The baby is 5

Our sweet baby, Carsyn Joy turns 5 years old today.  "One whole hand," she says.  She continues to be our most independent child at 5.  Being that 3rd child and seeing her brother and sister do things contributes to her independent nature.  She is incredibly caring, compassionate and determined child.  We love her toothless grin and her giggles when she laughs.  She has an athletic gift and drive like her brother.  Her first gymnastics meet is in a couple weeks after working hard this year on her routines and performing.  She is also swimming every week with an instructor (who by the way is currently her favorite person, Ms Anne) to be ready to swim on swim team with brother and sister starting in 3 weeks.  To pull her aside for her yearly interview was nearly impossible, like the other years, but with the help of her brother and sister, we were able to get her to sit for some questions.  She was interested to see what her last years answers were and how her brother and sister answered at the age of 5.  

Mommy (M)-What is your favorite color?

Carsyn (C)-Green!

M-What is your favorite food?

C-Pizza!

M-What do you want to be when you grow up?

C-A family doctor.  (This news to me...although after we talked about it for a while, I now know why.  We have been having to go to the doctors lately to have allergy tests done on Aidan and somewhere in all this she has connected to those doctors.)

M-What is your favorite thing to do in school?

C-Play outside!  (She was recently evaluated for kindergarten and came out of the testing and said, "That was so easy mommy.  They asked me to count to 20 and I said that was to easy and I counted to 200."  This is totally her personality.) 

M-What is your favorite thing to do at church?

C-Sing MY songs.  (MY is emphasized)

M-What do you learn about at church?

C-God loves ME!

M-What makes you happy?

C-Mommy and Daddy.  (Same answer as last year and still so sweet)

M-What do you love to do with your brother?

C-Give him kisses and play with legos.

M-What do you love to do with your sister?

C-Give her hugs and play barbies.

M-Who is your best friend?

C-Mary Gail and Savannah 

M-What do you like to do with Daddy?

C-Ride my bike.  (She asked the day after Easter to have her training wheels off.  This is Carsyn after 2 trips down the street.  At only 4 at the time, when this girls sets her mind to something, there is nothing stopping her!)

M-What do you like to do with Mommy?

C-Play dollhouse.

M-What do you not like to do?

C-Walk outside in the rain.  (Interesting thought)

M-If you could be a dog or cat, which would you be?

C-A dog, because I like dogs.

M-What are you looking forward to most about being 5?

C-Going to brother and sisters school.  (She is currently at a different elementary for a teachers pre-k and will be in Aidan and Brenna's school in the fall for kindergarten....finally all 3 kiddos in the same school...well only for 2 years and then Aidan is off to middle school.)



Carsyn has grown so much in this last year.  We are looking forward to see what God has in store for her this next year.  Nothing can stop her!