Payton

Our sweet Payton will be 5 in February. Seriously. can't. believe. it. The thought of this being her last few months in preschool literally brings me to tears. She is such a sweet, kind hearted, precious girl and we are so proud of her.

(Pictures are from her ballet demonstration in December-thanks to Nana for the pictures.)

I just wanted to give a little update of our little girl at 4 years, 10 months.

• Is super silly, but gets easily embarassed when she's around others she doesn't know.
• Loves to sing!
• Has a smile and laugh that can light up a room.
• Loves going to school! She is such a smart girl. We have been reading the decodable BOB books together beginning this summer and Santa brought her another set. She has AMAZED me with the way she has picked up reading.
• She LOVES art. Anything to do with it- scissors, tape, markers, crayons, anything. She loves to create her own masterpieces.
• She also loves writing and has written some sweet messages.
• She's currently taking ballet. Although she recently told us that she wants to start back gymnastics because you don't have to wear all of the clothes that you have to wear for ballet. ha! Bamama and Grandaddy gave her gymnastics for Christmas, although she will continue ballet at least until the end of the year.
• Speaking of which, she is her daddy's child when it comes to her internal temperature! She is so hot natured, especially in the car. She sees no necessity for a jacket at most any time.
• She has a heart of gold. She adores her brother and sister. At any given moment she is over singing and playing with Anderson. She also takes great care of Harper and looks out for her, eventhough they might argure over toys at times.
• She's still a pretty picky eater, although she has gotten 'a little' more open to trying new things.
• She still takes a nap most days. She can go without, but will often fall asleep at some point during the evening if she does.
• Like I said in the Christmas post, she adores all things having to do with Christmas.
• In keeping it real, she has been known to have an attitude at times. Overall, she is very well behaved though. I know the sassiness is only the beginning :)
• So picky about her clothes...this mostly goes back to getting hot.
• She's still a pretty adventerous girl.
• She's gotten really into Auburn football this year. Her daddy has taken her to several of the games (in the Beckwith Club I might add). She actually got upset with me when we went to the AL game because she said it was her turn to go, not mine. If she sees anything Alabama, she makes it clear she is not a fan of them. Although she knows nothing about the game, she loves to cheer at the television.
• She's such a snuggle bug!

How in the world is this sweet angel getting so big? It feels so weird at times that we can carry on full conversations. We love her to the moon and back.