At 6

Sadie baby turned six on January 4th! I have been unable to upload any pictures for over a week, so this is a bit late.

At 6.....

 

Every night after we tuck her in she says, "Check on my early and watch T.V.." (She likes to hear the sound of the T.V. in the other room when she falls asleep).

She sleeps with a nightlight and Bedtime Bear each night.

It takes her a while to become comfortable around people, so to get to know the true Sadie you have to spend a lot of time with her.

She is extremely well-behaved, especially at school.

She loves to help, and you will always find her helping me at home (especially while cooking) or at school helping other kids.

She is very thoughtful. She even made and gave US presents on HER birthday.

She is also wildly inappropriate. The other day Megan mentioned that something was inappropriate. Sadie remarked, "Oh really Megan. You have lived with me for how many years and you find THAT inappropriate?"

The smell of gum sickens her. On our trip to Logan last week Eric pulled out some Winterfresh gum and I thought she was going to throw up. The complaining lasted at least 30 minutes.

She is completely grossed out by declarations of love or kissing on T.V. If she ever sees it, she makes throw up noises, hides her head, and tells us to let her know when it is over.

 

She very rarely gets into trouble. If she does, a trip to her room works wonders and she is usually out within 5 minutes.

She is a planner. She wants to know the order of when we are doing things (a girl after my own heart), and wrote down all of her birthday plans in order. Including when to have breakfast and when to go to bed.

 

When she saw we had put up pink and purple streamers for her birthday she said, "The pink and purple are ok, but I would have preferred blue and green (Seahawks colors)."

The girl can talk LOUDLY and likes to be heard.

She can be quick to anger and goes from whisper to scream in 2 seconds flat.

There is no other way to say it except to say, she is bossy. Especially with Jackson.

 

She hasn't really ever been a picky eater. She loves to eat and is almost always willing to try new foods.

If we (me and Eric) are ever eating something, she comes and sits right next so we will share with her.

She is a habitual snacker.

 

Once in a bad mood it can be difficult at times to cajole her out of it.

She is definitely the most sarcastic 6 year old anyone could ever hope to meet.

 

For at least a month she had been counting down the days to her birthday and also the days to her "birthday eve."

She hides her face and moans and pretend cries every day when I comb her hair. (She has snarly hair like me, but too much conditioner weighs it down; its a quandary).

 

The girl makes us laugh countless times a day, is pure sunshine in our lives, and we feel beyond blessed to have her in our family.