Jilli likes to ride in the boat and watch. We give her until next year and then she is going in!
Jilli turned 7 in May. Whew! That is 7 years of strong opinions, snuggles, and the best raspy voice.
Jilli is a Mommy's girl who is acting more and more like her dad daily. Which is a good thing, because I kind of like him. We get comments more and more that she looks like him. She knows what she wants and doesn't care if it is different than others.
Example: backpacks. Mia wants a new backpack, Jilli wants to use one that she used in kindergarten (that I used a seam ripper to take the "Mia" monogram off of, because Mia used it in kinder). She says she "likes it and a lunchbox straps on so she doesn't have to carry it. Why would I buy a new one? I don't care what everyone else has!" This has Brad written all over it. He is the.most.practical person I know and he doesn't need the newest car, name brand shoes, etc he is content. Also, he has been using the same backpack since I met him, which was a throw out from an old girlfriend because it has an ink stain. I should do a whole post on Brad's backpack.
Enough on backpacks. Jilli spied this bear at Target in April, maybe March. I said "No, we have too many stuffed animals." She then made me take her picture with it @ Target. When she put it back on the shelf she whispered (and I about died) "See you May 18th." Of course, come May 16th I was in Target scrolling through my phone pictures making sure I got the right bear. I asked her over and over, " What do you want for your birthday?" She responded "Mom, I told you, that bear!" Brad somehow named it Cinnamon, who was a constant companion on May 18th but not much anymore. (Moms know best!)
She loves to cook and bake.
She can read like nobody's business and loves to listen to chapter books on cd's at night. She knows random knowledge and asks deep questions. Her questions are sometimes thought provoking (regarding Creation) and sometimes I am not ready ( Are you Santa? How are babies made?)
Jilli is an introvert. She needs to be home and decompress. She is so sweet and opens up to a close circle of friends and family, but big groups stress her out. She isn't into team sports and when asked what she wants to do she " Just wants to stay home and play with Mia."
She barely eats and is very opinionated on meals. We struggle (STRUGGLE!!!!!) with this, as she then gets very cranky (understatement) when hungry. This is a work in progress.
She still adores frogs and was so tickled that I made this cupcake cake for her to take to school.
She self-taught herself to braid her hair. It is pretty cute.
Jilli is Jilli and I wouldn't trade her for the world! Love you, J!
In late May we celebrated the girls' birthdays together. This was a little late, and the first time for a combination party. We held after their recital, which fit nicely together. We had a summer, beach theme which was really fun. Thank you, Pinterest!
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