Friday, March 10, 2017

Rilyn at Six

I can't believe we have been parents for six years!  I remember looking at other six year olds thinking they seemed so old, and now we have one.

Rilyn is still our kind hearted, fun, extrovert.  Her personality has stayed very similar.  She still loves being around other people kids and adults alike.  She LOVES her brothers and is such a great caretaker.  She is really a big help with the boys and will help get them ready to go out the door or take care of whatever they need.  She also really loves to help me especially if that means we are spending time together.  She does a lot of chores around the house and will tell you her favorite room to clean is the bathroom.  She also still loves to cook and her and Tyler spend quite a bit of time cooking together.


She has started enjoying more arts and craft type projects this year and spends a lot of time coloring, cutting, glueing, using beads, and just creating masterpieces.  She really loves painting, drawing, and playdough.  She also now likes listening to audiobooks while she is creating and will chose to do that most days when given the opportunity.


Rilyn really loves babies still and may have collected anything you could think of needing for your baby dolls.  She has a few dolls she rotates in her play and really loves dressing them up and taking care of them.  Dress-up is another activity that she will spend a lot of time participating in.  Other than that she still doesn't really play with toys.  She has never been a big toy kid and I don't think she ever will be.  Occasionally, she likes to play restaurant, store, kitchen, and barbies.


Rilyn loves to wear dresses.  The bigger and sparklier the better, especially if jewelry and pretty shoes are involved.  She would wear a fancy dress every day if I let her.   She is trying to grow her hair out and likes to have it curled.  Also, having her nails painted is a favorite.


We are still homeschooling and that is going okay.  I love having her home and she likes to be home, especially since that means we get to go places and she still gets to spend lots of time outside and helping around the house.  She still doesn't really find enjoyment from academic related activities and doesn't have much of a desire to read although loves books.  She really likes to write and spends a lot of time doing copy work and writing books.  She likes to use meaningful math that she can use in her everyday life. She also likes to memorize poetry and her memory verses and she is very good at it.


Rilyn is very active and likes to hike, play outside, jump on the trampoline, and explore.  She has gotten into observing nature including rocks, bugs, and trees.  She spends a lot of time learning in our backyard.

Rilyn lost two teeth a couple of weeks after she turned six.  They had been loose for awhile and came out within a week of eachother.  She is a great sleeper and still naps a couple days a week.  I'm glad she has the opportunity when she needs it.  She usually sleeps from about 7:30 - 6:00.  She is still a great eater and will try a variety of food, especially if she cooks it.  She likes most vegetables and fruits, all the sweets, and I think her favorite type of food is mexican.



Rilyn is very sensitive and sweet and we enjoy being her parents.  It's been fun watching her grow into a young girl.  I love her sense of humor and spending time with her!


We did do a six year interview and here were her answers.

How old are you?
6
What is your favorite color?
Pink
What is your favorite show?
The Lego Movie
What is your favorite book?
Fancy Nancy
What is your favorite place to eat?
Red Robin
Where do you live?
Colorado
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A Ballerina Teacher
What is your favorite toy?
Princesses
What is your favorite animal?
Puppies
What is your favorite song?
Elsa
Who is your best friend?
Jane and Payton
What do you like to take to bed with you?
Kitty
Who is your hero?
Dadda
What are you really good at?
Games
If you had 1000 to spend what would you spend it on?
A huge barbie house with colorful clothes in the closet and with princess barbies
If you could have a wish what would it be?

A birthday party

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