4 was a good year...

Karina turns 5 tomorrow. She has been preparing herself for the transition for a while now, but I think it really hit home as we were planning her party this week.

Every day, several times a day, Karina has been announcing that this is her last everything of being 4. Her last Monday, last day of school, last day at church, last time coloring, last time eating breakfast for dinner, last time looking out the window, last time flossing, last time organizing her elephants, last time drinking from the orange cup.....you get the idea. It has been really funny to hear her almost mourn a little bit everyday.

Along with that, here are a couple of other things words of wisdom that we have heard this week from our almost 5 year old:

"Being 4 has been hard work. 5 just has to be easier!"

"Mommy, can you make more of the foods that I don't like this week? I only want to have to take 4 bites of them instead of 5! (We have a rule of taking the number of bites of things that you are years old.)

"Will my clothes still fit me when I turn 5?"

"You know... 4 has been okay and fun, but I am definitely ready for 5!"


And my favorite so far...
"Do you think that people will still know who I am when I turn 5? I worry about that. What if I don't look the same anymore?"

I can't wait to hear what her first words are going to be tomorrow morning when reality is here and she is officially 5!