Wednesday, October 15, 2014

5 2/3 Years...I'm a busy girl and learning so much!

I am learning so much in school, and I love my teacher Mrs. Sicht!  I like to pretend that I am her and I repeat a lot of things she says in class.  We had a surprise birthday party for her at school.  It was so much fun!  We also had a pizza party at school for selling passport books.  Mommy and Emily came to both parties.  I love all my special classes too-art, music, P.E., and computers.
I am starting to care more about what I wear too.  I like to dress a certain way.  For instance, I wanted to dress like a volleyball player for a couple of days.  I got some new boots and like to dress like a cowgirl.  Of course, I love my Frozen clothes too!  We had picture day at school too.  I can't wait to see how they turn out!  I also lost my second tooth.  It was barely hanging in there and just fell out when I was leaving Aunt Lisa's.  I have been kidding about it falling out for a long time, so Mommy didn't believe me when it did!  The fairy tooth water was yellow this time.
I had my first Girl Scouts meeting too.  It was a lot of fun.  We listened to a story and made a daisy with the words "fair" and "honest" on it.  We will meet every other Monday.
Other school stuff-Daddy got to pick me up one day when he got out of work early.  Boy, was I surprised!  Nana Arden picked me up once too and I was really excited.  I got the flu mist at school and it was no big deal!  We went to McTeacher Night as a family to support Shepard.
I am pretty sweet on one boy in my class, Ari.  He said he is going to marry me and build me a house.  I told him that it had to have a front porch.
I have already been late to school twice.  Both was because we were stuck in traffic.  I don't like getting to school early because it is pretty boring to have to wait in the cafeteria, but we are leaving earlier now so we are there on time even if there is traffic.
Mommy has started volunteering at my school and I really like it when she brings projects home that I can help with.  I love to help!  Daddy let me put flags in the ground to mark our sprinklers before we had our yard seeded.  I really liked getting wet too.  Then, I helped pull the flags out of the ground and pick up large sticks that fell when we had a lot of rain.
Some days I am sad or angry after school.  One day, I got really angry that I didn't cut as much as Mommy was on one of the projects and the night went really bad.  I tell Mommy that "something in my heart hurts, but I don't know what."  She said that she thinks I am tired, and I do feel a lot better after I get a good night's sleep.  One morning when Mommy was trying to wake me up, I said, "I have to finish writing my name."  She asked what letter I was on.  I told her I was on the first "L" and woke up after I finished my name!
It is nice having Mommy home because we can do fun things after school sometimes.  We have gone to the park, to the spray park, and have gone on several nice walks.
Our family has gone to several North Callaway and Mizzou volleyball games.  I really enjoy watching them, and I am really loud at cheering!  I got to make a poster for my favorite MU player, #5 (because I am 5 years old and she has blonde hair.) I also got to go to the North Callaway homecoming parade.  That was a blast and I got a LOT of candy!  Daddy also took me to a North Callaway softball game.
We went over to Nana Arden's for Papa Rodney's birthday and Jacob was there.  I had a lot of fun playing soccer with him and Papa Rodney.  We also went to Catherine's birthday party this month, and to Aunt Lisa's to celebrate Papa Rodney's birthday again.  Nana Arden stayed with me and Emily one evening while Mommy and Daddy went to a literacy night at Shepard.  We made a quick trip to see Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom because it has been a while since we saw them and it will be a while before we see them again. 
Mommy had a couple of friends (Lillian and Jeanine) over one night and I enjoyed seeing them.  Stacey and Jaxson and Harrison came over too one Saturday.  Jaxson and I played t-ball for a little bit and he wanted to go inside.  I kept playing!
I got to see Brynn a couple of times this month too!  We met her family at South Farm and I got to see lots of animals and go on a hay ride.  We also met them at Paint the Town and I got to paint an owl!  I really surprised Mommy that I didn't choose to paint a pink and purple unicorn.
Helping Emily crawl
 I asked if I could feed Emily, and I did a great job!
 Snuggling with Daddy
 Getting my face painted before the Mizzou game
 Making my poster
 And decorating a cookie
 A very intense game!
 I love Truman!
 #5 signed my poster!!!
 Two missing teeth
 Playing with Grandpa Tom
 Letting Emily crawl on me
 Walking into school with Bella
 Helping Mommy with a cutting project
 I like to test out my old toys before Emily plays with them
 If you look closely, I made a smiley face!
Big sis, little sis
 I sometimes let Emily climb on me
 Cowgirl day at school
 Me by the hydrangeas
 Connecting with Jaxson over technology
 Painting is serious work!
 I have to get it just right, and tilting my head helps!
 The finished product
 Brynn and my owls
 Hanging out with Carrie at the Mizzou volleyball game

Monday, September 15, 2014

5 Years, 7 Months...Kindergarten, here I come!

I started kindergarten this month!  I was really nervous at first, but it was really great.  I teared up a little the first day when Mommy and Daddy dropped me off, but I was OK once I got to my classroom. The second day, I really cried and ran after Mommy when she dropped me off, but the rest of the day was good.  It took a little bit, but now Mommy just drops me off and I go in myself.  I enjoy running around at recess and am making new friends.  I also like my specials classes-music, PE, computers, and art.  I have been pretty sassy and emotional at home though.  I was terrified one day that brown puppy and pink monkey would burn up in a fire.  There have just been a lot of changes and it has been hard.  I am pretty good at describing how I feel though.  I usually say that I feel like I don't get any attention on the inside, but I know that isn't true. I have been complaining about feeling sick lately because I want to stay home.
On the 5th day of school, I lost my first tooth (bottom right).  I was so excited!  I had a lot of questions for the Tooth Fairy, and she wrote me a note to answer them and gave me $5, a book, an electric toothbrush, and some cool Crayola toothpaste.  We put the tooth in water and when she took it, the water was red.  That's the color the Tooth Fairy is.  The tooth next to it is loose now too!
 Mommy nominated me to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and I accepted!  I donated money, and nominated Brynn, Carrie, and Miss Jenny.  I have started reading the "sillies" (comics) in the Sunday paper with Mommy. I know Mommy and Daddy would like me to get involved in an extracurricular (whatever that is!), but I am only interested in staying home with Mommy.
This month, I also got to go to Ashley's birthday party at a place called The Sugar Shack and hung out at their house the rest of the day.  I also got to go to a baby shower for one of Mommy's friends, and then to Carrie's birthday party at Flipz.  My cousin Corinne's birthday party was this month too!  So was my cousin Jace's birthday party.  I went fishing for the first time and caught 8 fish!  Chase and I had a lot of fun together and we decided we want to get married.  When Mommy told me we couldn't, I said, "Maybe they will change the law by the time we are ready."  We had the first get together at Nana Arden's new house on Labor Day.  Aunt Michele came into town and we got to hang out.  I got to help Daddy pick up stuff for a BBQ at his work.  It was so much fun!  We went to North Callaway's first volleyball game.  I had a blast!  We also went to a Mizzou volleyball game.  Ashley and her family came for a visit too this month, and my cousin Corinne spent the night.  After school one day, Mommy took me to the spray park!  We are so lucky she can stay home this year to be able to do those kind of things!
Class of 2027?
 All ready to go!
 Daddy walking me in
 In front of Shepard Boulevard Elementary School


 Waiting in the cafeteria


 Bella is in my class!
 So glad I have a friend to talk to
 Saying good-bye to Emily
 I got this-get outta here!
 Well, maybe not!  Bye Mommy and Daddy!
 At the end of the day-no worries!
 Wiped out after the second day
 My annual "driving" picture
 They are all organized
 My missing tooth!
 The Tooth Fairy loot
 Taking a picture of Mommy taking a picture of me
 Walking like an orangutan
 Playing at the spray park
 Counting the slugs after a rain-there were over 50!
 Fishing for the first time with Aunt Mary
 Reeling the first one in
 My first fish
 Sitting on the dock of the pond with Papa Ron
 Heading back on the four wheeler
 First sleepover at my house with Corinne
 Watching The Fox and the Hound, eating popcorn
 Giving the MU volleyball players a high five before the game
 GO MU!!!  I was their best cheerleader! (Just a  little upside down)
 Playing in my Cinderella dress from Aunt Michele
Aunt Michele reading to me

Bouncy hair