Madelyn is 6!!

 I had just told her a knock-knock joke when this picture was taken

12/22/10

Madelyn's birthday was yesterday, and if I hadn't been up to my elbows in sugar cookie mess, soggy birthday cake and a hundred other things, I would have already posted this.

Some things I love about you:

*You are always excited about stuff, happy to see people, and are super outgoing.

* Strawberry/chocolate milk, juice and hot cocoa: Heaven knows how you've gotten so big because that's half your diet. You drink hot cocoa in the middle of the summer during the day.

You also have a thing for sprinkles...

* Lamby, Pillow Pet and your new little Pegasus ("Pony") have to be in your bed every night, or you wake up and make me look everywhere for them at 5:00am.

* You are a GREAT reader, have an excellent memory and can read your sight words homework even when they're upside-down.

You're also a great writer

* You love dancing and are the best in your ballet class. I am so proud of you!

* You have an infectious laugh and are so silly. All I have to do to make you laugh is to tell you a knock-knock joke about fruit and pants, and you crack up every time.

* You have recently started drawing and coloring a lot, and you love pink, red, purple, hearts and rainbows

 

* You still love zombies because of your dad.

* You're always looking out for your brother and are usually very patient with him.

Star of the Day in your kindergarten class

* You stomp your foot when you don't get what you want. You're not afraid to let us know your opinion. When your dad takes you to school, you demand to hear your "favorite song" Vox Populi by 30 Seconds to Mars, and when I drive you to school, you want to hear Love Story by Taylor Swift. And if we take the back road ("the forest way") to Walmart , you say you wanted to go "through town" and are very adamant about it.

* You know your way around Netflix: Watch Instantly on the computer and the XBox and go through phases of wanting to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender (Nickelodeon series), Shaun the Sheep, The Super Mario Bros show, Dirty Jobs, Spongebob Squarepants and Veggie Tales. You also love all the shows on PBS Kids and nature documentaries.

*You love Hello Kitty, Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, Barbies and the Disney Princesses. You still dress up in your princess outfits all the time.

*You love marshmallows, Chinese food, "spaghetti with shrimps", toaster strudel, grapes, string cheese, Yogos Bits, gummy worms, popcorn, ham and fried chicken.

*You went through a phase of flushing the toilet with your elbows so that you could be plugging your ears at the same time.

*You say, "Actually....." a lot and "Besept" (except) and "I sawl it" (I saw it), "I meed someping" (I need something), pronounce music and noodles "yoosic" and "yoodles" and add "-ded" to everything to make it past tense and I think it's cute. You also have been trying your hand at beatboxing.

*You don't like going to bed, having to get out of the bath or pool, being told "no", getting poked at the doctor's office, and when we threaten to yank out your loose teeth because you prefer to leave them hanging for weeks. And you love to dawdle, which drives me crazy. You are a pro at that because you've had so much practice.

 

You are such a sweet, loving sassy girl and I LOVE YOU so much! Happy birthday!!!!!!!!