Tikvah turns SIX!

Our little Tikvah isn't so little anymore!! Six years old!  Tikvah is always full of smiles, and some quite interesting faces too!!!  She loves making shocked or scary faces, sure to bring a smile to your face!  Lately she's developed a super contagious laugh that is a lot of fun.  This year Tikvah taught herself to read!   We are still working on phonics to lay a foundation for spelling, but she only asks occasionally what a big word is, and then keeps on reading!   She loves playing with her big sister, and is quite willing to follow her story lines, at least most of the time.  

Tikvah is also quite daring! She's ready and willing to try new adventures, and is super coordinated physically.  She's still my great salad, fruit and vege eater!

We took the family down to Navy Pier to ride the Ferris Wheel, but it turned out to be closed to to high winds.  So we went into the Chicago Children's Museum instead and had lots of fun in a circus exhibit.  

We ran out of the proper letters

Six crown

I told Mama just what I wanted for my cake (birthday brownies), and she did it!  Thanks!

 I'm in the circus!  Woman of strength!

Jumping through the hoop.  I guess Mama is a lion tamer...