Our Little Lady is six years old.
Time has flown! Watching little ones grow seems to augment the speed at which
days turn into weeks then into years... With God’s help, we’re trying to
cherish the precious, fleeting moments.
Elizabeth continues to be a great source of
joy. By God’s grace, we are constantly reminded that she is a trust – on loan
from Him. What an awesome, humbling responsibility! (In early February, I paused to jot some notes –
lest in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, the timing of events and
milestones blurs.)
Enjoying her little “Secret Place” in the back yard
In December, Elizabeth became an avid reader. She
continues to learn by leaps and bounds. Upon realizing that Spanish has only
five vowel sounds, she taught herself to read Spanish, too, while we were in Uruguay
in late December and early January. Her doing so is extra special to me because
Jona did the same as a young boy...
Having fluctuated between
speaking mostly Spanish as a baby and young toddler, to rejecting it while in
K-2 and K-3, to picking it back up during short visits to Uruguay, she now
speaks more Spanish than ever – thanks mostly to the fact that we speak
primarily Spanish to her baby brother. We are constantly amused (and
delighted!) as we hear her speak quite fluently to DJM. She loves to tell him
what to do – especially if there’s opportunity to tell him not to do something! But, in general, she continues to be “Best Big
Sister” to him. And he adores her in return.
On the plane, traveling back from Uruguay
She continues to love drawing and
often surprises us with drawings of events or objects she experienced or saw in
the past. Some of her latest artwork includes
Uruguayan themes! And she
continues to love drawing “manger scenes” – with lots of detail.
Probably my all-time favorite!
During the last year or so, she
also designed several of what she called “tracts.”
When not drawing or reading, she
is constantly on the move. (Her Daddy often says that she went from crawling to
running – and has never stopped!) She is a delightful juxtaposition of
“princess” and “tom-boy” rolled into one! Favorite pictures of mine include moments
when I’ve caught her in mid-air:
At Plaza Independencia in Montevideo in early January 2012
She continues to be tender-hearted,
and we’re very thankful.
