Bekah Jael

Holy Cow!!! Bekah is 4 1/2 and has changed more than any of the others!  She is calmer and more relaxed than she used to be.  I never thought that would happen!  Im not saying she doesnt still act like a Monkey and bounce around when she can, but she seems to do it more often when appropriate.  The tantrums are finally fewer and really only if she is tired.  She will easily take a nap still when needed unlike any of the other kids.  She loves to be sung to and will immediately goes to sleep afterwards.  Her 4 songs to sleep are Jesus Loves Me, This is the Day, Peace like a River, and He's got the whole world in His Hands.  Bekah loves a challenge!  She loves to do new things and always succeeds eventually.  She is definitely athletic and active and eats like a horse since figuring out she was allergic to oats her whole life.  Bekah loved playing softball over the summer and was very good at it.  She made us practice with her everyday and she practiced everything you could having to do with softball.  Now she is playing soccer and scored her first goal at her first game.  She adores her Mommy and therefore asked me to be her soccer coach and sunday school teacher for one quarter.  She started Kindergarten because she has nothing better to do than learn to read so that she can keep up with Ryan.  Math is so simple to Bekah, but she loves it.  She loves to play pretend with Ryan.  No matter what we do she says, "Lets pretend we are..."  It can drive me crazy sometimes, but is pretty cute too.  We have gotten her to use the baby voice much less than she used to!  Praise the Lord!!  Bekah loves to ride her bike, jump on the trampoline, climb the swingset, puzzles with Caleb, help Caleb with anything she can, still loves her "Yellow" (yellow baby since 1 year old), do flips on anything she can, dance, run and play board games.  Bekah is definitely the favorite sibling to all the other kids.  Bekah is definitely the glue that holds everyone together!  She makes us all laugh and scream in frustration sometimes at the same time.  Bekah probably wont give you anything of hers, but I gurantee she will help you in any way you need, and defend you no matter how silly it is to the end!  Bekah will never give up!  I have no doubts that Bekah will stand her ground so I just pray that she stays grounded in Jesus Christ because I gurantee you that if she does God will use her in ways unimaginable!!  If you ever want those sweet little Jesus questions just lay in bed with Bekah before saying goodnight.  She is great at putting up a front in broad daylight, but get her in a dark room and you see what is truly in her heart.  Bekah's favorite places are Church, BSF, children's museum, perry pool and anything else out of our house!  Bekah's favorite friends are Mae, Callie Davis, and Mandy Hale.  Whenever we go anywhere Bekah is either extremely shy or the one making all of the friends.  She still cant decide if she wants to be an extrovert or introvert (so like her Mama!).  I will say that I dont feel like Bekah's 4 1/2 years have flown by instead I would say, "It is about time!" one because she has been a challenge healthwise and through each stage of age and secondly because she has always seemed older than she is.  Bekah has shown Scott and I so much about ourselves that we didnt even know existed! I love Bekah so much and am so proud of her and the little lady she is becoming!!!