She’s still creeping into our bed, but at least she’s starting the night in her bed.

Today was Hannah’s preK-4 parent teacher conference. To the surprise of no one, Hannah is performing at a level more common for 5 year olds. She can count to 20 for her teachers (she counts to 30 and higher for us), she knows both her lower and upper case letters, and she’s great at recognizing words that start with a given letter.

Her teachers say she is very confident and good in the classroom. When her friends are upset, she tries to comfort them and calm them. She’s a good helper and really her weakest area is cleaning up. To anyone who has seen the state of our living room, this is no surprise.

She also loves to talk about her sister Kaitlynn who lives in Colorado, and her sister Melanie who lives in an apartment. She’s also shared with her teachers that our roof leaked and ruined her bedroom. She’s a little chatty!

The teacher is going to recommend moving Hannah to PreK-5 earlier than the summer so they can keep her engaged and growing. Right now, she’s just so far ahead of the curriculum that she’s getting bored. Some of her friends have already been promoted based on birthdate, so this would probably be an easy transition for her.

Hannah was thrilled to show off her clean teeth after a visit to the dentist. No cavities and her teeth are spaced perfectly.

I got a phone call today to come pick Hannah up because her eye was red and her nose is runny.

Get to the school, and Hannah looks completely fine. Teachers agree she probably poked herself in the eye and they’ll see her tomorrow.

Get her in the car and we’re driving home. “You don’t seem sick,” I said.

“I am sick. I need to stay home tomorrow.”

“You seemed fine running around the school when I picked you up.”

“I am starting my weekend early.”

SOMEONE figured if she was sick, she could spend the day at home with her visiting big sister.

They grow up so fast!

“Mommy, I love you. I give you hugs and kisses every time I see you.”

Passing a strip mall: “Who made these beautiful buildings?”

“Kaitlynn is my favorite girl”

“I don’t want to be a big girl. I want to stay small forever”

“Ok, first of all, Bucky and Mark are good guys. They are NOT the poachers” – explaining her Robocar Poli episode to us

“I don’t want to get married. I want to stay with you forever”

“I’m right, I’m right, and you’re wrong!” — when Mommy knew there was actually some of her DNA in the kid