wordless wednesday-footprints

the alligator versus the artist

Chris decided to build a sandcastle one day while we were hanging out on the beach.



The Sand Alligator versus....the Artist.



The tide won.

:)

fourth grade

The day before school started,

Karsen had meet-the-teacher and picture day.

We also stopped by the White Oak tree they planted in her honor in May.

Her plaque is up too!

Karsen designed the cover for her school's annual Earth day calendar.

She was also the first 3rd grader to ever win!

She is so proud of her tree.

And I am glad she has a couple more years

left in Elementary school there

so we can watch it grow.

Speaking of growing....

She is so excited about fourth grade.

All of a sudden she is 9 and on her way...

So independent and grown up in so many ways.

She is a leader and thinks outside of the box!

She is proactive in every, single thing she does.

She is very "Type A" and prepared the night before

to do what she needs to do the next day.

Her outfit is picked out with matching headband and everything.

She is way more confident than I have ever been.

(I think she gets that from her Daddy) ;)

We have been "practicing" fractions for weeks because

she struggled with them at the end of 3rd grade

and she is bound and determined to figure them out!

She keeps asking

"What's fourth grade like?"

"Is it hard?"

"I hope I do well"

We are sure you will, Karsen!

Happy first day of fourth grade, Karsen Grace!

7th grade-welcome to middle school

All of a sudden you are in middle school.

7th grade

 April of this year you weighed 80 lbs.
Four months later you weigh 105lbs.

When did that happen?

Looking at your schedule.
Spanish
Pre-Algebra
Robotics
Changing classes.
Locker combinations, dressing out in gym class.

You eat 24/7.

Pizza and cheeseburgers are your favorite.

You eat pringles by the can. If we let you.

You are your own person.
Highly analytical, imaginative and extremely sarcastic.
You love XBOX, piano, your new MP3 and watching movies.
You are the only 11 year old movie buff I know.
You can quote movies that you saw years ago.

It's tough for me to see you grow up so fast.
You ask me to "please stop being dramatic"
and run back in the house before your friends see me
taking your 1st day of school pics.
Plus you have to get to the bus stop on time.
Lucky for you,
the bus stop is right in front of our house.
You will be glad about that when it starts snowing.
You see your friend, Angelo,

already waiting there so you are ready to go.
On your way
to your first day of
middle school.
You're ready, even if we're not.
Happy first day of 7th grade to Dylan!