Little Girl Growing Big

I can't believe how big my little girl is getting! She's climbing trees:

She graduated preschool:

This summer, like last summer, I am staying at home with Magdalena instead of finding an out of home job, and I can do this because I am so fortunate to have found an awesome little boy to watch full time again. I am so lucky, because this year as well as last year, I've found the job through a friend, and the little boy I am babysitting is so sweet and mild mannered. Magdalena is in love! It actually makes my job easier as a mom, because it's built in distraction for her.

This year, she can actually let her friend (we'll call him Mr. T) play in another room if they need a break. Last year, they had to play together, all the time. It's little things like that which make me realize she truly is no longer a toddler, but a child. A for real, honest-to-goodness, child.
She still likes to draw on herself with marker, though: