Catching up- Part 4: Bella

Dear Bella,

You are my girlie girl and tomboy all wrapped up in one perfect little princess!! I love the little lady that you are becoming. You have such a sweet spirit! You love Jesus above everything else. He is the first thing you think about in most troubling circumstances. When someone is hurt, you pray for them.  
When someone needs food (school food drive), you want to take as much food as possible. When your teacher talked about making a raffle basket for the school carnival with a "get-well theme," and she said to bring things that you would want to help make you feel better if you were sick, You made a home-made card! I am certain that whoever won that basket must have LOVED your card !💗  We recently told all 4 of you of some friends with kids that didn't have many toys; we told you all to go through your stuff to see if there was anything you would be willing to share. You gave the most stuff. Then a couple nights ago, we were watching Inside Out, and you said, 

I gave that little girl my Inside Out Joy toy because she was one of my favorites and I thought maybe it could be her favorite toy too! I really miss some of those toys sometimes, but it's okay because I gave them to a girl that didn't have many toys. Everyone needs a special toy, right mommy?

Those three sentences sums you up perfectly. You love people with a sincere love that I cannot easily explain! You are an amazing little girl!

You are now 8 years old and in 2nd grade. Your homeroom teacher is Mrs. Lee, but you also have classes with Mrs. Peck and Mrs. Burks- all 3 are AMAZING!!! Your favorite subjects are art and writing.  You are an honor roll student- all A's and B's- so very proud! You are a hard worker- you want everything to be perfect, so you take your time. You get easily frustrated though, if your tasks aren't easily accomplished, but you don't quit. Since you want everything to be just right, you may take a frustration break for a few minutes, but then you go right back to it and work hard to finish the best that you can! You even taught yourself how to ride a bike over the summer. You were at a friend's house and she wanted to teach you how- you had never been on a bike without training wheels before. You told her you wanted to do it yourself.... and you did!!!! You knew how to ride before any of your brothers- of course, then they were jealous and learned the next day, but STILL... you were FIRST!!!! So awesome....

You have been struggling a little with your speech... R's are really hard for you. You started speech this month, and I assume, like everything else you do, you will work hard to defeat this challenge! It has been an issue for awhile, but this year it is even affecting your schoolwork- you are writing W's instead of R's sometimes, so we have to get that fixed!

I am so proud that you are my daughter! I love spending time with you cuddling in my bed while we watch movies. I don't love playing barbies... LOL... but I love our time together, so I will suck it up and play anyways !! HA! I look forward to seeing your future and how you grow up- so far I am pretty stinking proud!! 

-Love, Mom!

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20 QUESTIONS:

6 year old: Purple; 7 years old: Red; 8 years old: Blue

 1. Favorite Color:  Pink and purple  Pink  Pink and purple

2. Favorite Toy:  Elsa doll  Giant doll (Sierra)   Puppy lovey

3. Favorite Fruit: Strawberries  Apples   Oranges and strawberries

4. Favorite TV Show:  Caillou  Curious George   Mia and Me

5. Favorite Lunch:  Ravioli  Mac-n-Cheese   Spaghetti O's 

6. Favorite Clothes:  Dress with leggings  Butterfly shirt/soft pants   PJs

7. Favorite Game:  Hide and Seek  Tag   Don't Break the Ice

8. Favorite Snack:   Marshmallows   Peanut Butter/pretzels   Cinnamon toast

9. Favorite animal: Bunnies, cats, and dogs  Kitty Cats    Kittens

10. Favorite Song:  Let it Go (Frozen)   Let it Go   Can't Stop the Feeling

11. Favorite Book:  "Who is Jesus?" (Little Beginning book)  Green Eggs and Ham   Frozen pillow Book

12. Best friend:Olivia and Izy   Stormie and Olivia
  Olivia, Stormie, Raylynn, Megan, & Ava

13. Favorite Cereal:  Lucky Charms  Cinnamon Toast Crunch   Corn Pops

14. Favorite thing to do outside: Swings  Ride my Scooter   Ride my bike

15. Favorite drink: Chocolate Milk  Chocolate Milk   Diet Coke

16. Favorite holiday:Christmas   Christmas   Christmas

17. Favorite thing to have in bed:  Elsa doll   Bubbles (Scentsy Buddy)   Dog Lovey

18. Favorite breakfast:  Cinnamon toast  Cinnamon Toast   Cereal

19. Favorite Dinner:  Mac and Cheese   Mac-n-Cheese   Spaghetti O's

20. What do you want to be when you grow up?: A Princess  A Princess   A Teacher
(WHAT!?!? Not a princess???)