Modesty

Both girls got pretty big haircuts last week, but this girl requested a picture be taken of her with my phone because she looked "so good".  No one was allowed to touch her hair for the rest of the day, for fear it would change how it looked.

She does look grown-up!

Audrey's Interview

Here is Audrey's 7-year-old interview about life:

Favorite Food:  Tacos
Foods I Don’t Like: Eggs
Favorite Thing to Learn:  To be a Teacher
Favorite Color:  Black, Purple, and Blue
Best Friend:   Katelynn and Natalia
Favorite Game to Play: Playing school
Favorite Books to Read:  Owl Diaries, Wellie Wishers, and Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls
Favorite TV Show:  Fancy Nancy
Favorite Holiday:  My Birthday
Things I Do Well:  Teaching
Favorite Place to Go:  On Vacation
Favorite Thing to Do With Family: Play Barbies
Favorite Thing about House:   Everything
Favorite Thing to do Outside:  Play with Sadie and draw with chalk
Favorite Chore:   Help with Sadie
Least Favorite Chore:   Clean up Sadie’s Poop
Favorite Song: Low and Shania Twain songs 
When I Grow Up I Want to Be a: Teacher and Artist
Place I Want to Visit:  Pet store that has dogs
Favorite Part of Each Day: Daily Five (a routine at school) and Playing school in my room
Favorite Drink:   Pop
Favorite Sport or Activity to Play: Draw, Volleyball, Dance, and Basketball   
Something New I Want to Learn How to Do:  Cartwheels, Handstands, and Gymnastic stuff
Best Part of Your Family:  Everybody and all the pets, especially Sadie and Belle

Happy Birthday, Audrey!

Somehow our sweet and crazy big girl turned 7 yesterday.  The years have gone by in a blink!  Every day she amazes us, amuses us, entertains us, frustrates us, deafens us, loves us, and most importantly, fills us up with a tremendous amount of love.  Audrey has been able so far to celebrate with her class at school, my side of the family in Galena, a few friends at the PlayStation, her immediate family, and an entire wedding on her actual day.  She has so many people who love her, support her, and wish her a wonderful 7th year!  We love you, sweetheart!  Keep growing and believing in yourself!  You are amazing and strong.  Happy 7th Birthday, Audrey!

Corn Maze

In October, we stumbled upon a fun activity that may become a fall family tradition!  When Jeremy was in Florida for a wedding, the girls and I drove up to Manchester and met Grandma for a quick Pizza Ranch lunch.  After eating, we drove to a pumpkin patch/corn maze right in the town.  We had already picked out our pumpkins for the year, so we focused mainly on the corn maze.  We had such a great time!  We were in the maze for almost an hour and had to find certain stops along the way.  After 30 minutes in, Kate's excitement began to dwindle, but Audrey had a great time.  We also loved climbing on the equipment and going on a hay rack ride.  It was a really fun day, and we hope to go back next year, too!

Chef Audrey

Audrey is always interested in helping in the kitchen, and one night last week, she actually made most of the meal herself.  We had lasagna roll-ups, and she was able to put all the pieces together to make them.  Jeremy, Kate, and I loved them, but our chef did not.  She thought they were too cheesy. :)  It has been very apparent lately that this little girl is growing up quickly! 

Happy Halloween!

What a beautiful Halloween night we had!  The weather was gorgeous, the costumes perfection, and the candy was endless.  We traveled to Lori and Ig's house first, and then paradee through Alburnett for an hour and a half.  We were stopped quite often by people we knew, but that's what is great about trick-or-treating in a small town.  The girls looked beautiful, and again, we were reminded how fun it is to celebrate holidays with young kids.  Happy Halloween from our Tinkerbell and a beautiful Bride! :)

Colby's parents both teach with me at school, and we've often joked that Audrey and Colby could end up married.  If that is the case, we HAD to take a picture of Audrey in her wedding dress next to Colby.

Here is a picture of Audrey in the costume parade at school.  She had to have the friend behind her hold on to her dress at times, so it really was like a real wedding dress experience.