Oh sweet Dempsey! The only remaining member in elementary school, and it is crazy watching her get biggggger. On one hand I watch her staying little, but in the next breath her teenager self is coming out! Here are a few of my favorite things about her:
- Awhile back Dempsey and Russell were on their way to school. They were a little bit later than usual. Dempsey told Russell to go ahead and pull into the loop and drop her off. THIS IS HUGE. The loop requires her to get out and walk to her class, essentially by herself. She actively resisted this, even when she had a brother to walk with her. But all the sudden she was ready, and it was completely her idea.
- Last week Dempsey and I made chocolate chip cookies. She also made sure we had our matching aprons on! I helped her make the dough, and then she looked at me and said, "Mom-you go ahead and sit on the couch. I'll take care of the rest of these." AND SHE DID!
- Dempsey requested that I dress up as Princess Daisy and match her Princess Peach. I WILL FOREVER MATCH HER FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. WHAT a freakin' honor!
- Dempsey LOVES LOVES LOVES jumping in the leaves. She was exstatic that the leaves were following and requested to rake every single day! It feels so amazing to have some great trees, with THOUSANDS of leaves!
- There is a picture of Dempsey from the Fox Trot. It was really neat to watch her this year. She started out running with her friends and then slowly her friends slowed down. Dempsey kept running with one of her friends. They stopped to get water and I heard Dempsey ask her friend, "Have you seen Charlee? I feel bad because I'm not running with her." Dempsey was able to feel this and then was able to tell herself to keep running. She ended up running 5 1/2 laps which was at least 1 lap more than all of her friends. Dempsey RARELY thinks about herself first, and it was really neat to see her push herself this year.
What a great thing to watch her grow!
Love,
Mom
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