And Just Like That She's Five
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My dear sweet Anna girl,
Last week you turned five.
People always say "it seems like just yesterday" but man it really does happen in the blink of an eye. It feels like you were just an infant. On your birthday I had lots of memories of your actual birth day - it was such a calm and peaceful experience. You were a wonderfully calm little baby girl and your Dad and Simon and I were so, so excited to welcome you into the world.
These days you're all about all sorts of things.
Just recently you've been asking me all kinds of questions about animals.
"Mama, have you ever seen an alligator?"
"Mama, have you ever seen a whale?"
You are a fish. You love swimming lessons and being in the pool and playing with the other kids in your class.
(6 months old in 2009)
You love to color and draw.
You love playing with Barbies and other "people" toys that you can have act out all kinds of stories.
You can often be found singing - both songs you've made up and songs you've heard around here.
Last week you got to travel with Gramma Pati to Seattle to visit cousins and have some special one-on-one time with Grandma. She took you to the American Girl store north of Seattle so you could pick out your very own doll and celebrate your birthday in the restaurant there. You picked Isabelle (the girl of the year for 2014) and it sure looks like you guys are a great match. I love that you got to have this very special experience with your Grandma.
You are growing out your bangs. This means I'm constantly adding a clip to your hair that is usually taken out within a few minutes.
Dresses are still your favorite. You wear a uniform to school everyday and that's made things really simple around here. You almost always choose to wear the jumper.
You love broccoli and roasted brussel sprouts and noodles and rice with soy sauce. And chocolate milk from Costco.
You have a mighty enthusiasm for life.
I love you Anna and I'm so, so thankful you are my daughter.
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Such a beautiful post for a gorgeous girl! Girls are so special and need to be treasured. Thank you for sharing!
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Loved to read this letter! Such a sweet girl ♥
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Just beautiful. Happy birthday to you Anna!
Is it ok for blog readers to feel like it was yesterday too? I clearly remember reading about your cloth diaper set up.
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Beautiful. My daughter's 9, and it still seems like yesterday. Daughters are amazing. Michelle t
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Happy birthday, Anna! :-)
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Sweet! They really do grow up so fast. Love her new doll! I was never much into dolls, but those American Girl dolls are wonderful and if I had any girls, I would give them one!
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Happy happy birthday Anna! Love your doll. You could almost be twins.:)
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Lovely tribute to a sweet girl!
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Beautifully written:) I have an Anna too, she's nearly 15. This brought back memories.
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I was at a scrapbooking Convention with you when you just first announced that you were going to have Anna. Don't know why that stuck with me so but it was just such fun news. It really does seem just like yesterday. Happy birthday Anna!
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Such a sweet post! I could write pretty much the exact same thing for my newly 5 year old daughter. I love this age but it's truly a handful. ;) Happy Belated Birthday Anna!
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What a doll baby...she is SO cute!!! Happy Birthday sweet Anna girl! Lovely post!!!!
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5 is magical. Thanks Ali for sharing this beautiful letter to your sweet Anna x
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Happy Birthday Anna, Ali she is beautiful.
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This is beautiful Ali.
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Happy Birthday to Anna! I said the same thing when my girl turned 5 in November. Thankfully I have taken a million pictures to prove that she really was a baby b/c I would not have believed it otherwise!
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I still remember trying to guess what her name would be years ago. She is darling Ali and you are blessed indeed.
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Your words are like strawberries and cream, just delightful.
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Happy birthday, Anna!! My girl loves AG dolls too!!
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Happy Birthday Anna. It makes me realise how long I've been following your blog - longer than five years for sure. My littlest boy is five, such a happy age I think, he is always so full of love for life.
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