Maddie's 5 Year Letter

I have written my kiddo's letters on their birthdays, but haven't posted them to the blog.  After realizing that some are missing, I decided to start including them on the blog.  I need all of the organizational help I can get at the moment!


Dear Maddie,

My first baby girl is 5 years old today.  The big event this year was becoming a big sister again!  This time you really knew what was going on and embraced your role from the second you learned what was happening.  You are always so good with Emerson and will often call her your baby.  She is very lucky to have such a loving big sister.   You and Dane are buddies and the two of you look out for each other and play so well together.  Together, you attend preschool at Grace, sports class, choir and Sunday school.  If you get something, such as a lollipop from TJ’s, and Dane isn’t with you, you always ask if your brother can have one.  If someone treats him unfairly, you don’t like it one bit.  He is the same way with you.  I hope that you two continue to support each other and love each other the way that you do now!

You completed another year of preschool and continue to amaze us with your quick learning ability.  You learned to write your name this year and your drawing has improved.  You are also learning how to read and are such a little eager learner.  Your shy side is going away as well and you are becoming Miss Personality!  You are still a little quick to cry – still working on this, little Miss!!!  You also know what is right and wrong and you will fight for what is right!  You love doing arts and crafts and are into the Rainbow Loom at the moment.  You also enjoy playing with your American Girls and love taking pictures.  You like to dress yourself and you are still my fancy girl.  You don’t ever want to wear pants unless you can wear a skirt over them.  You definitely prefer dresses and would wear one every day if you could.  You are a bit messy – I am worried what your room will look like when you are a teenager!   You also enjoy your sweets and put your hands into everything.  You are a very tactile kiddo and sometimes that gets you into trouble.  You love playing with all of your cousins and they are your best friends.  You are still a bit of a mama’s girl, but you and daddy are very close as well.  You’ve been going to Indian Princess outings and enjoy trips to ABT and Home Depot with Daddy (whom you are calling sock these days).  You and daddy take a sock off each other and it becomes this big silly game.  You act like you don’t really like it, but you do.  You still come into our room when you wake up and climb into bed with us.  You’ve done this for as long as we can remember and it is a great way to start the day.  The only exception is when grandpa and grandma stay the night.  In that case, you head straight to their room with a handful of stuffed animals for them to sleep with.

Maddie Grace, we love you so very much.  You are growing up so quickly and I really can’t believe you are 5 years old.  We will continue to enjoy every hug, kiss and special project made just for us.  Thank you for all of the joy you’ve brought into our lives.  Keep being creative, kind and for just being you.

I love you to the moon and back,
Mom