She's Six! She's Six! She's Six!

My little sweetheart turns six today.  All of my kids are very unique, but Belle is truly in a class with herself.  As if there could only be six reasons her family just adores her, I'll list some of my favorites here.

--  My Belle has a smile for everyone she meets.  And cute little dimples that make you want to squeeze her tight and never let go.  She also has a frown no one ever wants to meet, but we all have!  There's no middle ground with my Belle.

--  She has a precious heart.  Bug often finds her bed has been made, The Guy has a constant supply of sippy cups and pbj's and her dad and I are mounting up am amazing collection of original Belle works of art.  She does these things not to get something she wants but because she loves her family and wants them to be happy.  I chalk that up to good parenting, actually!

-- She, like her big sister before her, listens to every word that is said around her.  There are no adults having adult conversation at our house.  We always have to watch what we say, because it could definitely come back to bite us!  And she can spell now, so no spelling out things thinking you can keep a secret!

-- Belle is a social butterfly.  More days than not she is at her best friends' houses, or here, or both, all day long.  Five minutes later, she's asking for the phone so she can call and talk to them!

--  My little Mademoiselle keeps all of us on the straight and narrow.  We can't miss a family prayer or FHE without her letting us know.  We're beginning to suspect family prayer is partially a bedtime stall tactic, though.  And early morning church . . . not so much.  My little Rigattoni is not a morning person.  

-- Ellencake keeps our household energy meter ramped up to Maximum.  I think our couches have tracks around them for all the laps that have been run around them.  She's always working on a project (yesterday's was puppet show in her bedroom, the day before that, it was scrapbooking), and she can't stand to be left out.  If you're running errands, she wants in . . . if you're putting up drywall, hand her the hammer . . . got a doctoral thesis to polish, she's your girl. 

We just adore our Belle.  She makes our home a better place.  Happy Birthday, my Sweetheart!