This is our lengthy post about who Caroline is at the age of 7. So we can look back and remember our girl and who she is at this moment in her life.
Caroline at 7 years old is 3 feet 11 inches tall. She weighs 42.5 lbs. She wears 6T and 6X clothes with t-shirts and shorts still being a staple in her wardrobe. It is rare that she will wear a dress. Caroline likes to pick out her own clothes and does not appreciate when her mother tries to get her to wear something in her closet that she has never worn before.
Caroline had a great year in first grade despite the following changes: doing remote learning for the first half of the year, her first teacher retiring in October and having to switch to a new teacher and new methods all while trying to learn from a computer at home with dad, grammie and mom trying to help. Her growing knowledge of how to work her computer was amazing to watch as was her confidence in reading aloud to her fellow classmates through Zoom. Caroline has greatly improved in her reading skills and has begun to read some chapter books by herself. Princess in Black and Ivy and Bean are her favorites. Judy Moody is another favorite as well. She is working hard in math but really enjoys science and learning about animals.
This past week she went to the Miller Park Zoo for a Zookids class about Rainforest Animals. She got to hold a Hissing Cockroach, Millipede and learned about many other animals who live in the Rainforest.
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| Dressing up like a Dalmatian for the 101st day of school |
Due to COVID we skipped AWANA this year. Hopefully we can get back into it for the fall or just go to our church's monthly Kids of the Kingdom program.
Caroline got to go to her very first church camp out at East Bay Camp in June. This was a day camp where she left at 9 am and got back by 5 pm through our church. She had an absolute blast! It was even better that all of the Walles cousins went too.
Caroline is also taking gymnastics this summer. She can now do a cartwheel and somersault and is working hard on her backbend and backwards somersault as well. She enjoys being up on the beam and working on her balance.
Caroline is a great big sister. She plays very well with Lucy and always includes Lucy in play when friends are over. They love to catch bugs but also play 'Mom and kid', hotel and restaurant. She is very sweet with Lucy and while she comes up with the most ideas for their playtime she is rarely bossy. They are really quite good friends.
Her best friends are Chaya and Adrian. Adrian lives across the street and is a year younger but they really get along very well. Chaya has been in Caroline's class since she started at Grove and it's been fun to watch them interact with each other through recent play dates. She had both of them over for a birthday party and they all had a ton of fun.
Caroline goes to bed around 8:30 or 9 and is the child who wakes up the latest, usually at 7:30. Caroline's favorite foods are Spaghetti with Pesto meatballs, grilled cheese, chocolate cupcakes and grapes. Her least favorite foods are macaroni and cheese, string cheese and cottage cheese.
Caroline is still our artistic and creative child. She is very good at drawing, painting and thinking outside of the box. When she went back to school in person it was fun to see what she would do in art class.
We can't believe that she is seven years old already! Caroline amazes us every day with her quirky and thoughtful jokes, her kindness and compassion and her excitement for learning. We love you Caroline!
