Lainey at 7 (overdue!)

Sweet, sweet Lainey!

Lainey is such a dear girl.

She is truly a big blessing to me!

She is a wonderful helper, kind, self motivated, honest, and responsible.

I'm really so thankful for her.  She's grown and matured a lot this year.

She had a wonderful first grade teacher last year and really enjoys school.

She reads well and over the summer has discovered the joy of chapter books!

She loves babies as much as I do and will fight me to hold any baby 

we get a chance to spend time with! 

She has many baby dolls and really loves them.

I bought her a weighted, lifelike doll for her birthday (6 lbs).

She carries her everywhere.

She takes a baby doll to every soccer session she dragged to (there are MANY) 

and often brings her back carrier or a carseat for her dolls.

I love seeing her be a little girl.

She's such a sweet, mature helper but still a little girl.

I'm glad to see her sense of pretend mature and develop.

She started piano lessons this year and is a natural.

She LOVES piano and never once have I had to remind her to practice.

She hates playing soccer (ha!) and sticks to climate controlled, non-running sports.

She loves both swimming and gymnastics.

She participated on our local swim team this summer and does about 1 hour 

of gymnastics a week, most of the year.

She is 49.5 inches tall and 53 pounds

She is STRONG and muscular!

She loves watching my crossfit classes and has a huge 

desire to be as strong as possible.

I must say, I'm quite proud to have my dear daughter watching me 

lift weights and fight for a healthy body.

She is much stronger than I am and can whip out pull-ups and 

do a legless rope climb with very little effort. :)

Lainey is a true blessing to me!

I am very thankful for her and hope she always knows how deeply she is loved!