Big Sister's likes.

Here is a list of 10 things that make Big Sister happy these days (in her words):

1. Recess, and monkey bars are my favorite. I'm going a little bit more faster across now.

Here she is at the park, using only one hand at a time and moving pretty fast!

2. I like my teacher. She is nice.

3. Doing my homework.

4. My friends are nice.

5. School is fun.

6. I like to read books.

7. Writing is fun. Writing with pencil is good because if you mess up you can erase it.

8. We're already in fall. It's close to my birthday. After December is January, the first part of the year.
9. I like drawing pictures.

10. I like coming home to play with toys.

And a couple things I'm finding extra special about her, too:

1. She repeats herself when she's talking excitedly.
"Leilani has two i's and two l's in her name, Mommy. Two i's and two l's!"

2. She continues to seek out the nearest writing surface and leave a note for us when she is upset (or in time-out). It never fails to make us laugh.

"NO I am Not sleeping In My room"

3. She is counting down the days until her sixth birthday, and has already decided she'd like rainbow cupcakes with chocolate icing and rainbow sprinkles. Big Sis has an eye for details, just like her mother.

4. Sis dances around the house a lot. A lot. Anytime she's moving from one room to the next, in all likelihood it's a chassé or bat ma (skip or kick step).

5. Sis is also really liking kindergarten. Her first report card and parent-teacher conference confirmed our suspicions: she is bright, friendly, cooperative and an all-around good kid.