Sevea–4 years old

Let’s dive into the 4 year old world of Sevea Paige Appeldorn. It is surely a fun one and definitely one Troy and I are happy to be apart of.

Imagination is the one word I would use to sum up Sevea. She has an incredible imagination and anything that requires her to use it is what she loves most. Her favorite things are little princess figurines that she can play pretend with for hours. But really any toy or object comes alive in her world. It is so fun to watch her and listen to her give the toys/objects personalities and stories.

She amazes me every single day. I can’t get over how much this girl remembers. She has never ever been a kid that memorized things. But her memory is top notch and surprises me daily. The other day she was wearing her birthday party shirt and talking to her daycare friends about the party. She tells them that Breanna came to her party first and was playing by the time that Eloise finally came. I mean what kid remembers the order in which her friends came to her party. She remembers the oddest things. But she’s also getting much better at remembering the important things (in terms of school anyway). She is doing so well at her numbers and ABC’s. I think part of her way of remembering things is association and this has definitely helped for this stuff. She is really into writing the letters now as well. She gets excited to write her name as well as the rest of her family’s. I think she writes the best capital A and a pretty good T. It is very fun to watch her develop this new skill. One day she didn’t enjoy tracing letters much and the next she’s practicing writing all on her own without any prompting.

She’s always loved music but recently she is paying more attention to music on the radio. For the very first time about two months ago she tried to sing a song that was on the radio. Yes she was 4 years old. She just never really noticed I think since she’s normally too busy talking!

She is still a lover of books. She would want us to read all day long if we would. She enjoys when it is Cohen’s bedtime and she can snuggle in for a story with mom/dad and him. Then before she goes to bed she digs through her big drawer of books finding the perfect one. That is after she tells us to pick one but it is never the right one so she does it anyway, kids!!

I feel like there is so much to say about Sevea. She definitely fills my heart more than I find possible each and every day. The constant “I love you Mom” when she doesn’t really know what else to say will NEVER get old. She has a kind heart and really loves her friends and family. She is definitely a child who loves spending time with others. You can find her to be the most excited when she learns we’re going to see someone or someone is coming to see her. I’m sure many parents think this of their children but there isn’t much I would change about her. Okay well maybe the whining at times but overall she is the daughter I couldn’t have even dreamed up. She makes my job as a parent pretty darn easy and I feel the need to pinch myself that I could be so lucky to have her as mine.

I’ll take 4 more years and many more with this little girl!