Lydia

This is Lydia at her last dance recital. She is taking balet and tap. Right now we are making her stick with it because she is really good at it and quiting because tights make her hot is not a good enough excuse. Lucky for her Ms. Kathy, her dance teacher, told me that she doesn't have to wear tights to class anymore if she doesn't want to. So now she is almost excited to go to dance class. Lydia is somewhat of a perfectionist which is probably why she is good at dance. She is 5 going on 21. The other day I took her shopping because she cleaned her room everyday for a whole month and she wanted to go pick out a toy as a reward. After going down all toy aisles at Target she decided she wanted to go look at books. I was more than happy about that the last thing we need in this house is more toys. In the end she decided on a little book and a Hannah Montana CD. Usually when she gets home from school after her snack she heads up to her room closes the door and dances around her room listening to her new CD. Next thing you know she'll be wanting to wear makeup and asking for a cell phone. She sure is growing up really fast. She is just starting to learn how to read and she is so excited about that. She has always loved books. When she was barely even one all I had to pack in my diaper bags to keep her entertained was a few books. I could literally read book after book to her. Even now I get tired of reading well before she gets tired of listening. It will be so fun when she can read herself.