Nora: 4 years old

My sweet Nora-girl,

You are a shining beauty with a smile that lights up a room. I love watching the joy that overflows in you.

You are such a creative soul. I never stop being amazed at your imagination and play. You love to play in your own little world and do not like us to watch you when you play and will get mad if we are looking at you or listening to you. You often sing when you are coloring or building things. You make up songs with tunes you know and will keep at it for a long time. I love to hear you sing and hope to continue hearing your sweet voice develop and grow as you mature. 

You love to dance, which thrills my heart in so many ways. You would wear your ballet leotard, tights, and shoes every day if I let you. You are picking up on ballet terms and practice around the house. You just started taking lessons (something you had been talking about for the last year) and it has been the most looked forward to event of each week. You are always asking if every day is Monday or how many days it is until the next Monday.  

You can be shy and quiet in a large group and often don't sing or join in with other kids during church programs. But, at home, you sing at the top of your lungs or do the motions with vigor. You do love to hug other girls though and you often request to hug strangers that are close to your age (especially if they are wearing princess dresses). You always hug all the girls from your ballet class each week and even hugged another girl when she had to leave the library today. You love having friends, but you are always a little apprehensive in new settings. 

You love to dress up like Snow White pretty much every day (I figured out that this was because it is the longest dress you own and you like a dress that comes down to your feet which is why you always want to try on my clothes). You are entirely beyond girly and will only check out books from the library that have some sort of pink or purple color and are about princesses or ballerinas (although you will read your brother's books when you at home). You want to be "fancy" and dress yourself pretty much every day. It is VERY had to convince you to wear other clothing items once you have your mind made up. You have a pretty good sense of style for a 4 year old though and you absolutely refuse to wear pants of any kind, but wear leggings with all your dresses in the winter. 

You are Miss Independent. Unlike your brother, who loves for us to do most things for him, you absolutely can't stand it if we help you with things you were planning to do all by yourself. You have learned quickly to button things and don't give up easily if a task is difficult, but keep at it until you have figured it out. You are highly opinionated about most things, which can be a challenge, but you are also learning at a fast rate (but also at a rate completely determined by you). You will definitely not be taught anything you don't want to learn (such as the letters of the alphabet). :)

You are flexible and go with the flow (as much as can be said for a preschool-aged girl). We can tell that you are going to be the peacemaker in our home. You are an excellent big sister and you love to play with Enna. I can really tell that you are going to be great at including her in your games as she gets older and I can't wait to watch the two of you together!

Nora, you are truly a delight and joy and I am so blessed to be your mom!

Love,

Mommy