Sophie Turns Nine

Personality: Sophie likes to be organized and take charge. She loves to have a plan, and she likes to do her best and succeed. She loves books though still prefers audiobooks and being read to reading a book herself. Sophie loves animals and has a sensitive heart, especially toward animals. She has a heart for justice. She hates having to do her hair and prefers to wear comfortable dresses.

School: Sophie loves school, especially when it involves books. She could sit and be read to all day long... books on every subject. She doesn't love math as much, though she does well at it. She likes to write stories though usually loses stamina before finishing them. She loves singing and has really improved with recitations this year. 

Birthday: For her birthday this year, she had planned to have a more laid-back birthday with just family and to go to Build-A-Bear. Who would have thought that those plans would be impossible? With Covid-19, all stores closed a couple weeks before her birthday, and we were unable to go to Build-A-Bear or do anything else for that matter. We did have a nice day though. We ordered take-out from her favorite local restaurant, I blew up a bunch of balloons for her to wake up to in her bedroom, and we had a nice day together as a family.

Loves: Animals, My Little Pony, Hatchimals, little collectible toys, books, audiobooks, blankets

Sophie's Interview:
What's your favorite food? Banana and pizza
What's your favorite thing to play with? My little hatchimal
What's your favorite movie or show? White Fang
What's your favorite song? "Silence" by Naomi Scott
What's your favorite book? Barry the Bravest Saint Bernard
What's your favorite color? Blue and pink
What's your favorite Bible story? Shadrack, Meshack, and Abednego
What do you like to with Brielle? Jump on the trampoline
What do you like to do with Lyla? Jump on the trampoline
What's your favorite thing to with Violet? Jumping on the trampoline
What do you want to do when you get older? Like a farm petting zoo type thing
What's your favorite animal? All animals
Who are your best friends? Khloe
What makes you happy? When I get to see friends that I don't get to see very often
What makes you sad? When we're going somewhere and I have to wait like two more hours and it feels like two more years
What are you really good at? Talking

Brielle Turns Seven

Personality: Brielle has a sweet and motherly personality. She always wants to help and runs to care for her sisters when they get hurt or need help. She loves adults and often chooses to be with them over other kids when in group settings. She doesn't have a lot of toy interests and prefers to just be in the presence of people and to do what they like to do. She is brave and often is up for trying new and scary things.

School: She learned how to read this year. She prefers math, and she also enjoys copywork. She really love fairy tales and fables.

Birthday: For her birthday this year, Brielle wanted to have a little party. 

Loves: People, people, people. Literally, what Brielle loves is people. Oh, and she loves makeup and doing hair.

Brielle's Interview:

What's your favorite food? Pizza and watermelon

What's your favorite thing to play with? Bella, my goat

What's your favorite movie or show? My favorite movie is Equestria Girls and my favorite show is Polly Pocket

What's your favorite song? My favorite song is Nothing can Separate Me (Lullaby Hymns)

What's your favorite book? My favorite book is Ballet Shoes

What's your favorite color? My favorite color is blue, pink, and purple

What's your favorite Bible story? The fish and bread one

What do you like to do with Sophie? My favorite thing to do with Sophie is play games

What do you like to do with Lyla? My favorite thing to do with Lyla is play house

What do you like to do with Violet? I like to go down the slides with her

What do you want to do when you get older? Be a police

What's your favorite animal? Horse

Who are your best friends? Sophie, Lyla, Violet, and Mommy and Daddy

What makes you happy? Playing house with Lyla and Violet

What makes you sad? When people don't want to play with me

What are you really good at? Making friends

Violet turns Three

Violet turned 3 last August, and I never got a post up- so getting this done before she has another birthday ;)

Personality: Violet is fun. She loves to be silly, to play make-believe with her sisters, and to laugh. She plays often with Lyla and Brielle. She loves to be held by mommy, still, and she often sits with me while I make dinner. 

Birthday: Her birthday fell on our first day of school, but it was a fun, special, laid-back day. She was obsessed with her sister's picture books from their first year of life, and so that encouraged me to finally make her one (poor fourth child). She loved it!

Transitions: She became completely potty trained within a couple of months after turning 2. 

Loves: Baby dolls, blanky, pancakes, raisins and peanuts, wagon rides

Things She Said:

"I don't want these actually"

"I put my finger in my mouth and my tongue said, 'Yuck!'"

To me: "You're my favorite girl!"

"I am idiot!"

"The door's an idiot!"

"You a cutie pie!"

Violet's Interview:

What's your favorite food? Banana and cereal

What's your favorite thing to play with? Snakes (toy, not real)

What's your favorite movie or show? I think my favorite movie is ... it's super hard, this one. I don't know.

What's your favorite song? This super hard now too. Elena of Avalor songs.

What's your favorite book? I think ... I have to go get it. Billy Whiskers' Twins

What's your favorite color? Purple and blue

What's your favorite Bible story? I don't know, it's too hard.

What do you like to with Sophie? Play with calico critters

What do you like to with Brielle? Jump on the trampoline

What do you like to do with Lyla? Playing house

What do you want to do when you get older? Be a policeman

What's your favorite animal? Bucky (our goat)

Who are your best friends? This is super hard now. Lucy.

What makes you happy? To play with calico critters

What makes you sad? When we have to leave the campground

What are you really good at? Drawing pictures