7 Years Old

Well it is official, Caitlyn is 7 years old.  Time sure does go quickly.  We were in Arizona for Caitlyn's birthday.  She was so excited to celebrate with our family down there.  Lori was great and went all out for Caitlyn.  They spoiled her with cup cakes and ice cream, birthday crown and fun presents.  She was in heaven. 

We gave her a few more outfits for her doll.  She was excited to get this dress that matches her dress for her doll.

We sure love this girl. She has always been so sweet and sensitive.  She is very concerned about other people's feelings.  There was a girl at school that didn't have any friends to play with at recesses so Caitlyn would play with her because she didn't want her to feel sad.  She told me the other day that this girl has some friends now so Cailtyn plays with her friends again at recess, but she tells Lilly she can still play with them if she wants.  She is always looking for ways to compliment others.  She is also very good at looking for the positive.  I hope these are qualities that she will always have.  She is a wonderful older sister.  She is always looking out for her brothers and trying to help them.  She is so smart.  She has amazing reading and comprehension skills.  She usually reads one chapter book (usually a Junie B Jones book) every night in bed and she always does well on her AR tests on them the next day.  She just took an AR test on a book that was over 100 pages and a 3.7 grade level and got 100%.  Caitlyn is also a very spiritual little girl.  She is constantly thinking about things and asking questions.  Her primary teacher told me that she is amazed at what she knows and understands.  Caitlyn also has a great sense of humor.  She loves to make people laugh.  She used to be so shy, but now she will put on quite a show just to get people to laugh.  Caitlyn loves to make up games or draw pictures.  She loves to come home from school and just be able to play.  She loves to play with friends and be outside.  I'm so grateful for Caitlyn.  She really is a wonderful daughter and I'm very proud to be her mom.