Haleigh...6 years old!

Haleigh turned 6 last weekend and we spent the whole weekend celebrating her! She spent the day shopping with Grandma and eating lunch with Grandpa and Grandma. They brought her home late afternoon and we had pizza and chocolate cake with the cousins/aunts/uncles. Haleigh basically spent the entire day smiling and laughing. 

On Sunday afternoon, we met up with Mallory and Alessandra, the two other girls in her class at school, at a place called Creativitea and the girls painted little jewelry boxes. The plan was to get donuts at the donut shop right up the street, but apparently, the donut shop had closed and was replaced by an ice cream shop! So we had ice cream cones instead...followed by some playtime at Fairhaven Park. Once again, Haleigh was all smiles and it was so fun to see her with her friends. 

Chocolate cake with raspberries...per her request!

Showing off how the dress spins!

  

Skyping with Grandma Kelley and Grandpa Jay in California

Giving each other hugs! 

Alessandra and Haleigh busy painting!

Mallory, Haleigh, and Alessandra on the counter at the ice cream shop...it was the only way they could see all the options!

Haleigh has grown a lot over the past year. She is in Kindergarten and absolutely loves school and has learned a lot so far! She regularly uses Spanish words and frequently asks really good questions. She always runs ahead at school and would prefer that I just dropped her off at the door and didn't come inside! 

Bedtime has stayed pretty consistent over the years; she still goes to bed around 7:30 and wakes up between 6:30 and 7:00am. If her purple bunny is nearby she likes to sleep with it, but it's not crucial. She's woken up the past several nights crying and it appears to be some sort of nightmare. In the middle of the night, still asleep, she told me "I don't want to do it. I don't want to write the little letters."

Clothing is size 6/small in the girls section and shoes are toddler 11. Her feet seem to be growing rather slowly which means she is getting good use out of her shoes. The current favorite is a pair of little black boots with a heel. She wears them everywhere! 

Haleigh loves gymnastics, is constantly doing cartwheels in the living room, likes coloring, and has no interest in riding a bike. She likes playing with her cousins, is excited to learn how to read and would do math homework all day if we let her! 

Putting together the fairy garden she received as a birthday present.

Helping to bake the chocolate cake!

Favorite food: Green beans

Favorite color: Purple

Favorite activity: Coloring

Favorite subject at school: Math