Happy Birthday Bethany!


Happy 5th Birthday Bethany!

4 was an absolute delightful year with you. You thrived in pre-k and bring so much sweetness and love to our household. You keep us on our toes and constantly remind us how your intelligence can be used for good and to get what you want, haha! Soft-spoken and shy in public, and loud and outspoken at home- you are the spunk in our family!

  • You weigh 38 pounds and are about 42 inches tall.
  • Your favorite foods are pizza, chick-fil-a, spaghetti, shrimp, quesadillas,fruit, smoothies, salad, and of course, candy.
  • You wake up between 6-7am and only take naps occasionally but you are very good at taking a rest time. You are in bed by 7:30 unless you take a nap. Every night you like for us to stay in your room for 5 minutes, plus 1. The last thing I hear from you most nights is, "Please scratch my back and sing me church songs."
  • You finished pre-k this year and will be starting kindergarten in just a few weeks. You love school, made some great friends, and learned so much!
  • You moved from hot shots to gym bugs in gymnastics. You still continue to amaze us with your gifts and hard work. You have come to really love gymnastics and you even have a balance beam at home to practice on.
  •  You love Hello Kitty, princesses, and legos. You could play baby for hours and you like to be the baby. You love to color, swim, and play outside. We play board games a lot and you love to be read to. You create elaborate art projects and tape them up around the house.
  •  You want to be a Momma and a babysitter when you grow up and you are a Gator like Daddy.
  • You can write your name, letters, numbers, draw shapes, and are starting to learn some words. 
  • You know just about every story from the children's Bible and have a good concept of who Jesus is and the love He has for you. Your faith teaches us! The other day you came down from the playground with Caleb and told me that you two had been praying for all the hurt people. This makes my heart warm!
  • You tell us that you "do not like jokes". We hope this is just a phase because we like to joke around here! You sure do laugh a lot though, for someone who doesn't like jokes!!!
You work so hard at all you do- you are very focused and determined. Your kindness, love for God and others, and helpfulness are just a few of the things we love about you. Despite Momma's constant pleas that you stop growing up so fast, you are now 5! What a big girl!We love you so much sweet Bethy! Happy Birthday!

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