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A Letter To My Six Year Old Niece

I love to the moon and back, forever and always, my little princess.

Stephanie Iglesias
May 31, 2016
Hanover College
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A Letter To My Six Year Old Niece

Dear Zoe,

Hola Cochina! Today you finished your last day of kindergarten and moving on to first grade. Where has time gone? It seems like yesterday I was holding you in my arms while you were wrapped up like a burrito in your little pink blanket. You're growing up so fast! Rumor has it, you've lost your first two teeth!

Zoe, I'm so proud of everything you've accomplished within the past six years. I love listening to you read stories to me and sing and dance. You're doing so great in gymnastics I'm so happy you have decided to stick with it! Maybe one day you'll give soccer another chance... Haha. Either way, I love seeing the smile on your face when you're out there doing hand stands and cartwheels. You've started swimming lessons and I'm so excited to go to the pool this summer and watch you swim your little heart out.

You're six years old and you've already traveled out of the country to one of the most beautiful countries in the world, Peru. I hope one day we can make that trip to Peru together!

Cochina, you may be one of the sassiest, or in abuela's words "diva," six year old I know, but I love hearing you rip me a new one whenever I miss your FaceTime calls or don't sing and dance with you to Selena Gomez or Taylor Swift. I don't think you realize how happy you make me, Zoe. I hope one day you'll look back at this letter and know how much you mean to Selena and I. Thank you for the pictures you painted and left for us as we left for college. I hung them up on my desk and looked at them every time I missed you.

I hate being away at college and missing some of your school accomplishments and your gymnastics practices, but I love seeing all your pictures and videos on Facebook. You're doing a wonderful job taking care of Abuela and keeping Abuelo in line while Selena and I are gone. I know that they just can't get enough of you!

Te extraño muchísimo Zoe Yvonne! Today was my last day of my sophomore year and I'm beyond excited to spend the summer with you.

Te quiero con todo mi corazón Cochina,

Tia Stephanie.

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