Megan at 6

Megan is 6!  

Turning 6 calls for a celebration...or four.  On Megan's actual birthday, she insisted on bringing donuts to her classmates.  No cupcakes for this birthday girl :)  She loved being the center of attention in her kindergarten class, but couldn't wait to get home to celebrate that night.  Grandma and Grandpa Stecher joined us for Megan's favorite dinner --- tacos!  She opened a few presents that night and we all enjoyed some leftover donuts.

Six candles fit perfectly on a birthday donut!

Later that week, we celebrated with the Cecchin cousins, and Megan had the best.birthday.present.ever when she (and Bridget) had a sleepover with Joey and Clara!  

Next up was the rainbow party!  

Can you say spoiled?

But that wasn't all.  She was also included in a big party for all of the March birthdays in the Stecher family, along with Tessa and Annie, at Aunt Carole and Uncle Roy's house.

I know this year's celebrations were memorable for her.  She is so happy to be 6, as much as I deny the possibility that she could be so old.  Try as I may to keep her tiny, though, she is growing, as evidenced by the growing pains she has complained of nearly every day for the last few months.  She's also becoming more mature every day, and coming into herself, learning how to be a bigger girl.  She has a tough job as the oldest in this family of little girls.  She has to navigate the big girl world at school and the little girl world at home.  I'm so glad that, as old as she gets and the more she is influenced by her classmates and new friends, she still has such a special and grounding relationship with her younger sisters.  I think it keeps her innocent a little longer, has her playing more babyish games further into grammar school than others, and maybe staying our baby a bit longer.  Maybe.  

Don't get me wrong.  This cutie has her moments, about 10 times a day.  But, her sweetness has a way of shining through in even her sassiest moments.

Megan's favorite things:

Food:  Tacos, turkey/cheddar cheese sandwiches, hot dogs, french fries, Daddy's chips, rainbow sherbert

Style:  She doesn't want to be fancy these days.  She wants to be cute, and her go-to outfit (when not in uniform) is a t-shirt, jean skirt and leggings, with her silver glittery Toms.

Activities: coloring, learning to read, playing board games with anyone she can round up, watching her shows on Daddy's iPad, leading her sisters in made-up games or plays, playing with anything tiny like Polly Pockets.  The more microscopic and more potentially dangerous to Mary's health, the better:)

Her Future:  She has decided that she'll be a waitress first, a kindergarten teacher next, and then a policewoman.  Oh, and a mommy.  Who says you have to commit to just one career?