She loves dinosaurs and her babies (stuffed animals), Playmobile and Calico Critters (though she mostly still refers to them as 'Sylvanian Families' as that's what they are called in England). She and Finn play like cats and dogs and I savor the times where they are deep in their imaginations playing nicely together! She loves Curious George, My Little Pony, and just about anything Disney (current favorites are Aladdin and The Lion King).
Mary tells me often that she misses England, but she has adapted so well to her new school and new friends. She gives Roscoe a hug every night before bed and bones and dog treats at every opportunity.
She can be a little feisty and sassy, but she also loves to snuggle and gives delightfully wonderful hugs. She will wear her dinosaur costume until it no longer fits and requested a chocolate dinosaur cake for her birthday.
She was very concerned about turning five and expressed some uncertainty these last couple weeks. She said she wanted to stay four a little bit longer and asked why she had to be five, and the sweetest of all was when she asked me in a worried little voice, "will everything change?"
Happy Five, sweet Mary.
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