Willa at Five

Happy birthday sweet Willa!  Five whole years old!!  I'm speechless.  I can't really even believe it!

 You absolutely embrace every moment!  Sometimes with laughter and cheer and sometimes not so much!  Whatever the emotion though, you're all in!!


 Wonder Woman and Great Grandma!  You've been a Wonder Woman fan for most of your five years!
 A natural gymnast.  I'm not sure if there is anything that you don't envision as a trampoline, beam, platform, etc.  Any chance you get you're repelling or jumping or flipping.  We finally found a gymnastics class that you love and it seems that even on the first day it wasn't your first.  It will be fun to see how gymnastics evolves.
 BFFs...cousin time!
 You were the flower girl in Hoeller's wedding.  If we wouldn't have made you take the dress off, you would have worn it for weeks straight!

 The unicorn cake was the top choice.  Decorated by Mattie with enough sugar to induce a coma, I think it was a hit!


 I'm not sure if you know that this isn't your bed.  You wake up in it regularly!






 At five, you share a room with Amelia and Esther.  You began your second stint of Preschool at St. T's officially this time as a four year old.  I'm always amazed at what you retain and offer when you get home.  On occasion we have to battle before you concede to go to school.  You wear a size 5/6 in clothes and an 11 in shoes.  You love to color.  You love to play outside and swim and sing at the top of your lungs.
 You're completely uninterested in keeping anything in your hair and have a handful of favorite outfits that I have to confiscate so that I can wash them.  You are sassy and many days are a borderline diva.  You are a treat for sure!  You liven up our home and bring us endless joy.
 Happy birthday dear Willa!  It will be another amazing adventure as we head into your next year.  We love you beyond the moon and back (x infinity!).  You are our favorite Willa in the world and we are so glad you were born!