Every day I get Pippi notes. They are the cutest little things, especially because she sounds out all of the words she writes! Every once in a while, I need her help to figure out what she is trying to say, but most of the time I get it on my own. And my favorite part on this particular note — is the ponytail she gave me!
After she gave it to me, she pointed out how much her hearts have improved, and how she can just write “I L U” for I love you!
Over the years, I have put together a few videos of the kids. Every once in a while, the kids are ready early for church and turn those videos on. I honestly think the kids have watched these same videos dozens of times — if not a hundred times..and they love them each time. I think of everything I have done for the kids, these videos have gotten the most mileage!
I don’t know how cool your bike gang is, when your mom is following slowly behind to make sure you get home safely.
I’m happy to report…Cade, Seth and my Scout all returned in one piece.
Pippi celebrated Read Across America toady in class.
When she came out, I was dying over her handmade tribute.
Have you ever seen something so cute?
I told her that they should do a Dr. Seuss movie, and make her the “Seuss Girl”.
Kind of like the young kid’s “Bond Girl”.
I love that my kids go to school together. But I love it even more, when Navy’s class helps Dash’s class out, and they choose each other as partners. On this Read Across America day, Navy’s class went in to help Dash’s class read. And naturally, Navy chose Dash as her partner. When I asked Dash if he was excited Navy picked him…he said “Yeah! Everyone wanted her, and she picked me!”
Naturally.
Micah is in Utah, and saw this old-school quilt Tristen has. He thought it was so cool to see my four-year-old artwork. I thought it was cool to see how far my “Y”s have come.
I kind of can’t believe what I witnessed today. Pippi wanted to learn how to braid like Navy, so Navy spent about five minutes showing Pippi the craft. Ten minutes later, Pippi had put six braids in my hair! At five years old, I was floored! I couldn’t believe that she learned so quickly, and was ripping through my hair with braiding fingers!
She just might be my smartest yet!
One of my favorite things I do each week or so, is pick out the next fresh flowers we are going to have on our kitchen island. I have some favorites — obviously peonies when they are in season, I love how tulips fall so perfectly and grand, hydrangeas are so timeless, ranunculus are to die for, and I also like the occasional vase of greenery. My favorite is one flower, same color, in bulk. I love it..LOVE IT! And with Trader Joes being so amazingly priced on flowers, I am a total sucker!
You just can’t help but feel happy when you walk into a kind-of-messy kitchen, but you don’t even see the mess, because a huge vase of pink tulips is making a scene!
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