her polly pockets and can play for in her room by herself for hours quietly. Loves to play mom and dad with Duke and is such a little mama. always carrying a baby or doll somewhere.Keeps right up with her brothers too. always with them if they are downstairs watching shows, making forts, jumping on the trampoline*** Starting to like to build legos and magna tiles like they do. Favorite tv shows Cyberchase, Cocomelon Lane, The Floor, Molly of Denali,Inside Out, Minions 4, Shrek & a fabulous helper at Nana’s and crystals, loves babies and girls your age

You are my walking buddy you NEVER want to miss a walk with me. you love our mile a day and are bouncing and jumping the whole way. you love to stop at linda’s trampoline with your brothers, the puppies are always with us, and we do our cemetery loop. I want to freeze an image in my head of us doing this forever. you are always picking up walnuts, sticks, pinecones, rocks, tomatoes, whatever catches your eye!

Our girlie girl through and through. it blows my mind as someone who was kinda a tom boy but honestly i am soaking it up and love it so much! ALWAYS want to do your makeup every day, loves dressing up in your sunday outfits and are wearing a costume 90% of our days at home. want mommy to paint your fingernails and toenails all the time, love to pick your bows and wear your necklaces and the ‘ more accessories the better.She begged for earrings enough that mom finally caved and dad said it was fine so Betsey got her ears pierced with her cousin Brynleigh! She didn’t even flinch when they pierced the first one. i knew she woudl do good but i didn’t expected her to knock it out of the park like she did. was so so proud of her! You love having your hair curled or done in ‘snakes’ or ”cobras’ mom loves to braid them and you are def a whiner when im pulling. Love to dress yourself and pick out Faye’s clothes too.

Loves summer and got to do her first swimming lessons this year and she loved it and had so much fun! Loves going to the pool, having the sprinkler under the trampoline, loved vacationing in the ozarks with her cousins, and roadtripping down to Flordia with her family. you bring us so much joy with her excitement for everything in life. Love shopping with mom, LOVE your daddy and when he gives you special attention. loves riding her little tricycle or scooters. loves ranger and 4 wheelers rides.

Esctatic to be a big sister again and loves every bit of the pregnancy. Know she will be such a great helper. Was pocahontas for halloween . Knows so many songs and always singing and making them up, got to sing in front of church with mom and her brothers and lvoed it. Definitely a little social butterfly and loves talking to anyone and everyone. Loves to say who we are picking up in carpool.

Your stats at doctor’s appt are ****

Memories

• “Morning mom my toes are still alive ( still had nail polish on them) 1.2.24
  
• calls a nursing pad a landing pad
• Me: someday you’ll get your shoes correct Lou: I get them right now ( wrong 99% of the time) 4.15.24
• BK commercial goes “BK – Have it Your Way – You Rule” Betsey’s version “PJs – Out of my way – You hoo!
• There’s Candyland (Adventureland)