Now she is Six

Aneliese turned six last week. I keep looking at her and wondering just when the little baby turned into this tall wiry girl with adorable freckles scattered across her nose. A couple of weeks before her birthday, Aneliese had been telling me how fun she thought a...

Five years old

To turn five is a big deal. A very big deal. Aneliese made herself go to sleep quickly just so that the morning would come quickly. I can hardly believe that my firstborn is already five. Happy birthday, precious girl.

And then she is four

She has been counting the sleeps for this big day, April 29th. It’s an important one because as you know, “Four is really old.” And so my eldest daughter is really old. Her chatter today was several decibels higher and the volume many notches louder...