Berkley At Age 5

Berkley turned 5 on January 21st. 

Just before her birthday (on the 12th) she lost her first tooth.  It had been loose for a while but she had been babying it.  Peyton hit her in the mouth with a DVD case and loosened it right up.  It was barely hanging on so she reluctantly allowed me to try to pull it out while we were skyping with Zack.  As soon as I had a finger behind it, she threw her head back in fear and the tooth went flying.  It took us a while to find it and she was pretty traumitized.  After receiving a $2 bill from the tooth fairy I think her attitude about the whole experience improved. 

Her reading skills are really taking off.  I credit her online preschool, Upstart.  Here's a video of her reading one of the stories in the beginning of January. 

She is such a fun girl.  She loves to sing, dance, and dress up.  She loves to learn and is a rule follower.  She's also a rule enforcer to her younger sister and acts like the Mom sometimes.  She can be very helpful when she wants to be. Here are some pictures I took on her birthday.  (She begged me to buy those high heels months ago.  I told her she could have them for her birthday and she hasn't stopped talking about them!  She was so excited to finally wear them today.)

And here's her birthday interview.  This is her third year answering these same questions on her birthday.