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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

9 Years, 3 Months...Activity Central!

I got to do MAP testing for the first time this month. I know it sounds weird, but I loved doing it! It really wasn't too bad.
I had a busy extracurricular month. I continued with soccer even though I really don't want to do it any more. I would rather play volleyball. Our team is getting a lot better at passing and working together. I even scored a goal in one game! I did well as goalie at practice, but I am dreading the time when I have to play goalie in an actual game. Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom came to one game and we went out to Cracker Barrel after and hung out.
I also finished up my second season of Girls on the Run. I really enjoy running. I like to run long distances, but I am also really fast. I can usually outrun all the kids on my soccer team. Mom and I ran together for the GOTR 5k, well, at least until Mom couldn't keep up anymore! I finished in about 27:35, and somewhere around 5th place. I'm pretty sure I want to continue with GOTR.
Speaking of running, I ran in another track meet. I was in the 9-10 year age group, so the competition was tougher than in past years. I didn't place in any events, but I ran the mile in 7:54, the 100 meters in 18.67, and the 400 meters in 1:38.
I kept up with choir and we got to do a choir concert at our Farewell to Cedar Ridge. We sang the old school song and the new one that Mrs. Renwick wrote. We also performed "So Long, Farewell" from The Sound of Music. It turned out really well. It is going to be hard to say good-bye to our school.
The day of the concert, I went from the GOTR 5k, to my soccer game, to the choir concert. I had to change in the car between events!
The weather has been warmer, so we have done more outside. Our family went to the park one Friday afternoon and planted flowers and vegetables the next Friday. We also have gone to Nana Arden and Papa Rodney's a couple of times, and celebrated Jonathan's birthday and Daddy's birthday.
Daddy left for a week to check out the Marine Corps in San Diego, CA. We missed him a lot but did OK. I had to be brave and go to soccer practice a couple of times by myself. It's a piece of cake once I did it the first time. When Daddy was gone, Mommy came to Donuts with Dudes for me at school. We had a movie night when he was gone and started the new version of Benji. It was frightening, so we fast forwarded to make sure it had a happy ending.
I was able to spend the night at Madelyn's dad's house one weekend. I also went to Ella's birthday party at Lazer Lanes. We had a lot of fun in the bumper cars and playing lazer tag.
Ready to run the 400 meters

Dad was so proud of me after the mile run!

Beautiful smile-before and after!

They had to take crazy pictures!

Our class got to have chicks again! (I sure do miss Miss K!)

Doing a Girls on the Run lesson with Coach Maddie

The kittens our neighbors rescued. I don't think Mom and Dad will notice if I slip one into our house...

Yes, it is in our house, but authorized and Cindy brought them back to her house after a brief visit

Visit from Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom

Donuts with my "Dude"

Sometimes all you need is a snuggle with your dog (who isn't allowed on the couch!)

She is allowed on the bed, and I snuck into bed too after a bad dream

Celebrating Daddy's birthday

Warming up for the GOTR 5k

The play date crew were all running for different teams!

My pals together

Madelyn and me hamming it up

Now, just me hamming it up

Madelyn and me with our running buddies (our moms)

I finally got brave enough to try the slide (it was much higher than it looks!)

Team Cedar Ridge

Mom and me pre-race

And post-race

Our little fan!

Family photo captured by Lila's dad while we were cheering on the other runners

Mother's Day family walk

Running the 100 meters

Start of the 1600 meter run (mile)

Choir singing the old Cedar Ridge song

Choir singing the new Cedar Ridge song

Boxing before the Girls on the Run race

Strong finish for my 5k!

Saturday, April 14, 2018

9 Years, 2 Months...So many activities and opportunities!!!

I am such a busy girl, and I love all of my activities…well, maybe not soccer, but only because I can't do volleyball this session. I'm doing choir and Girls on the Run and book club.

Not only am I going to EEE summer school, but I found out that I was one of six in our school who was nominated to go to the Fine Arts summer program this summer! Mom checked, and I am able to do both!

Mom and I went to watch A Wrinkle in Time with Madelyn and her mom. Then I went to spend the night at Madelyn's. They took me to church the next morning and I really liked it. We ended up going there as a family a few weeks later to check it out. It is the same church Ali went to, and where Lizzy's celebration of life was.

We have had a lot of fun activities at school too. My class went on a field trip to Runge Nature Center and we had a blast. I loved walking around the grounds. Gabe tricked me and had me go into a room with a spider because he knew how much I hate those things! We had Spring into Reading and I went around with Iris after we had our recorder concert. We performed two different songs.

The day before spring break, I lost my 10th tooth (a top molar on the left!) As much as I love school, I really enjoyed having a break to relax a little. Of course we kept ourselves busy that week. We ran several errands, went to Bonkers, and Ella spent the night. When we took Emily to her 4 year check up, we found out that I weigh 73.8 pounds and am 57 inches tall. Because I am over 8 and am 4'9, I got out of my car seat! I was so excited to be free and feel older! I also got a new bike since I outgrew my old one. Papa Rick, Nana Peggy, Uncle David, and Jordan came to visit us. We spent a lot of time playing at Aunt Lisa's, and we went out to lunch with them.

We went to Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom's for Easter. I had a blast playing with Hadley. We got to have a scavenger hunt at our house on Easter morning since we were home. Emily and I had to work together, but I would have rather done it all by myself. After that, we went to Nana Arden and Papa Rodney's for breakfast and an Easter egg hunt, and then back to Lisa's for dinner. It was such a great week!

After spring break, we were supposed to start soccer practice but the first one was too cold so it was cancelled. Before every practice and our first game, I ask if I have to go. I just would really rather play volleyball. The weather has been unseasonably cold this spring so it isn't a lot of fun being outside.

I went to Cami's birthday party at a rock climbing place. I was never one to climb when I was little, but I kind of was converted. I enjoyed challenging myself and had a blast!

I got my expander out this month, and next week, I get my braces off! Although it seems like a long time, it really did go by fast.

I won a lunch date with Mrs. Mantle at Spring into Reading. She said I could pick food from several different places, but I kept telling her that I could just bring food from home. That is, until she mentioned milkshake! What a great day!

Mom took me down to the Lake for a shopping trip on Sunday after we checked out Madelyn's church. It was so nice to spend some one-on-one time with her and joke around. I got a lot of new clothes and Crocs too.

I still really love reading. I finished A Series of Unfortunate Events last month, and this month I finished the first series of Percy Jackson and I only have one book left in the second series.

Next year, we are getting a new school and we will double in the number of students. We had an early out one day and the staff got to go over to see our new school. This is one of the perks of having your mom work at your school-I got to go visit and meet some of the new teachers! That place is huge, and it is really exciting. I am going to miss our little school though.

Madelyn and me before our choir concert