R update

Well. My oldest is now 8 years old. I can hardly believe it. It seems like yesterday that she was this little toddler racing around. She’s a lot bigger now, and still races around! She moves all the time, sitting still is not her forte. She spends a lot of her time upside down, doing cartwheels, walkovers, head and handstands. Despite all this she is not keen to be in formal gymnastics class. She is a free spirit and like to do her own thing.

She likes to read and watch movies. Above all though, she likes to write. Lists, stories, facts and surveys often accompanied by vivid pictures. Her favourite thing would be to have an endless supply of clean blank note books. She can be super sweet with her siblings, and it is just a joy to watch those moments. I often wonder what she’ll accomplish in life with her boundless energy, and hope I am around to watch.

I should add, that lots of stuff in our house is “sick”, which is the new “Cool” for those of you without 8 year olds. She brings these different expressions home from school all the time!