Happy 6th Birthday Tracey Ann!

Our energetic and exuberant Tracey Ann turns six today.

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 This child is so brave, so adventurous, and such a leader.  She is happiest when she is in charge of her siblings (or friends), directing their play, or organizing a show.  While she frequently finds herself the example for four younger siblings, she is not afraid to go off on her own, make new friends, and face new challenges.

She started kindergarten this year at a brand new school, and she handled that transition with bravery and confidence.  She loves music, singing, and being active.  Some of her favorite activities include jumping on the trampoline, PE class, yoga, swimming independently, wrestling with Howard, and basketball (in the family room) with Howard.  She also loves art and says she wants to be a painter when she grows up.

This year she has loved learning math skills, addition, reading, and writing.  She enjoys that she can now sound out letters and write words and sentences.  She has her hands full learning to spell the names of all of her siblings, but she is determined.

Her favorite people are her siblings and her cousins.  She is growing in kindness and empathy and will often offer to rub my back or ask what she can do to help me.  She loves helping with Hunter and Lee Lee -- but less so with Caroline and Howard.  I'm pretty sure she views Lee Lee and Hunter as her little sister and little brother -- and Caroline and Howard, just as her sister and brother -- they shouldn't need her help.

Tracey has a flair for the dramatic and she feels things very deeply.  Disappointments are the end of the world, and excitement sends her over the moon.

She loves makeup, jewelry, sparkles, nail polish, rainbows, unicorns and princesses.  She is also such an animal lover, enjoys church, and loves the Lord.

Happy Birthday, Tracey Ann!  

I hope and pray this is your best year ever!