Happy birthday Isla!! You are 5!!

Our baby girl is no longer a baby! This is the first year she really wanted have a party so we did! We invited a bunch of her friends and hired an Elsa princes to come by and entertain them for a couple of hours. She even had a coronation!! I think Isla was a bit embarrassed about all the attention but I think she had fun!

What is she like at 5 years old?

  • She no longer loves pink! Yay!
  • She likes her first year at Diefenbaker and didn’t have problems going to school at all.
  • She loves to snack! But will still east her vegetables and fruits, and love rice with jap seasoning.
  • She’s definitely not as shy as when she was younger, and seems to make friends more easily at school.
  • She is always happy and laughing!
  • She still takes off her shoes in the car and dislikes socks.
  • She prefers tshirts over long sleeves – even when it’s cold.
  • She loves to draw and write.
  • She is not as awesome at self play after we moved =(
  • She always wake up once or twice a night =( Mostly to go pee.
  • She’s quite healthy and rarely gets super sick.
  • She loves her little buddies and will sleep with them at night and give them more room on her bed than she has!
  • She’s still very sweet to Connor. Whenever she gets something for herself like a treat, she always asks for one for Connor too.
  • She loves to sing and can remember lyrics very well!
  • She listens quite well as long we you talk to her nicely. Yelling at her or getting mad at her doesn’t work very often.
  • She loves gum.
  • She is loving her gymnastics and swimming class right now.
  • She likes to help me cook.
  • She no longer naps, but could probably still use one.
  • She loves her monkey bars just like Connor!
  • She loves picnics.
  • Her best friend is Alexa.
  • Her favorite shows are baking competition shows, and american ninja type shows.
  • She loves A&W onion rings.