Happy 6th Birthday, Rebecca!

Last week Rebecca turned six!!  It's hard to believe our little girl is getting so big.

We had a week long celebration at home.  First Rebecca requested homemade soft serve ice cream.  Then we baked her cake and used some of the batter to make a few cupcakes to sample.  Next we made sugar cookies with homemade frosting for her to bring to school.  Rebecca chose the shapes for the cookies - eggs, bunnies, hearts, cowboy hats, cowboy boots and airplanes.  It was a combination of Easter and our trip to Texas.

Friday (the day after her birthday) we finally had a chance for the real celebration.  In the morning we opened presents.  Rebecca got a baseball, some doll clothes and a new bike!!  Justin had the day off, so he and the kids spent the whole morning outside.  Rebecca got lots of practice on her bike right away.

In the evening we had Rebecca's requested birthday dinner - grilled steak and asparagus.  We ended the day with her "Frozen" cake and homemade ice cream.

Rebecca also received many wonderful gifts from relatives.  She's been busy experimenting with her human body science kit, reading new books, playing with her Anna doll and watching Frozen.

Rebecca also had her six-year check up this week.  She is healthy and growing well.  She now weighs 43.5 lbs. (50th percentile) and is 42.5 in. tall (10th percentile).  As of right now the doctor is predicting she'll have Mommy's genes for height.  But only time will tell.  Mommy was taller and weighed less at age 5 than Rebecca does at 6.

The tooth fairy continues to be busy in our house.  Rebecca lost tooth #8 yesterday!  She has six of her permanent teeth in, so at least she doesn't have too many holes at once.

School is going very well for Rebecca this year.  She is in half-day kindergarten.  Rebecca is continuing in the Spanish immersion program and really excelling at it.  The students may only speak Spanish to the teacher.  Rebecca even enjoys talking to Mommy in Spanish at home.  She thinks it's funny that Daddy doesn't know what we're saying.

Rebecca is also in Kindermusik and dance this year.  She is learning notes and how to read music in Kindermusik.  She enjoys practicing songs on her glockenspiel.  Rebecca has been learning tap and ballet in dance.  She has her end-of-year recital on May 31.  We can't wait to see her perform!

As always Rebecca enjoys crafting, singing, dancing, reading, writing and doing anything with her imagination.  She loves being with her friends and can't wait to be a big sister to two siblings.

We are so proud of everything she is learning and how she is maturing.  We can't wait to see what God has planned for her in the coming years.