Isla {six years}

Isla has done a lot of growing up and maturing from five to six. She is very girly, loving to put makeup on all the time...even has surprised me a couple times and put it on right before we walked out the door for school, so wore it to school. Thankfully her teacher gets a good laugh out of it and is totally cool with it. She loves Fancy Nancy and Pete the Cat. She loves to color and draw. And sounding out words is her jam. 

Here's a little interview with Isla. Some of her answers made me laugh, like choosing her favorite movie as one she has never even seen. But that's what makes interviews with kids fun, right?

What's your full name? Isla Grace Grimbleby

How old are you? five...um, six

How tall are you? I don't know

What color are your eyes? blue

What color is your hair? brown

What day of the week is it? Saturday? Sunday? Monday? Tuesday?

What is your favorite:

    color - all of them

    food - miso soup

    drink - cotton candy milk and strawberry milk

    ice cream - rainbow sherbet

    toy - my little pony mermaids (she doesn't even have any!)

    book - Fancy Nancy

    song - drops in the ocean

    tv show - My Little Pony and Word Party

    movie - My Little Pony mermaids (she hasn't seen the new my little pony movie)

    thing to do - go to school and spend time with my family

    game - my little pony chutes and ladders

    sport - swimming

    animal - cats and reptiles

Who is your best friend? Ally, Aubriella and Pierson

What is your favorite thing about yourself? I like myself because I just be me

Three things that make you special:

    1. I help others by caring and helping them up if they are hurt

    2. I am a good artist

    3. Because I praise God

And a couple questions Isla wanted to add:

Where is your favorite place to go? the ice cream museum (she hasn't been yet)

What do you want to be when you grow up? artist

What is your favorite thing to do at school? spend time with my friends

Isla loves going to school and is great and remembering people's names. She even remembered her teacher's birthday...apparently Isla asked her at the beginning of the year and Isla remembered the date! She loves drawing and coloring and really doing anything that is arts and crafty. She loves anything little and trinkety. Her stuffed animal collection is out of control, but she loves each one of them and really does. She loves reading books and going to ballet. Tomatoes are still one of her favorite foods, followed closely by anything smothered in cream cheese. She is generous with her smiles (as long as I'm not trying to take her picture) and loves playing with friends. 

Isla has always been my child that will sleep in. She is the last one awake in the house every day, having to be woken up most days. She doesn't like to eat breakfast right after she wakes up. She doesn't like to be cold and will wear a jacket to school on days that mostly everyone else would consider nice. She still prefers her tricycle over bike, though in her defense her tricycle is super cool and not like normal ones...I mean, I can even ride it! She loves otter pops and will help herself to frozen waffles as a snack. She can play by herself for hours. She likes one of us to lay down with her for at least a couple minutes each night and generally comes into our bed in the middle of the night every night. These are just some of the things about Isla that make her her and that I want to remember. 

In case you want to look back, like I always do, Isla at 5 years, 4 years, 3 years, 2 years, 1 year, 6 months, brand new. If you are going to look at any, look at Isla at 6 months. I mean, who can resist a toothless smiling Isla?!

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