Kira's Year in Review

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Kira got an award, "always doing her best" in school and that pretty much sums up Kira.  She is this tiny ball of energy that will do her best in playing, partying, dancing, being a friend and just enjoying life.  She is a FIRECRACKER!!  

This year has been an amazing year of growth for Kira.  Her favorite part of kindergarten is learning tubs that she gets to do 'fun learning stuff'.  During free choice, she loves to draw mom and dad pictures of hearts and our family.  She is my first child that actually loves doing her homework and learning.  I am just starting to read with her and she is picking it up so fast.  

She LOVES playing with other kids.  She will bounce from one friend to another to another and considers everyone her friend.
She is a strong, confident little girl.  Sometimes we need to reign that in.  She enjoyed doing a little swim class this fall and can't wait to start gymnastics.  She is one athletic little girl, climbing walls, doing flips on the trampoline and balancing on anything.

Kira loves her brothers!  She loves when they include her and are kind to her and gets her feelings hurt when they are not kind to her. 

She does this things with twinkling her fingers and hands when she gets excited or is proud of herself.  It is like there is too much excitement to be contained her little body.
  
We love Kira so much and are so grateful for her energy and love of life she brings into our family.  She is such a reminder of my mom in our life and that is such a special little gift from above.  
  





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