Kellyn's Half birthday

We let her pick out a special dessert
for her 1/2 birthday and she picked
 a strawberry parfait.

I did one of these on Rhett when he turned 18 months, but I wasn't blogging when Kellyn turned 4 so I thought I should do one now as she turns 4 1/2.

April 12, is her 1/2 birthday! It is also our anniversary. I loved that my baby girl turned 6 months old on our 4th anniversary and then 18 months old our 5th anniversary. I don't know, I just thought that was special to share those milestones with her. 

Kellyn 4th birthday. At Kreative Kidz. She had been wanting a princess party since after her 3rd birthday party.

Kellyn is funny, a fashion diva, moody, head strong, bossy, kind, sharing, creative and so loving and nurturing. I think the quote from the book Chrysanthemum best describes Kellyn, she is "Precious and priceless and fascinating and winsome.”

She is tall for her age, greater than 100%. She wears a size 6 clothes and a size child's 11 shoe.

New foods: Spinach! but otherwise she loves Chic-fil-a and peanut butter and honey sandwiches, carrots, all fruits, and yogurt.
Her favorite color: pink, purple, silver and gold.

She likes to play with baby dolls and build tents. She is always stringing up a tent somewhere or making hammocks or beds for her babies. She has also developed and interest in worms.

He favorite board game is Candy Land.

She loves to run.

We go to playgroup every Monday and Preschool every Tuesday and Thursday and gymnastics on Fridays.

She has started memorizing Bible verses and seems to really like it.

She always wants to dress fancy where ever we go. She won't wear jeans or pants, only tights under a skirt or dress.

She changes clothes about 4 times a day.

She learned how to write her name and she is the best big sister and mommy's helper around.

For Rhett's 18 month profile I did a personality profile so here is Kellyn's: She is almost exactly like me which is very frustrating at times. :)





Western Day at Holy Covenant preschool

 Her strongest personality style is Interpersonal which makes sense because her middle name, Ruth, means loyal friend. Interpersonally focused children need appreciation and trust. Highly perceptive, they require honesty in communication and relationships. They are the peacemakers in your family and will worry about you if there are arguments or illnesses. Sometimes shy, they like to feel included in the family. They value secure relationships and stable environments and don’t fare well with transitions unless prepared beforehand. These children feel disharmony deeply and might internalize it. They’re often employed in service businesses because they are people-focused.

Friendly conversations and clear communications that don’t threaten or punish are advised. These children listen well. Model behavior for them, as they’ll hear and watch you. Solve problems together, each contributing to the solution. Present tasks so that success can be measured easily before progressing to graduated stages of difficulty. Don’t present the hardest problem first, or children may feel overwhelmed and won’t finish it. Appreciate these children often, and they will feel great about themselves.

My Aunt Debbie sent this Princess Belle dress to her
in the mail for her birthday. She put it on immediately.



Her next strongest personality style is Affective. These children are highly creative and artistic; later in life, they’re called visionaries or dreamers. They need to feel through things before making decisions. They easily live in the world of ideas as a writer does or find other expressive outlets like organizing games around friends. They enjoy variety and get bored easily. They crave acknowledgement for their creativity. They want to be the center of attention. They value friendships and easily enjoy life. They learn by doing.

Give these children affection, touch, conversation and personal attention. Share stories about life, and look at photo albums. Engage them in group activities; they’ll rise to challenges when presented with excitement and fun. These children love outings, family vacations and new experiences. Allow them to be creative, offer structure and discipline positively and enthusiastically. Encourage them in projects involving drama, theater, group activities, peer counseling and selling for fund raising. Good luck asking these kids to take out the garbage!



Her favorite place to eat is Chic-fil-a.

 I also think she might have a small amount of Internalizer qualities – Cognitive/ Interpersonal – These children often spend a great deal of time and energy considering a situation, weighing their options, before they act. They will practice a new activity or skill in their heads before making an attempt at it; they want to be able to do it perfectly. These children are easily frustrated if success does not come to them easily, and this tends to inhibit their risk-taking and exploration. Their fears can be provoked easily, and so they have the inclination to withdraw from new things. These children prefer to be in close proximity with a parent, and they very much enjoy being hugged. They like singing and reading.

And she may be a bit Strong-Willed, but this might be my fault for naming her Kellyn. Her name means Powerful and she is.  Strong-Willed Child – Behavioral/ Interpersonal. They are often described as stubborn, these children tend to have strong, somewhat negative, reactions. They are slow to adapt to new things that are not of their choosing or of their discovery. When they feel like they are in control, they can be relatively easy to get along with. However, when they feel they’re being manipulated or forced into something, they are quick to perceive and resist it. Strong-Willed kids can often be unpredictable in behavior and emotions, at times making their parents feel like they are always two steps behind. They may be rather moody. -- There is a verrrry thin line between strong-willed kids and goal-oriented tendencies. The difference is all about control -- strong-willed kids need to be in control and if they can exert their control over a situation that's how they feel happy about an accomplishment, whereas goal-oriented kids just feel good about reaching the goal.

Oh how how lucky and blessed we are to have been given the gift of Kellyn Ruth. There is just so much to love about her. Thank you, God for this precious miracle and wonderful little girl. We are so grateful and humbled that you chose us to be her parents.