Happy 6 years to Portia this past Thursday! We love this spirited little girl we have so much!

Some fun things to note about Portia include, but are not limited to:

• She loves reading! She is a gifted reader who will spend 30+ minutes reading to herself for fun, or spend time reading to her little sisters!
• She loves beavers (as you may have gathered from the cake she selected). If you want to know why; don’t ask us. But we love it!
• She loves kisses and hugs and being carried and being held like a baby and anything where she gets snuggled. And she truly gives the best hugs! I love that she still loves all that even though she’s getting so big!
• She loves music. She is getting quite good at picking out melodies on the piano, and loves to sing along to her favorite songs.
• She is still a fabulous little talker. She began expressing herself in sentences long before she turned 2; and she still has an impressive mastery of language and communication. She loves to chat with friends at school, and she sometimes makes jokes and comments that are so funny I would think an adult had thought of it. Talking with Portia is always fun!
• She LOVES helping in the kitchen! No matter how big or small the thing we’re making, she is the first one to volunteer to help out and loves basically every part of it. I love having her as my sweet, happy little helper!

We are SO glad we have Portia in our family and for the modern medicine that keeps her with us! She is truly an amazing little girl who shows daily just how strong God made her. I always look forward to seeing the myriad wonderful things she does with every new day of her life.