Maddy-7 years old

So I know that Maddy's birthday has LONG since passed and this 7 year old update is over a month overdue. I have no excuse, except that I've been HOOKED reading a series of books. Since her birthday I've read the first 4 of the series and finally decided that I should take a break from the Outlander series and read something else. So I figure before it becomes appropriate to write a 8 year old blog instead, I'd better get caught up.

Maddy's favourite thing to do is to read. I can barely keep up with trips to the library and she takes out about  8-10 chapter books each time. I secretly love the afternoons when we have fresh library books because the house is so quiet. I was relieved to find out from the eye doctor today that she is still good for 'no glasses'. Another favourite past time is Rainbow Looming. She got one for her birthday and she has really gotten into it. The nice thing about the looming is that finishing a project doesn't need to take very long. With the knitting and yarn looming, Maddy was very interested in starting, but since they take so long to actually finish a project, she loses interest. The Rainbow Loom has tons of videos on YouTube that she likes to follow. This year, for her Girl Guides' fundraiser, she made Christmas Rainbow Loom bracelets as her contribution to sell.

One big milestone that has started for Maddy is that her baby teeth have begun to come out. You know we hear stories of kids' teeth falling out  as they eat and they hardly notice, or they just wiggle a bit and them come right out. NOT.OUR.EXPERIENCE. Each tooth has been work. Hard work. Finally her top two front teeth are out after two nights of work. Hard. Work. At one point, through tears and that hiccupy crying, she said, "I just want it out and be done with it!" Josh said he had flashbacks to labour. Hmph! I beg to differ, but that's a different story.

Maddy's extra curricular activities are the same as last year. It was quite fun to see her move up to Brownies and to see that many of the same girls from her Sparks group have moved up too. They are a lovely group and I'm so happy that she has that connection with the girls. In her choir group, she is now one of the older kids (Her group is grades K-2) and it's fun to see her take some of the younger girls under her wing. Maddy is very social and makes new friends very easily. I don't know where she gets this from, but I hope that it will always be so for her.

Most recently, Maddy has really been pushing for more independence in various areas. She has started to make her own breakfast since the day she made breakfast in bed for Josh, Ethan and myself. She's not allowed to use the toaster or stove top yet, so mostly she microwaves a piece of bread and spreads butter, jam or peanut butter. She's also voiced the desire to do her own hair in the mornings. It's resulted in many bumpy ponytails, but she is super proud of doing this herself, so bumpy ponytails it is! Lastly, she asked to take over brushing her own teeth. We've compromised and given her the task of morning brushing and washing her face. Ahhh, it's so bittersweet to have her take over these tasks. She's definitely growing up.