Andie 5 Years 3 Months

Andie is growing up so quickly because my little princess is now in Kindergarten (mouth drops open). I don't know how time has passed by this fast, she was a newborn in the NICU and now she is picking out her backpack to go to her first day of Elementary School. Andie Noelle at 5 years 3 months old...

1. Andie started Kindergarten. Andie got to pick out her very own backpack for the year and cut up her old one from preschool, one of my favorite school year traditions. Andie loves that she was able to destroy the backpack to her own content. Andie is so excited for Kindergarten and hopes that this is the year she can learn how to read. This girl wants to read more then anyone I know.

2. Andie loves to make playdoh dresses. Andie is obviously into YouTube like all children these days, some of the videos she watches are about playdoh. Andie has started making playdoh dresses for all her magic dolls since we have lost/broken all their real dresses. Imagination runs wild in this one!

3. Andie had another liquid procedure on her bump. The stubborn bump is not going away so with that we have now done another liquid procedure (second time this go around). We are praying it will work because our next option I know for a fact Andie will not be impressed with if we have to go down that route.

4. Andie loves to exercise. Andie has been on a little health kick with making sure the family exercises each morning, Mom needs that push in the right direction. Andie loves to try and use the exercise bike equipment, she is still a little small for that, but her favorite is some of the exercise movies we have received from Netflix. ABC's Yoga with Kids is pretty much awesome. Andie will even join Mom with her exercise DVDs and can keep up quite well.

5. Andie loves drawing. Andie has always been my creative little one and she has been enjoying drawing some of her favorite characters this month such as Sophia the First and of course Poppy & Branch. Andie is such a good little drawer, I hope her mind never stops using that wonderful creative imagination she has.

6. Andie loves IHOP. Andie hasn't forgotten our other favorite School year tradition with going to IHOP and she orders the happy smile face pancakes. I love that we have these school traditions for the beginning of the school year. Andie loved it so much we even went again soon after for a family day. I love my IHOP loving girl!

7. Andie wants her hair done differently each day. Andie is always having me try different hairstyles on her but when her own mother doesn't know how to do hair this can be VERY difficult. I have been searching YouTube and Pinterest but need to really get more creative so I can do things she will love with her hair. 

8. Andie is such a funny girl. Andie has said some of the funniest things that I actually remembered to write down this month, I wish I remembered more.

"I don't even have a screwer" (she was talking about a pencil sharpener haha)

"Why don't people have TVs like ours Mom? They have to get all kinds of batteries to make it work. They need the batteries for the remote battery, then the movie battery has a case battery to then place  in the player battery. Then to go and pick the battery from the menu" 

(haha this one cracked me up because we have turned all our movies digital so she doesn't understand that most people have DVDs and they aren't called batteries but discs, DVD players and remotes haha living with technology).

Daddy made Brooklyn sad on accident so he stated, "I just suck". Then Andie chimes in stating "Yeah, your so suck" (haha)

Andie you bring so many smiles to those around you. You have a love for life and making it the best you can possibly make it. You definitely make us a better family and me a better person with your amazing personality, laughs and charm. Andie you are such a special little girl and I hope you never forget the love that everyone around you has for you, especially your Momma.