Summary
Our girl is 6 years old!
Social
8.1 She played a long, elaborate game with Elvin at suomikerho. And they spoke Finnish the whole time!
She elected to take a couple friends to see a movie instead of having a big birthday party. We have had several talks about not discussing the event in front of other people who aren't invited, but it is a tricky concept for her.
She is pretty flexible about who she plays with. Her best friend is still Helmine, but she often plays with lots of different kids.
Leisure
Both kids are really into "new york city" by They Might Be Giants / Cub, and often shout-sing it.
She does the same with Adele's "Someone Like You".
She loves the movie "Totoro"
Learning
She is enjoying counting. We put a number chart on the wall where we eat, and she is starting to see patterns.
15.1 when we were out walking, she counted from 1 to 100 in english. she missed a couple numbers here and there but mostly got them.
Language
She still speaks English to Kimmo quite often.
On 26.1 I pointed out that next year she'll be speaking finnish all day and then I said I hope that she remembers English so she can talk to äiti and she responded 'mitä?' [what] and then she laughed at her joke.
Food
Favorites: red paprika, fish sticks, butter
22.1 we cooked a finnish "pannukakku" from her new cook book.
28.1 we made chocolate mousse from her cookbook and she loved it.
Her birthday dinner of choice: quesadilla, red paprika, cucumber, and pasta
Health
She has been reasonably healthy; we are lucky!
Stats
size: 116 (6 in US size). She has long limbs and needs the extra length. size 30 or 31 shoe.
height: 115 cm on 6.1
weight: 18.2 kg on 19.11 at airport
favorite color: "rainbow"
Events
7.1 swimming
8.1 suomikerho
10.1 movie with Barnehage in theater "Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen"
13.1 afternoon playdate with Helmine at her father's house
20.1 helmine spent the night , first day of ski school
21.1 women's march
20-26.1 kimmo gone
27.1 Disney on Ice
Random
She is noticing more and more little things. For example, on 8.1 Kimmo suggested that she make a surprise "perler" (Hama bead) design for äiti, but she pointed out that äiti cannot be surprised because she is the one who irons them to set them.
17.1 kimmo pointed out that the toilet was clogged, and Lumi said "we're going to get lots of flies visiting us."
She sounds so grown up. Grandma says to "stop growing", please! And I will still speak English next year, so hope she can talk with me!
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