When Clare was 3, she told me that when she was 4 she would know everything.  Tonight I asked her if she knew everything now that she was almost 6.  She said that she didn’t.  But that it was OK.

 

Her fifth year has been quite something though.  Our girl has learned to read and write.  She’s grown even more active and more adventurous.  She’s quite the leader at her little Montessori school and the other kids look up to her.  Fortunately, her teachers assure me that she’s a benevolent leader, if a bit strict.

She continues to be a devoted big sister and big cousin to her little tribe of followers at home.  She loves nothing more than organizing a game or activity for her, Maddy and Sammy to do.  She’s very good at making sure that everyone is included and is pretty good at listening to the requests of others.  She’s the life of the party and bring excitement into every room she walks into.

The highlight of the last year happened just this last weekend, when she got to be a flower girl in “Auntie” Carrie’s wedding.  This will probably be a future post, but Clare loved being a flower girl.  She performed her role beautifully and was an absolute delight.

Of course she was.