Long time no see

Goodness it's been a long time since I've written a Poppy Chronicle, I've been occupied doing other things and somewhat neglected keeping you all up to date on our Pops.
She is certainly growing up fast, too fast she's not a baby anymore I'm certain of that, she's a beautiful little girl. Her fifth birthday is fast approaching yet the past five years have flown by, time unfortunately, seems to go quicker when you're getting older!
Poppy is doing well at school, her reading is coming along nicely and she is good at phonics, in fact she was Star of the week again just a few days ago. We are so proud of her.

She is very interested in the topics at school too, the dinosaur topic went down very well, she can tell you the names of most dinosaurs, what they eat, whether they are carnivorous or a herbivore, and all kinds of information she has learnt. She is doing mini beasts at the moment and likes ladybirds though isn't very pleased when a fly or wasp is in the same room "Grandma, there's a fly on the window can you get it out please"
Poppy is hilarious, she has a way of rolling her eyes which is very comical and some of the things she says makes us laugh out loud. She often turns into her teacher when she arrives at our house, taking the register and telling us, in no uncertain terms, we are not allowed to talk! The look she gives you if you disobey is enough to make you shake with mirth and when she tells her Grandad to "sit on your bottom and stop talking please" it's enough to have us in fits!
We like to do crafts together, Poppy and I, and she seems to have caught the bug of making cards which is my latest enthusiasm. There are tiny bits of paper appearing in obscure places as she likes my shaped scissors which are blunt ended so safe for her to use under supervision. She made me a lovely bird the other day which has the words "I love Mum" on the reverse. She told me she means me but cannot spell Grandma! Bless. She then told Grandad he could share my paper bird!
We went to see Poppy in her first dance show before Christmas at the Grand theatre, it was a lovely show and the children taking part did so well, and looked so cute. A proud moment.
Last week Pops took part in her first sports day at school, she didn't win her races but enjoyed taking part and as her mummy said she looked very pretty and had a huge grin on her face the whole time. And she didn't drop the egg in the egg and spoon race either. Well done sweetheart.
And so we are approaching the end of her first year at school, the same school attended by not only her mom and dad but her uncles also, and what a lovely tradition to carry on. It's amazing how many grandparents we meet when we pick her up who are fetching their own grandchildren now, yet a few years ago we were collecting our own children together! A little bit older, a little bit wiser, but with the same love in our hearts for the children of our children.