Growing Snowflowers

PIPER LILY

So now that Piper has turned four, I think we should also highlight some of what is going on in 'Piperland'...

Miss P is currently enjoying gymnastics, she loves the beam and floor but is challenged on the bars...I think it's letting go and turning oneself upside down that is the daunting part for her. This year she is also in ballet, and is prepping for her first ever 'recital'...I'm not sure how they will pull it off, it's still a few months away, and like I heard someone say recently, it's like herding cats! Piper is enjoying pre-school, she goes 2 mornings a week and adores her teachers and classmates. She has taken a break from Chinese pre-school until Paisley gets a bit older(it was during nap time and was becoming problematic). We hope she will be able to start back up in the Fall. We'd also like to start her at our local Kumon Learning center once a week(if we win the lottery!)

Piper is doing well with her reading, she is sounding out words and can read stage 1 books with help. Her math skills are great, she started teaching herself addition and subtraction, not on paper of course, but you can give her simple equations and she will give you an answer. She has been writing her own name for over a year but has now moved onto other more interesting words...like Paisley and Fancy.

Piper is finally into 'girly' things, like Fancy Nancy, fairies, and dress up. She is still into Charlie & Lola, dragons and kung fu! She loves hot chocolate and anything with peanut butter...peanut butter is to Piper what chocolate is to her Mummy. She is getting a little picky at meal times but still loves spinach, so all is well in the world!

Piper was recently featured on a widely known childrens fashion website, and will, if all goes well be signing with an agency in Minnesota in the near future.

Sometimes....she is SASSY.

She adores her little sister, sure sometimes she gets frustrated, but most of the time she wants her by her side. They are pretty inseparable.Her favorite things are her pink blanket which was given a new name over the holidays...'pinkie', her stuffed schnauzer Ollie, Fancy Nancy and BOOKS...books are her favorite. She sleeps with a book under her pillow EVERY night. She also makes up songs...and singing is the soundtrack in our home, in the car and at the store...this kid is a mobile Broadway play! Favorite movie - Enchanted, closely followed by The Incredibles and Cinderella. Piper speaks in different accents, and is an excellent mimic. She is a master story teller.

She wants to help, she asks "is there anything I can help you with Mummy" which is lovely...and even better, she means it.

She is a spitfire, a spirited imp and a beautiful little girl.