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<\/a><\/p>\nAnna Kate is by far the most imaginative kid I\u2019ve ever met (see picture on the right). She even takes her friends on adventures near and far! Her little sister buddies, Sydney and Eden, have had a blast at cheer practices this year! Pretty soon, Rose will be the little sister watching these guys do their thing!<\/p>\n
Friendship means so much to me, and I am so refreshed by sweet friends both old and new, none greater than my little loves! <\/p>\n Noelle loves to dress up and can often be found painting her face during her free time! Today, she was Hello Kitty! When she walked in to show me, I went, \u201cAhh!\u201d and pretended I was scared because I thought she was trying to be a monster from the wild things, but then she sweetly smiled and said, \u201cDon\u2019t be scared, Mom, I\u2019m just Hello Kitty!\u201d and I totally saw what she was talking about, yellow nose and all! I think this was the last picture of Noelle before her dentist exposed her front two teeth last week. Now they are almost in (about half-way), and, although she is smiling from ear to ear and so very proud, I\u2019m sad my biggest baby is growing up!<\/p>\n Here are Noelle\u2019s first three spelling tests of this year! She is an amazing speller, and it comes so naturally to her! She absolutely loves to practice spelling, and it only takes her one try to remember a word that isn\u2019t spelled the way it sounds. She\u2019s crazy good at it, thanks to her Daddy! I have no clue where all of this costume jewelry came from\u2026 when she filled up what used to be her Polly Pocket organizer with this much jewelry, I was like, \u201cWhat!?!\u201d She spends most of her chore money on jewelry here and there and gets jewelry every Christmas and birthday from friends and family. She never misplaces anything, so I guess it has just added up. If you ask her where any piece of jewelry is that she owns, she knows exactly where it is and who gave it to her, even from when she was 2! These two pictures side by side make me laugh, because this is so Noelle\u2026 unpredictable, can\u2019t read a book by its cover, smart, charming, dazzling, fancy, hard-worker, diva, perfectionist\u2026 she\u2019s my little oxymoron, and I love everything about her sweet little self!<\/p>\n There is no where else in the entire world I would rather be on Sunday evenings that at church with the Euc community; such a wonderful extension of family and the definition of safety, trust, and acceptance to me. And the picture on the right is one I want to remember. I had lunch with Noelle one day and her friend Jake had this shark tooth necklace, however, he was so upset because the shark\u2019s tooth had broken off of the necklace so he couldn\u2019t wear it, so he was holding the tooth in one hand and eating with the other (bless his heart). I finally thought to ask him if I could take it home and fix it for him (the wire part had completely fallen off). I promised him I would take good care of his treasure, and he let me leave with it in my purse. He\u2019s been in the same class with Noelle every year since kindergarten, so I\u2019ve enjoyed getting to know this bright and charming kiddo. All this to say, Noelle took him his necklace the next morning at school, and he was so excited! It made my day to fix his greatest treasure!<\/p>\n We love to stop by the park whenever we are out and about!<\/p>\n We met Katie one day at the park, and the girls played their little hearts out! <\/p>\n Love these happy girlies!<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a picture of the girls and me at the orthodontist (yep, it\u2019s about that time), and Noelle posing under the skeleton at Target!<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n