Maddie is 11!

Dear Maddie,

My oldest, super sweet girl is 11!  We love you so much and are SO crazy proud of your caring heart.  As grandma says, you are a very special girl and your heart sets you apart.  You have had a wonderful time at Roosevelt and are now in 5th grade.  You love your teacher and everything about school.  You have a nice group of friends and you are always finding ways to bring people together.  You are a friend to everyone.  You've enjoyed competitive cheer and have progressed so much in your first year on the team.  You have the best facials and smiles as you perform.  You ran your heart out in your final tiger trot and ran 23 laps - your all-time best.  I think you may be a runner down the road!  You put so much time and effort into your camping birthday party this year.  We somehow got all the tents done!  Good thing you are a planner and gave us plenty of time to get things together.  

Words can't express how proud of you we are.  We love spending time with you and know you have a super bright future ahead.

Much love to my "moodles".....

Love you forever, 

Mom

Emmie is 6!

Our little stinker is 6!  Em keeps us laughing and also keeps us on our toes.  

 Tiger trot (it was on the rain date) was on Emmie's birthday this year which was super fun!

 MOST LAPS! :)

Dear Emmie, Zoom, Zoomie, Zuma, Ems, Emma,

Oh girl you are something else!  You are a silly, goofy, strong, loving, caring, smart, sensitive, leader!  Your laugh is the best and you have always acted older than you should!!!  You have been going to Jefferson for morning kindergarten and Roosevelt for afternoon kindergarten.  You eat lunch at school and you take bus.  You are a big girl!!!  You like school and have adjusted really well.  You are in class with Brenley and you two have become very close.  Ella is still one of your best friends as well and you two are hilarious together!  You started doing gymnastics and are taking piano lessons.  You love to sing, dance, act and be dramatic.  You also love makeup and getting your nails done.  You don't like being told "no" and we are working on having you cry less when you don't get your way.  You are quite the artist.  You love to draw and you have some natural talent!  You love to create and follow how to draw videos.  You also love Youtube and we have to set a limit for you because you would stay on way too long!!  You are a great runner and you and Brenley got the most laps at Tiger Trot on your birthday! :)  You are one awesome girl who we adore so very much!!

6 Year Old Emmie's Favorites:
Food: Mac and cheese
Candy: Nerds
Ice Cream: Mint Choc. Chip
Movie: Zombies
Song: Shotgun
Color: Blue
Sport: Gymnastics
Game: Tic Tac Toe
Subject: Art
Book: Plant A Kiss
Animal: Dolphin

Love you Emmie girl!!!
Mom

Dane is 9

 Pizza before the game at Dags!

Tips for the boys

Pregame huddle....

Dane has one request for his birthday - sports!  We looked into several ideas, then thought about heading to a Maine South Football game.  We had pizza before the game and then headed over for a special pre-game surprise.  The boys had a great time!

Dear Dane (Train),

Our boy is 9!  You are a very determined boy who is full of heart!  You continue to LOVE sports and it's your favorite thing to with your friends and with dad.  You have been playing lots of baseball and you made the all-star team this year which was super fun.  You pitch and play first base most of the time and you do a great job.  You can be hard on yourself as you want to be your best for your teammates.  You've been enjoying 3rd grade and you are in class with many of your good buddies!  Luca, Finn and Dane are back together (you were together in Kindergarten too) along with Rocco, Sully, Constantine and Bennett.  You are also in math with Mrs. Buti and you have been learning math at a very fast pace.  Your confidence is something you can always work on - you are so capable in so many ways!!  You are very fortunate at how most things come pretty easy to you.  You've been into golf since you were very young and your golf skills are really good as well.  You and dad love golfing together and dad says you will beat him in just a few years.  

9 year old Dane's Favorite Things:

Food - Ribs

TV-Show - Dude Perfect/That's Amazing

Book - Stink/Magic Misfits

Subject - Health

Color - Pink and lime green

Candy - Reeses and Skittles

Sport- Basketball and Golf

Sports Teams- Warriors, Saints, Chiefs, Bears, Bulls

Athletes - Steph Curry, Rondal Moore, Carsen Edwards, Klay Thompson, Alvin Kamara, Micheal Thomas, Drew Brees

We love you so much and we are so SUPER proud of you.  Keep smiling that big Dane smile and remember to keep it right upstairs!

Love, Mom 

New School Year

What a rainy first day of school!!

 Emmie's locker

Here we are soaking wet afterschool!  What a crazy start to the school year.