12 1/2

 

1. What’s your favorite color? Blue

2. What is your favorite toy? Gymnastics mat 

3. What is your favorite fruit? Mango

4. What is your favorite tv show? Percy Jackson

5. What is your favorite movie? Spider Man

6. What is your favorite thing to wear? blue

7. What is your favorite animal? Panda

8. What is your favorite song? Golden

9. What is your favorite book? Caravel

10. Who is your best friend? Madison

11. What is your favorite snack? Gummy Worms

12. What is your favorite drink? Root beer 

13. What is your favorite breakfast? Blueberry Muffins

14. What is your favorite lunch? Cheetos and chips

15. What is your favorite dinner? Spaghetti 

16. What is your favorite game? One Night with a Werewolf

17. What is your favorite thing to play outside? Bike

18. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas 

19. What do you sleep with at night? Piglet

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Gymnastics coach

12

Twelve years with our Ellie

Grateful for her

She has her own sense of style

Joined me in Pi/Pa at AHG (Pioneers [middle school] and Patriots [high school])

Knot tying 

Walkover at gymnastics

She’s spent the past several months serving along side her brother at a local food pantry.

I hope this year is a great one!

11 1/2

 

1. What is your favorite color? Blue

2. What is your favorite toy? Swing 

3. What is your favorite fruit? Mango

4. What is your favorite tv show? Psych

5. What is your favorite movie? Jurassic Park

6. What is your favorite thing to wear? Black dress

7. What is your favorite animal? Panda

8. What is your favorite song? "Psych Theme”

9. What is your favorite book? Stepsister 

10. Who is your best friend? Chloe

11. What is your favorite snack? Raspberries

12. What is your favorite drink? Dr. Pepper 

13. What is your favorite breakfast? Pancakes and bacon

14. What is your favorite lunch? Wrap sandwiches with Cool Ranch Doritos

15. What is your favorite dinner? Spaghetti

16. What is your favorite game? Exploding Kittens

17. What is your favorite thing to play outside? Swing

18. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas—it lasts 12 days

19. What do you sleep with at night? Piglet

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A gymnastics coach

10 1/2

1. What is your favorite color? Blue

2. What is your favorite toy? Gymnastics mat 

3. What is your favorite fruit? Mango

4. What is your favorite tv show? Psych

5. What is your favorite movie? National Treasure

6. What is your favorite thing to wear? Light jeans with a white button down

7. What is your favorite animal? Bunny

8. What is your favorite song? "Overcompensate”

9. What is your favorite book? Keeper of the Lost Cities: Loadstar 

10. Who is your best friend? Chloe

11. What is your favorite snack? Cheese

12. What is your favorite drink? Dr. Pepper 

13. What is your favorite breakfast? Blueberry muffins

14. What is your favorite lunch? Meat and cheese sandwiches with ‘healthy Doritos’ (Aldi)

15. What is your favorite dinner? Spaghetti

16. What is your favorite game? Apples to Apples

17. What is your favorite thing to play outside? Climb the tree

18. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas—presents and Jesus was born

19. What do you sleep with at night? Blankets—I don’t really sleep with stuffed animals

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A nail technician

Double Digits

 Happiest of 10th Birthdays to our

Sweet

Silly

Creative

Imaginative

Outdoor loving

Gymnastics adoring

Ellie Bean!

Nine

I can’t believe that this gal is nine today!

Determined to keep up with her siblings—here after passing her swim test—

She is funny,

Loves her friends

And animals,

Likes to be outside,

Has big opinions,

And gives great hugs!

Happy Birthday Ellie!!

8 1/2

1. What is your favorite color? Blue

2. What is your favorite toy? Barbies
3. What is your favorite fruit? Mangos
4. What is your favorite tv show? The Secrets of Sulfur Springs
5. What is your favorite movie? Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
6. What is your favorite thing to wear? The blue dress
7. What is your favorite animal? Elephants
8. What is your favorite song? "Surface Pressure”
9. What is your favorite book? Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 
10. Who is your best friend? Emeila
11. What is your favorite snack? M&Ms
12. What is your favorite drink? Capri Suns
13. What is your favorite breakfast? Granola Bars
14. What is your favorite lunch? Meat sandwiches and cheddar sour cream chips
15. What is your favorite dinner? Pot roast
16. What is your favorite game? Minecraft
17. What is your favorite thing to play outside? Swing set
18. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas—there is candy and Jesus was born
19. What do you sleep with at night? A pillow—I don’t really sleep with stuffed animals—they are just on the bed
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to work at Subways because you get lots of Subway stuff on your breaks, if they let you…they might make you pay.

Eight

She likes to help in the kitchen and

Go to AHG events—this was a Pioneer Daddy-Daughter Picnic.

She passed her swimming test for the first time this summer.

Here she’s enjoying a bug,

Reading with her brother,

And hanging out with Lucy.

Happy Birthday Elliana!!

 Elliana turned eight years old!

Seven

Miss Ellie is, some how, seven years old today.

She is silly and creative.

She is becoming a good reader.

She wants so badly to do everything the older children get to do...like read Harry Potter.

She is immensely loved.

We are grateful we get to watch her grow.

Love you, Ellie Bean!

Ellie goes Riding

After being pretty much quarantined for months, Ellie had her first real outing with people her age.  The Tenderheart girls (grades 1-3) were able to take a horseback riding class at a barn where the proprietors are twin teenaged girls, which is super fun for girls in a girl leadership organization.

Meeting the horses

Making a friend

Decorating a horse shaped cookie

Getting settled on the horse

Being led

Happy girl

The father of the young ladies who run the equestrian center was leading Ellie.  He is very personable and was chatting her up.  He asked her if she thought she had it down.  She assured him she did.  He asked if she thought she could ride into town by herself and get lunch.  She thought it over for a bit, and then told him sure.  He thought that was hilarious.  He was sure she would say no.  Spunky, she is!

6 1/2

1. What is your favorite color? Pink
2. What is your favorite toy? Tent
3. What is your favorite fruit? Orange
4. What is your favorite tv show? Just Add Magic
5. What is your favorite movie? Frozen II
6. What is your favorite thing to wear? Pink heart sweater dress, leggings, & sparkly silver shoes
7. What is your favorite animal? Dog
8. What is your favorite song? "Rewrite the Stars”
9. What is your favorite book? Animal Encyclopedia 
10. Who is your best friend? Chloe
11. What is your favorite snack? Briar's Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
12. What is your favorite drink? Orange juice
13. What is your favorite breakfast? Chocolate Chip Pancakes
14. What is your favorite lunch? Ham sandwich with BBQ Chips
15. What is your favorite dinner? Chicken, macaroni, & Brussels sprouts
16. What is your favorite game? Apples to Apples (big picture)
17. What is your favorite thing to play outside? Swing
18. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween ('cause I get candy)
19. What do you sleep with at night? I don't really sleep with stuffed animals any more, but I do like Wilbur—a stuffed toy pig
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? I will be a nail designer and work at Harbor Freight

Bonus Question (from Katie): what is you favorite phrase or quote: Nope.