Josie turns five

Our baby turned five. It’s hard to believe. This fall she’s
off to kindergarten where I’m sure she’ll befriend, not only everyone in her
class, but everyone at Ridgecrest Elementary, because that’s how Josie rolls.
She makes a new friend every place she goes, no matter what age. This concept
is completely foreign to me since I am quickly approaching 40 and try to avoid
making new friends at all costs. Clearly, she gets this from her dad.

Josie has spent this past year dancing, helping me in the
kitchen, and making everyone around her laugh, all while keeping her hands on
her hips. She likes to dress up in all sorts of sparkly attire and then wrestle
with her brothers outside. She’s the perfect mix of glitter, dirt and sass, and
I love it. Maybe not the sass part so much.

Josie’s thoughts over the past year…

“I’m not being sassy. You don’t
have to deal with me.”

“I want to do everything by myself!”

“I don’t want to be treated like
this.”

“I can take it from here.”

“I love saying blah, blah, blah.”

“I want a boyfriend.”

“I won’t be eating dinner tonight.
I just put on lipstick.”

“My friends are going to think I’m
a genius.”

“Sparkly is always my choice.”

“I can’t believe I’m so big and I
still can’t say packack!” (backpack)

“Look at those matching ninjas.” (referring
to two women in burkas)

“I want to get a tattoo. I’m
talking about a real one.”

“I can’t believe I’m four years old
and I still can’t say brefdis!” (breakfast).

Jen: “Hey guys, dinner is ready.
Josie: “And I helped make it, so you have to say it’s good.”

“I don’t really feel like a
spanking.”

Josie: “Mama, can I have a dollar?”
Jen: “What for?”  Josie: “Because I’m so
cute?”

“America’s Funniest Home Videos
isn’t really funny, cuz little kids fall off slides and stuff like that.
That’s
just mean.”

“I wanna be a rock star and a
soccer player when I grow up, so I don’t really know what to do.”

“Praying won’t help my sass.”