Amelia Klemm

Monday was Amelia's sixth birthday. It's hard to believe she'll be in kindergarten next fall.

Amelia loves to sing and dance. I remember one day I was practicing the song "Unashamed Love" for Sunday's worship service. I looked up from the piano while singing "Of a childlike faith and of my honest praise and of an unashamed love" and saw her dancing along with such passion for such a small child it brought tears to my eyes. I will never forget that moment.

Amelia also loves to help in the kitchen. One of her favorite things to do is help grandma make banana bread. Grandma has a lot more patience than mom does so Amelia gets to do a lot more to help when she's with grandma. I am trying to get better about that. It's hard to remember that slowing down to let her help is worth the memories we are making and if that means it takes a little longer to get things done, that's okay.

Amelia definitely has a heart for helping. She is the first to offer to help with chores around the house. She also loves to help with babies and little kids. It is so sweet to see her interact with her younger cousins, especially Stella. She was thrilled to get to hold Stella and feed her a bottle all by herself. You could see the joy radiating from her face in that moment.

Another moment I will never forget is when she sang "Jesus Loves Me" at Aubrey's dedication. She was only four at the time, but it was so sweet. I was quite bummed that nobody thought to record that moment. She is already planning to sing something for Stella, too.

I look forward to having her in my music class next year. I can't wait to see how she is in a new setting. It's still hard to believe that my first little girl is old enough to be starting school, though. The nice thing about being a teacher is that the first day of school should  be a little bit easier for me than it is for most moms since I'll actually be at the school with her. I am very thankful for that priviledge.