Oh Kenna girl, how is it that you are SEVEN? Every time I ask you that you go on and make me sad by saying you're gonna be EIGHT and then NINE and then TEN and you keep on going..... I really do just wish time would slow down. You are your brother are SUCH fun ages and I just love you guys to pieces.
So, what did this past year bring?
I'm afraid it's been WAY too long since I've blogged about you! So much has changed. And you have been one BUSY girl......
You made it to your FIRST Badger game with Daddy. You guys had a BLAST!
You made your ballet debut
You loved on your brother all day every day. You guys really are so sweet together. You ADORE him and are such a good big sister!
You went to LOTS of Brewer games with Daddy
And a few dates with him too:)
You worked so hard on your dance moves during our bedtime dance parties and are turning into quite the little dancer.
You caused the tooth fairy to go broke
You spent some good one on one time with your mama
Attended your first Hamilton High School football game and loved it.
Had a blast trick or treating with Oma while Mommy and Daddy were at a wedding
Went to your SECOND Badger game - this one a road trip to Northwestern with the neighbor clan - we had SOOOO much fun!
And your reading skills allowed you to dig deeper into your bible and your favorite thing to do is to stay up late and read it.
Mama made lots of trips to school for lunch..... and was a little surprised to find your table was SILENT this day
You had LOTS of play dates
You worked SO hard on your homework this year and rocked the first grade
Here are are reading your bible and taking notes
You loved on your brother some more
Daddy chaperoned your field trip to the farm where you became super BRAVE with the animals
You slept with that puke bucket just about every night..... but never did puke.
You LOVE helping me bake
You had MORE play dates
And slept with the puke bucket...again
You rocked your ballet recital at the nursing home at Christmas. You are definitely a performer and LOVE to take the stage!
The hightlight of the year - your got your EARS PIERCED!!! I took you in a snowstorm on December 23rd - I promised you I'd take you for weeks and when the day came, you weren't going to let a snow storm delay you one more day. Thankfully, the mall was dead and we had the place to ourselves. You were really brave and have been so so so good at taking care of them all by yourself.
Had a blast ringing in the New Year with some of our faves
Turns out you share mama's love for party planning. You spent lots of time getting the "activities" ready for the New Year's party and you were SOO excited to show all the guests as they arrived
You played in your FIRST basketball season! And scored at least one bucket in each game!
You amazed us with your fantastic writing - always the highlight of the month to get these home in your folder!
Mama was so lucky to be able to coach you, too! We only won one game all year but we had so much fun and it was great bonding time.
We played LOTS of basement baseball
And even snuck in a few starbucks trips....sometimes while Alex slept
You made lots of trips to Daddy's office in tax season
And you made your first trip to Eagle River with mommy and Oma to see Auntie Kate's performance of Beauty and the Beast
You made LOTS of visits to Cookie Beek's and she was so very excited to see you and the Munchkins
You had ANOTHER playdate
And spent lots of time at the new coffee shop
And enjoying one on one time with mama after riding the bus home from school on Fridays
Your arm fully recovered and you build your strength (and bravery) back up for the monkey bars
It was a great year for the Ice Shoves and you LOVED them - you could have played on them all day
We took Alex to his first Buck's game
And you read and read and read and read
Another highlight of your year was the decision to donate your hair to Kids with Hair Loss. I was so proud of you for donating it and you were SOOO excited!
You look ADORABLE!
Here was your Easter prayer this year
You spent LOTS of great time with Grandma and Grandpa - here you are on your way to the annual Easter Egg hunt
You made it to your cousin's basketball games
And had SO much fun with Daddy at the Father/Daughter dance
Convinced mommy to do another treasure hunt for your Easter baskets this year - you do love a good game/competition/hunt
Enjoyed some quality time with your cousins
Survived another tax season!
Developed a HUGE love of butterflies
Had a blast spending every free minute possible with the neighbor kiddos exploring, bike riding, playing on the playset & just hanging out together.
ANOTHER playdate with all your faves
Our first annual Alex's run/walk
A surprise visit to see Annikana's dance recital in Kaukauna
You completed your first year of girl scouts as a daisy and bridged over to BROWNIES!
And Grandpa spoiled you rotten with free train rides and carousel rides at the zoo.
You had your first gymnastics class and you LOVED it!
And your first weekend without mommy and daddy and you did great!
And now, your last sleep as a six year old....
You woke up to our annual tradition of Captain Zoom and presents. You were SO excited - we got you your very own (used) Ipod this year!! I thought you'd love it for the music, but you've mostly been using it to text mommy and daddy.
Neighbors chalked the driveway
Your annual picture with the poppies
And we were lucky enough to have class field trip to the zoo for your birthday!!
I'm SOOOO glad I got to spend the day with you!!
And you got off the bus just in time to share in a birthday treat with your neighbor friends!
And we rounded out the day with a road trip to St. Louis!! You got to pick dinner - Mc Donald's where you got this sweet little beanie boo, the movie - Sound of Music, which you watched over and over. And when we stopped at Steak N Shake in Illinois for a little treat, you went crazy with quarters in the little junk machines and were surprised with this huge ice cream sundae from the waitress when she found out it was your birthday!
Things you are into:
-Chapter books - you like Ramona (daddy even took you to a Ramona play this year!)
-Movies - this year you bought Trolls, Moana AND Sing
-Playing outside with your friends
-Cartwheels.. All. Day. Long.
-You LOVE Sunday mornings at church and you are most excited when you get to go on stage and sing
-Legos
-Coloring & drawing
You still love to play "pretend" with all of your figurines and could play for hours
Favorite foods:
-Mac n Cheese
-McDonalds (just to get the toys)
-Subway
Favorite shows:
-Sound of Music
-Esther (veggie tales)
-Anything on Jelly Telly
-Elana of Avalor
Best friends:
-Peyton
-Olivia
-Maddie
-Hannah
-Addi
