Adeline Elizabeth is 4

Adeline Elizabeth is 4 going on 14.  She has grown so much this year and become such a loving, caring and sneaky 4 year old.  Adeline had her 4 year old well check and she was 41.75" tall (85%) and 36.5 lbs (59%).  Still really tall for her age.  People often think that she is older then she is not just for her height, but how well she communicates.

Adeline is quiet the athlete.  We played her on an older soccer team this last year because she was running over the 3 year olds in her own age group.  She also did ballet and tap dancing this past year. She has enthusiasm for life and lives it at full force with all the drama she can muster. Drama is a pretty normal thing for her.  She can make a small cut seems like her arm has been torn off by a pack of wild beasts! It makes us crazy and laugh about it too.

Adeline is creative, makes up the best stories and says the funniest things.  One day she spent 5 minutes telling me about her BigFoot encounter while we were visiting Grandma and Grandpa Olson.  "I don't like people to know about it, but I saw him through the woods.  He had one foot and was hairy.  It was kind of dark and he was far away, but I am pretty sure it was BigFoot." 

Here are a few recent ones:

 "Mom, on Turkey Giving Day we don't have to go to the store. We can just cook our turkeys to give away!" (She was talking about our chickens.  I also love that she thinks Thanksgiving is Turkey Giving Day.  It probably should be.)

Addie starts randomly signing, "the mothership is coming today so we have to clean up and get ready to go."

This year Adeline has really become much more aware of other's needs and how to put them before her own.  She has been a big help with Penelope and loves to make you feel loved and beautiful. We love her more and more everyday.