Happy 4th!

The 4th of July marks a special date, every year. 30 days till Leah's birthday!!!

30 days till she turns 5.

30 days till she is officially a big kid. Officially out of pre-school age. Officially not our lil baby anymore.

She is already developing the personality she will have when she is a lot older than 5. Boy are we in trouble with this one! lol. She has an attitude that encompasses many emotions that are all easily expressed on her face. She likes to push the envelope and see how far she can take things. She makes testing limits an art. Not losing our patience with her can sometimes be a practice in the labor of love for us.

She is quite the chatterbox. She can hold conversations with those younger than her and those much older than herself. She enjoys telling stories. She loves remembering her dreams and if asked she will happily tell you all about them. 99% of them are really weird.

That is another thing that stands out about Leah. She isn't the typical lil pre-school girl. She does have the same interests and enjoys the same type of play as her classmates but she also loves those things which would normally be 'weird' to kids her age. She shares our love of science fiction from her father's obsession with Star Wars to her mother's obsession with all things occult. She loves vampires and is slowly moving into the world of respecting my love of zombies and horror movies.

She has an eclectic taste in music, art, movies...basically everything. She is a little renaissance woman in training, our girl crosses back and forth from the Bohemian to the jappy suburban and she makes the strides without tripping along the way. She loves Rocky Horror Picture Show and also adores the Jonas Brothers.

She is lovable and caring. She has compassion and empathy. Two things that cannot be taught. You are either a compassionate person or you aren't. It is innate with Leah. Probably the thing I love most about her. That and her love for dance. If there is music on Leah will be dancing. Whether it is moving her feet to the beat, bopping her head or just swaying back and forth. You can be assured that no matter what kind of music it is she will be doing something.

All in all she is a happy kid we have to keep an eye because if we don't I have no doubt she will get into small amounts of trouble here and there. Overall we are proud of our little girl. She is going to be a wonderful young girl who will one day grow into a beautiful, respectable young woman.

We have a lot of changes coming along in a short period of time. These changes have not been easy on Leah but she is dealing with them. In many way she is excited and scared at the same time. It has been just the three of us for so long and now with the introduction of her long awaited brother or sister, plus turning 5, starting kindergarten in a new school with new kids...that is a lot for an adult to handle, forget about a 4 year old. Nevertheless she has been supportive and helpful through out the whole process.

Only 30 days to go.