Dear Nora,
Since most of the kids in your class at school have summer birthdays, your teacher has assigned each child a "special day" to bring a treat and celebrate with your friends. Today was your "special day" and you were just delighted to wear a flowery pink dress, bring your chocolate donut holes with sprinkles and hand-stamped "N" napkins. You chose a Shimmer and Shine book for your teacher to read during snack. You have such a great preschool class and I'm so happy for how you're loving it this year!
We recently celebrated Luke's 8th birthday and you were such a sweet sister, happy for him to receive all the attention. You spent $1 of your own money on a darling Star Wars robe I found for him at the Goodwill. You picked out the bag for me to wrap it up and were thrilled to give it to him. You weren't jealous of his toys or complaining about not getting to play with his new things right away. At his flag football game that morning, your friend Liv was eating donut holes and playing on her ipad. You sat contentedly next to her working on your sticker book and didn't even ask me if you could have a donut hole or look at her ipad. I was so impressed!
Last week we had a playdate with your school friend, Leah. You told me that the two of you had talked at school about having a playdate at a park sometime, so I looked up her mom's phone number and we made a plan. She's the first friend you've made that way, when I didn't yet know her mom. It was so fun to watch you run all around the park and giggle with each other after our Chick-fil-A picnic. Her mom told me that Leah always says you're her best friend. :)
A few nights ago before putting you to bed, I pulled a couple old books off your shelf that I used to read when you were a baby or a toddler. It really took me down memory lane. You could read some of the words yourself now! I can't believe you will be in kindergarten in some short months. I'm not sure I'm ready for that transition. I love you so much, Nora, and intend to enjoy these preschool days while they last!
Love,
Mommy
