2009 was a wonderful year for me. I turned six beginning of the year. I grew taller, my hair grew longer! I lost two baby teeth. Chechy, the dentist pulled them out.

I graduated from Kindergarten and started First grade. I was sad to say goodbye to Mrs.Niheu. But Mrs.Monahan and Mrs. Kunkel are super fun and I still love school days more than holidays! I like all subjects but my favorite is Art and Science. I think I want to be an Art and Science teacher when I grow up. I can read and draw quite well now. I am trying to write like chechy. A long way to go, but I won awards both in Literature and Visual Arts at the school Reflections competition.

I learned to bike without training wheels. I continued my piano lessons, singing lessons, and dance lessons. I did my first piano recital and few dance performances. I did art classes till fall. In swimming, I got both freestyle and backstroke ribbons. I took ice skating classes and really enjoyed that. I went skiing for the very first time. I started chess classes.

I spent my summer and after school hours at the Y. I played with my friends, worked with the Mission Humane Club, learned Spanish, and did lots of art projects at the Y.

This year I went on my very first trip to Europe. We attended Gabi & Chris's wedding in Germany and then spent ten days in Italy. I loved it, especially the pizza and gelato. End of the year, we spent a few days in Cabo San Lucas. That was fun, especially parasailing!

Here are pictures from this year...