The Firstborn

Julie turned six in June and started first grade today. What you can't see in the picture is that she has lost two teeth and has an adult tooth coming up through the gap. She is unrelenting in her love for all things pink, princess and posh (a fancy word for fancy). We think she will follow in her Granny Nona's footsteps and be a teacher when she grows up. She loves to prepare and present lessons and models techniques observed in her kindergarten and church classes. She is an incredible artist and illustrates her own books (5-10 papers stapled together). She even drew her own comic after seeing Daddy draw one. She says that she wants to go to college and study art when she grows up. Who knows, maybe she will combine her talents and be an art teacher. She loves to read and surprises us with her ability to read large words. Her favorite book is Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor.

My favorite thing about Julie is her love for the gospel. From the time she could talk, she has had a deep faith in the power of prayer. She is always the first to volunteer to say family prayer and to suggest saying a prayer to find lost things. She loves to attend church, to the extent that she cried when church was cancelled one Sunday due to bad weather. She loves her teachers who inspire her to ask more questions when she gets home and to teach us when it is her turn to teach the Family Home Evening lesson. I can learn much from this sweet daughter of mine.