Lena is 4!

Lena was our little miracle child four years ago today. I can't really describe the feelings we had the day she was born and we became parents. We are so grateful for our bright, creative, funny, outgoing little girl.

Name: Lena Louise Mangum
Origin of Name: Lena is named after two great-grandmothers, Lena Viola Stone and Louise Lee.
Date of Birth: Aug. 24, 2006, around 10am
Place of Birth: Neenah, Wisconsin (the only home she’s ever known, and the birthplace of her two younger sisters)
Favorite food: Pizza
Other favorite foods: Pancakes, German oven pancakes, spaghetti, scrambled eggs
Favorite TV show: 'Maggie and the Ferocious Beast.' Other favorite shows include 'Dora the Explorer', 'Go! Diego, Go!', and 'Umi-Zoomi'
Favorite movie: Anything with a princess
Favorite color: Purple, pink or red (depending on the day or mood)
Favorite playtime activity: Anything outside, including riding her tricycle, drawing with sidewalk chalk, and playing with her friends in the neighborhood
Nicknames: Monkey, Lelu, Lena Lu, Miss Lena
Things she’s accomplished since her last birthday: Potty training (oh yeah!), writing her name, basic reading, singing in tune (sort of)
Goals in life: Learn to dance, make her sisters laugh, making things grow (she likes working in the garden), create world peace
Favorite things to do with Mom: Cook, draw, shop
Favorite things to do with Dad: Watch baseball, play tackle (wrestle), tell stories