Monday, March 12, 2018

EIGHT is so GREAT

Spring 2017 (finishing up first grade)
Likes to watch youtube shows (cookie swirl c) where this lady opens up little blind bags of toys and she was telling me that sometimes when she opens up one that’s winking….and then she says ‘wink, wink, wink’ then she thinks for a minute and says: ‘Imean who says ‘wink’ while they’re winking?!
June 2017
First gymnastics ‘show’ where she had a team leo and got a trophy.  They just moved her up from mini team to the next level
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this is from the summer of 2017… gymnastics camp

Loves love loves to read
Full of so much joy

Starting to get a little snarky (a little too much so at times) and is quite the diva!
Sitting in bed with her makeup brushes putting on lipgloss as I went in to tell her goodnight..I said, silly you don’t need makeup before bedtime! She responded yes I do, in case I have a date in my dreams!
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Has to get a tooth pulled because her other top front tooth still hasn’t come out yet and they found out that she has an extra tooth up there preventing it from coming out - last time she was at the dentist, so she will be going to an oral surgeon.  When you mention that she has a tooth that needs to be pulled and that owen does too..she will be quick to tell you, right but he will go to the dentist for that, and I have to go to the oral surgeon
August 2017
Learned to tie her shoe and ride a two wheel bike all in the same weekend - right before starting 2nd grade at 7 years old
Loves her brother so much - he asked to pull out his tooth she held his hand as I did it
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February
Was sick and had to take an antibiotic.  Gave it to her in this spoon measuring thing.  Put her to bed and she all of a sudden was like - its like a flute...its like a clarette - i said you mean a clarinette?  At the time i didn’t even know she was describing the medicine dispenser...then figured it out...crazy kid
such a zest for life!
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practicing her student council speech
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she is so crafty and LOVES to create things…she’s always on the hunt for empty boxes!! here are some of her latest creations:
a loft for samantha
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suitcase, camera, and toothpaste/toothbrush for her girl too!
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cute little fox
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the ‘notes’ on her ipod
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her whiteboard one night…
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she loves to write! and is always making cute little notes for everyone
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she wrote this for owen and one for each scott and i and gave it to us when we got in the car for spring break
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these were the barbie items she mentioned in the last whiteboard…
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a nutcracker she painted from scratch…no visual reference
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little easterbaskets made from egg crates for samantha
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a creation from GEMS at church
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her birthday list
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with the little chicks she picked out at michaels
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picking out a dress for uncle paul
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straight hair…she loooks so grown up
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dress up
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birthday outing with a friend for his birthday
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birthday gifts! a great big bow!
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creating
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balloons!!
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birthday breakfast
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more presents
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mermaid outfit was a hit!
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cake time!
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and a fun celebration at rebounderz – trampoline place!
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ninja warriors
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love these girls!
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and rounding out the day with a sleepover!
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celebrating in florida!
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cant believe how quickly you’re growing up – I love how much you love to try new things and the creative thoughts you bring with you in everything you do! your future has so much in store for you!! love you so much!

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Bowling, Scavenger Hunts, and Sickies – February

we had the Dixon clan over for supper before baby Claire came. we were going to raid Gran’s house while s he was in ‘Bama again, but we locked ourselves out…so we just improvised at our house….

the boys eating together

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Lou always wants owen to hold him

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on the bar with syd

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playing dress up

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hanging out in the snow with my kiddos

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and winter time also means sickness…my little sicko Sad smile 

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her ‘sick tray’

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and then like that…she’s feeling better….making ‘pie’ and ‘soup’ from dry rice, beans, and macaroni

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when Gran got back from  ‘Bama – we all went bowling

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Syd also had a sleepover at church for Gems and invited a few friends along!

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they had so much fun!

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junk in the trunk…

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syd and kenzie have been loving scavenger hunts lately – so whenever kenz comes over – we have to do one…syd made this little note for kez

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and …in case you forgot…they LOVE To play with makeup!

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…meanwhile…the boys went out exploring in the woods

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turkeys!

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learning to read music…..

ACEG = A Cat Eats Garbage

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we went to a hotel for a weekend getaway with friends…and the fire alarm went off at like 10:30!

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the boys on their technology

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Christie with all the girls

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Claire is HERE

The anticipation for little Claire was almost more than Owen and Syd could take!

the night before Aunt Katy was going to be induced, Syd was laying in bed and we  could hear her singing from upstairs…she made up a little song cuz she couldn’t contain her excitement

getting to visit Claire for the first time after school!

papa loves babies!

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all the kids gathering around

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lou riding cars on moms legs

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syd getting to hold her

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lou and owen hiding

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sweet baby!

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proud proud cousin – she had to hold her again!

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Friday, February 2, 2018

Daddy Daughter Date

syd wanted to go to a daddy daughter dance so bad – but between being sick and then not signing up in time, we had to improvise…but she didn’t mind a bit!

we did her hair all cute and she decided to wear her easter dress from last year…

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Papa made a reservation at Boat Werks, took her to the Peanut Store downtown and then they went to see Peter Rabbit, which just came out in the theater!

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so cute.

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she even had a cute little corsage to wear

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i think the night was a success!