Azure's 6th birthday

Dear Azure,

You are six now. I never thought you would ever be six. It blows my mind that I have a daughter that old. 

Here are a few things you should know about you at six:

You are in kindergarten at Oak Mesa Elementary School. Your teacher is Mrs. Arreguin. You have lots of friends at school- Isabelle, Emma and Evie, Natalie, Stephanie, to name a few. You are a bit forgetful at turning in homework. You hate getting up early for school. It's a challenge every morning to motivate you.

You are very bossy.

Mrs Arreguin taught you to read. Right now, you are reading second grade level books, like Junie B Jones and The Magic Tree House.

You played your first season of soccer last fall. You were on a team called the Pink Flamingos. You were best at galloping around and staring at the sky. Sometimes you kicked the ball. But it wasn't in your nature to be an aggressive player.

You love horses. 

You want to be a teacher when you grow up. When school started, you wanted to be a veterinarian, and then a zoologist, and then a cowgirl. I can't wait to see what you want to be next.

You are excited about getting a new brother.

Even though sometimes you get annoyed by your sister, you still are a good sport and include her and love her and make sure that she is taken care of. Sometimes I make you. Most of the time you handle it on your own though.

You love to write little stories and words. It makes me excited to see all the things you have already learned in one year of school.

You are such an amazing person. People look up to you already. They count on you. I know that sometimes I put a lot of pressure on you to be an independent individual. But that is because I know you can handle it and I believe in you. As the eldest child, you have many responsibilities. Being a good example for the younger siblings is one of them. You are doing a wonderful job with Claire and I know that you will be so loving and caring to your new brother when he comes.

I want you to know that I love you with all of my heart. We butt heads a lot, we do. But that is because we are so similar. I see so much of myself in you and I want you to reach your potential. I forget sometimes that you are still little because you are so smart and brave and independent. 

I promise that I will always be a good listener for you. I am trying my hardest to be a mom you deserve to have, one that will help you to flourish and grow into an amazing woman. I hope that you will always remember that you are beautiful, not just physically, but spiritually too. I hope that you will stay close to our Heavenly Father and seek out the truths he's given us for your own well being. I want you to trust your dad and I that we are here to help you make the right decisions and we are here whenever you need us.

Here's to another adventurous year.

I love you.

Mom