Update on Talia

Dear Natalia,

Time for your update! I haven't written one for a while.

-You've all of a sudden started playing the piano like crazy. You didn't really gravitate towards it for a while, but now it's like your body is just getting it. You love to play!
-You cut off your hair really short when I shaved my head. You came to me the next day and said that you wanted to donate your hair to people with cancer as well, so we chopped it off! It's so nice, it's super easy and fast to do. Low maintenance for the win!
-You are very aware of how you spend your money. I've been pleasantly surprised by that actually. You just bought an iPod, and you are listening to books on it like crazy right now. You are a very auditory learner, and listening to things is a big deal for you. You love to have something to listen to all the time.
-We have been dog sitting lots of dogs lately. You are by far the most responsible with them. You are very aware of their schedules, what to do for them, keeping them clean, walking them, feeding them, just everything about it. You are very responsible.
-You are the first one to get your "tasks" done for the day so you can go play with friends. You are very socially motivated and you want to get all your stuff done so you can just be "free" for the rest of the day.
-You did a "Princess Camp" a couple weeks ago and loved it. You are going to be doing a pottery class in July, and you can't wait for that. I'm excited for you to do it.
-You are missing dance during the summer time. This last year with dance, your body just "got it". You started really getting the coordination of it all and loving going to dance. I'm excited about it for you. You are always moving around and dancing with everything, it's a huge part of your soul.
-Your voice is getting stronger and stronger. I love hearing you sing. You have music in your heart all the time.
-Right now for school you are doing "elephant math" online learning, reading chapter books everyday, learning cursive writing, copywork each day, your daily chores around the house, and lots of creative and experiment time. I think you are going to be going into the love of learning phase really quickly, you are starting to go in that direction right now, I love to see it.
-You are still in karate. I always want you in self defense, especially with your personality.
-You are a little mom to Joshua. You love to help him with everything. It's really cute to see it actually. You love to be in charge of things. You know everyone's schedule, you know what's happening all the time, you keep track of EVERYTHING. And if I'm off on the schedule even a little bit, you are the first to let me know about it!
-Your sense of fashion is AWESOME!

I love you so much! I love bonding with you. I'm so grateful for you in my life. I already know that as you grow you are going to be one of my best friends.

I love you,

Your Mom