I just can't believe that my little girl is already 7, and next year she'll be baptized! She is such an amazing little person, the perfect first child (at least for me). She is the joy of my life.
Here are some things about Clara at 7:
* loves school, in fact we just had a parent/teacher conference and her teacher said, "Clara is fantastic, please keep having children so I can teach them!" It feels really good to be validated that way!
*LOVES to read. And we are talking chapter books here. In fact, I have a hard time getting her to go to sleep at night - I often find her reading a book with the light from her closet.
*still loves dancing, although we took a break from dance class last January because I was so sick being pregnant and lately having a newborn. We definitely plan to start dance classes again soon.
*likes to write books and illustrate them. She says she wants to be an author when she grows up. Her teacher says that her level of writing is advanced for her age.
*she is a great little swimmer. We still take lessons every summer and her instructor had her swimming laps and doing flip-turns (which I still haven't figured out how to do . . . )
*Ian's favorite person. Clara is so patient with her 3 year old little brother (more than me sometimes). She makes up games that they play together and is TRYING to teach him about compromise.
*she is so cute with little Sophie. Often when Sophie is fussing and I haven't had the chance to get her yet I'll find Clara with her, talking or singing.
*has a great imagination!
*enjoys music and playing the piano.
*extremely capable. When I was pregnant and having a hard time getting basic things done, she told me she would do the dishes, and then proceeded to rinse and load the dishwasher! She is such a good helper.
*very loving, Clara is almost too big for me to hold but she still likes to cuddle and hug.
We love our little Clara and are grateful everyday that she is a part of our family.
