Delaney, my little princess

Oh, Laney, she is little Ms Thang. She has grown so much this year. Her language amazes us most. She can tell stories with greater detail than most of my former first graders. Heck, she outshines some of my former second grade students too! She is dramatic, emotional, mature and smart. Really smart. Her teachers from last year as well as from this year use words like "leader and exceptional" No, she is not a gifted child, I am not one of those parents. But, she has some great talents.
She loves to write, pretend read. In fact, Aidan gets upset. As he is doing the written part of his spelling homework, she wants to do it too. The big brother doesn't like this. It's pretty upsetting, which I understand.
Delaney can spend hours each day coloring and drawing. She is very creative and loves projects. My future teacher, perhaps?

This summer, the twins celebrated their 4th birthday. They got some big kid bikes, more about that when you read Logan's update. We spent some time at the beach, which Laney loved. I was determined to bring the kids, alone, to the beach. I did and it was awesome! Delaney loved collecting shells. I think some of them are still in the corner of our patio, covered in ice and snow. OOPS.

Delaney is in her second year at Cranbury Presbyterian Nursery School. She loves school.

This fall she enjoyed watching the cheerleaders in Allentown. She also liked getting dessert from the concession stand every night at practice. For Halloween, Delaney was Belle. She believes she is Belle. She was the prettiest Belle around. Not because I am her mom. Nope, she really was :)

I wish I kept a journal of Laneyisms. This girl comes out with hysterical phrases.
She is going on 15 most days, door slams, rolling eyes..the works. I had to break the phrase "crap" this year. Mommy is working on saying "hoochie" less so that Delaney stops saying it. She thinks it means sparkly and glittery and pretty, though. Innocent enough. She is my "mini me" and unfortunately I hear it in words and phrases, like "Logan, go sit on your bed until you stop crying"

Right now she is all about pink and purple. She still loves all things sparkly. She loves dance music. She sings along with all kinds of music. We are all about Kid Bopz in this house. She loves Taylor Swift. I wish I could capture her hip shaking on video. She won't let me (she is shy too).
Delaney is a ballerina. She goes to All For Dance, right in Robbinsville. She loves it and has made many friends. Her best neighborhood friend, Allyson, is in her class. That makes it extra special. We got our recital dress, which will be in May.

Right now we are in a stage of dressing ourselves. Over and over and over. She probably creates at least 5 different get ups a day. Modern Day Molly Ringwald. I will hear her drawers open and close and then she appears before me, with a proud smile. Oh, and she wears a tu tu all day, every day. She even cries to wear it out of the house, but there are limits. Bus stop (yes), preschool (no).

When she grows up she wants to be a rockette, a ballerina teacher, and a mommy.

The most exciting event this year was that she went into New York City in Dec. We saw the Christmas Spectacular, saw the Tree, and went to dinner in Little Italy. She went on her first train ride and subway rides. She was a natural in the city. I thought she would be overwhelmed (which means clingy) but she wasn't. She was a trooper. To see New York in the snow during Christmas time, through the eyes of a 4 year old, was perfect.

As perfect as my little girl.