Mary Beth right now..

Mary Beth fell flat on her face at recess a few weeks ago. It was quite a mess! I neglected to take a picture of her bruised face until a week later.

I have a special place in my heart for kindergarten and kindergartners. I adore this age! I can't believe we only have three more months as kindergarten parents....ever! I can't think about it or I'll cry.

Here's what's going on with our favorite kindergartner:

*Happy. Happy. Happy! She has such a joyful spirit! Mary Beth has a beautiful smile, and loves to flash it all the time. Her teacher describes her in the classroom as joyful and up for anything.

*Extremely obedient. I can't remember the last time I had to get on to her about anything. She has never gotten a color change at school, but does get changed to "blue" (one step above starting position "green") almost daily. In fact, all you have to do to get her to do anything is offer her a "blue"! ;)

*Her favorite after school activity, other than playing with her best friend, is to watch Full House. She loves getting her bibi's (her two blankets that she has had since birth), crawl in my lap, and watch her show.

*Recently, she was given the option of wearing something with Disney Princesses on it. She wanted nothing to do with it! Princesses were her favorites for YEARS! Now, she loves Barbie, Hello Kitty, and Zhu Zhu pets.

*Happiest around her girls. Mary Beth loves being with her friends. Not only her dearest friend in the world, Whitney, but also sisters of whatever teammate is playing with her brothers. She has spent quite a bit of her life at the boys' sporting events, but she always finds a friend!

*Fashionista! She always needs a purse and accessories before going out the door. We asked her to get dressed for school on Thursday, and this is what she came up with! Along with offering her "blues", she will also do anything for a swipe of lipstick on her lips!

*Quite a little goofball! Mary Beth loves making us laugh, and she has lots of funny accents and facial expressions. The other day, before being corrected by me, I asked her to get ready for bed, and she said in her hickest accent/neck rolling, "What are you talking about, girl?"

*Speaking of her voice, she still has a very raspy voice. It is very distinctive. I wonder if she will be a singer? She has a deep, throaty laugh that I never get tired of!

*She still loves to dance, both in her ballet class and at home listening to music.

*Mary Beth is still a little peanut with small hands and feet, but I have noticed that she is getting harder to carry.

*She has become quite the Daddy's girl lately and wants to be with Bryon at all times. This could be because he buys her candy or treats constantly!

*Mary Beth loves reading her AR books nightly but is not the biggest fan of homework. Homework is BORING according to Mary Beth. This is very different from the boys who begged their teachers for homework at this age. This being said, she ADORES kindergarten and her teacher. I could not have asked for a better teacher for MB. She was everything we had prayer for for our little girl.

*She adores her big brothers and they would do anything for her. Mary Beth is truly the sunshine in our lives!