Lily 8 years old
She is our long legged, bright eyed, energetic, happy girl!
She is a good friend to others. I saw her standing in line once, she was first in line. Two girls were arguing who could be behind her and next in line, and she told one of them to stand in front of her. She gave up the first spot! Her friend put her arm around her to “thank her” and the friend behind her put her chin on Lily’s shoulder, almost to get some attention from Lily. Lily then turned and put her arm around that friend too. She doesn’t want anyone to feel left out. She is a wonderful friend to all.
She EASILY makes friends. She is fun to be around, kids LOVE her. She makes other children (including her sisters) laugh easily.
She loves to write stories! She was chosen for a Reader’s Café in school and wrote the longest and most detailed story. She is currently writing her very own chapter book called, “The Clues.”
She has a wonderful imagination, not only when she writes. She can come up with games to play and things to do all the time. She never says she is bored. Once at her Grandma’s house, there were no real toys to play with, and her and her sisters got out a chess set, and started playing family, house, school, etc. with the pieces. She never has trouble coming up with games and ideas. Our backyard currently has no toys/swingset/trampoline and I was worried the kids would always be so bored when they went out to play, but no, they always find something to play, to make believe, to pretend.
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| having fun squeezing into dad's snowpants, one child per leg! |
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| With a poster they all made for Ben and I. She is constantly drawing, writing, and creating. |
Her favourite colour is purple.
She loves to always make the point that she is like me….”we both like purple, we both have green eyes, we are both tall, and we are both girls.”
She loves scrambled eggs for breakfast with a bit of syrup. I can always convince her to get out of bed in the morning by telling her I am making scrambled eggs for breakfast. After only minutes, she comes down fully dressed, hair brushed and ready to go! Her favourite however, is WAFFLES for breakfast.
She loves having Family Home Evening, it is one of the highlights of her entire week. She loves to see who is scheduled to do what on our little chart. She loves being the treat, but her favourite is giving the lesson. She does a great job of it too! I once found a note that said, “Today is Monday and that means FAMILY HOME EVENING! “ She also told me once of a dream she had where she was having a sleepover at her school with her friends Hope, Emma, Lissette, and “No teachers!” She was excited but then in the dream she remembered it was Family Home Evening and she didn’t want to miss it and so she left and walked home. She loves FHE, and it is very important to her.
She loves to discover other children are her same age and instantly becomes friends with them if they are.
She wrote her cousin Hayden’s birthday on her wipeboard so she wouldn’t forget it. (Oct 8) He is her favorite cousin on Ben’s side, and Rory is her favorite cousin on my side. She calls them her “best friend cousins. “
She is an excellent student. Always excels in her school work and listens and behaves well for her teachers. She got Student of the Month in October.
She loves to help in the kitchen. She is my only child who will come in and ask if she can help and will do anything I come up with….set the table, stir something, anything!
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| one of many times helping me in the kitchen |
She is talented and very patient at the piano. She is in her third year of lessons, and she does so well! She is currently working on the song, “Dinosaur Stomp.”
She loves JELLO.
Her friends at school and church are Emma, Lissette-Andrea, Hope, Lanacey (who phones her several times a day to say hello) Kale, Janie, Tessa, Dallin, and Ben, and many others! She wrote this adorable note to Nana and Grandpa explaining:
She loves swimming lessons (she is in an older class and does well), skating at the lake, playing at the playground, riding bikes in warmer weather, tobogganing, and anything active! She has lots of wonderful energy.
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| Skating at the lake |
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| Can you see her on the rope swing? |
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| Loves family bike rides |
