The Lindvall Family: Elliana 4.5

She's sweet, silly, full of energy and officially turned 4.5 years old yesterday! I can't believe we are halfway to Elli's 5th birthday. She is growing up so quickly!

Elli still continues to be our good eater. Very rarely do we hear her complain about the food we put on her plate; however, it has happened more lately than it ever has. Elli is always full of questions and these days Scott and I always….I mean, always have to watch what we're talking about. We spell things out we don't want her to hear, but those days of being able to do that are coming to an end. She continues to be a Daddy's girl and thinks he is the funniest thing on this planet (he can get her laughing like nothing else can).

She enjoys writing and often writes various letters on a piece of paper and asks what they spell! She loves books and I can see her spending many hours reading in the future!

Elliana loves, loves, loves watching T.V. and movies. I think if I let her, she'd watch T.V. most of the day. Her favorite show continues to be Jake and the Neverland Pirates; however, I've encouraged her to branch out lately and try some other shows. She still loves all the Disney princesses. However, she is not playing dress up much anymore…..instead she likes to wear 3 different outfits in a day.

Elliana is becoming extremely independent. She gets herself ready on most days. Typically, she'll ask me what we're doing and ask me if there is anything specific she needs to wear. She will then go to her room, pick out her clothes, get dressed and brush her hair. She would also brush her teeth by herself, but we still like to be there with her to make sure she's getting all her teeth (Dentist's orders until she's 8). She often always squirts some perfume on and occasionally will put lotion on. And she very rarely leaves the house without her lipgloss and purse.

Elliana loves being outdoors playing! Just recently we found out that she's pretty good at playing softball! She loves swinging, riding her bike and driving the gator around. She has also become quite the little swimmer and we can no longer get her to wear her puddle jumper.

She is still taking a nap on most days. Typically, she is up until at least 9:30 on the days that she naps, so I know soon we will be getting out of the naps. On days where she doesn't nap, she is passed out usually by 8:00 and has no trouble going to sleep. She wakes up anywhere from 7:00 to 7:45 in the morning and is usually the happiest person to be around. (She takes after Scott and is a morning person. I'm the complete opposite and typically choose not to eat breakfast with them because of how talkative they are in the morning….I know that sounds bad, but I need some time to myself in the mornings).

The next 2 pictures are some of my favorites. We went grocery shopping at Meijer awhile ago. Before we left, Elli had taken money out of her piggy bank, so she could pay for Sandy rides for herself and Connor. As soon as we got to Sandy, she got down, and got out some pennies for Connor to ride and then some for herself.