52:2013 (Week of December 24 - 31, 2013)

[aliki]

• Christmas!!! Erika received what she wanted from Santa, and so many more wonderful presents. She was thrilled beyond belief.


• We went to the mall and she rode the train with her new build-a-bear "Princess", a Christmas present. "Princess" is pink and purple with a tiara and has Pinkie Pie's voice.


• Ah Yi and Ross came to visit, bringing gifts. Ross gave her lots of rides around the house on his back.


• On New Year's Eve, Erika wanted to ride roller coasters, so we did the next best thing, which was to take her to an indoor amusement park with some rides. She had to stand as tall as possible with her neck stretched high to reach the requisite 42". Can you believe my 3-1/2 year old baby is 42" tall!? Some of the rides suggested "5 years and 42" and I thought "hmm, that makes sense, Erika wears size 5T". You can see how tiny she looks on a ride called the Skyscraper. She had a BLAST, that thrill-seeker!


• Happy New Year and have a great 2014! 

Comments

[-evalution.livejournal.com]

my 5 year old is 40 inches tall 0_o

erika is adorable, as always.

[paradoxicalme.livejournal.com]

I was coming here to say that Alexandria, at 4, is shorter than Erika, but I'm actually not sure by how much. I know she was 37" this summer when we went to Worlds of Fun (an amusement park out here), but I think she's definitely gained a few inches. The hardest part is getting her to stand still ... :)

And edited to add that Erika is absolutely beautiful. I love hearing the stuff she comes up with. :)

[sooshi.livejournal.com]

She's always so grateful for her gifts. I need my monkey to behave like Erika!

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

Heh, clearly much fun was had at Christmas time. :)

Happy new year to you too.

[inspirethoughts.livejournal.com]

Happy New year to you too! Wow she looks so grown up!