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Happy Birthday to the Best 7 Year Old
It all started here baby girl 7 years ago:
and how did we end up here this quickly?
M, it was this day 7 years ago you made me a mom. This is my Mom Anniversary just as it is your Birthday. Isn’t it neat we get to share such two great events on December 19th every year? M, you continue to amaze me each and everyday.
This year you have participated in Clogging, T-Ball, Community Theater, Swimming, Soccer, GA’s and Children’s Choir. You absolutely love staying busy and you handle it so well too. I follow your lead and let you decide what all you want to be involved in.
M you love to make everyone happy. You get your feelings hurt if you realize that you may have hurt someone or did not do the right thing. You are very apologetic and just want to help out in any way you can.
You are the best big sister. It’s not always easy being the big sister, but you take it and run with it. You help guide Lyndsee and I hear you both when you are playing, hugging each other and saying “I Love You”. Your teachers at school tell me all the time how you both make sure to find each other during the day so you can give each other the “I LOVE YOU” sign. That just melts my heart. Yes, you both have your fights but you two are definitely best of friends.
M, you are doing so great at school. You are reading 3rd grade level books and just love to read your chapter books. Everywhere we go, you ask to take a chapter book with you so you can read. There are still times at night though you enjoy mommy still reading to you. 🙂
M, you still love to cuddle with mommy which just makes my heart so warm with love. I love you so much and when you want me to pick you up out of bed to carry you into living room… of course I still do it. I want to keep you little as much as I can… even though you are inching up height wise up on mommy ;).
M, you love mommy cooking you waffles each and every morning. Some mornings when I am running and late and fix you cereal… you make sure to show me that face that you are not too happy with mommy. So, yes mommy sets the alarm clock 15 minutes earlier every morning now so I can make sure your waffles and warm and ready when you wake up.
M, you so enjoy helping me cook in the kitchen. You want to be right there to pour the ingredients or stir. I love this time M. You little suzy homemaker 🙂
M, you are such a great all around daughter. God blessed me with a wonderful soul. I’m so happy you love him as much as I do. He has a plan for you and I cannot wait to see it.
M…. HAPPY 7th Birthday my dear. Mommy loves you sooooo much. You will just never know. Let’s go have a super fun day at Magic Kingdom. Just what you have requested. Here’s to many many many more birthdays and mom anniversary celebrations together.
Much love,
Your Mom
And This is What December Is All About Right
You know this is truly the most wonderful time of year, but even in all the hustle and bustle we simply cannot forget why we celebrate this time of year.
This month has been a month of craziness for sure. As most of you know, I took on the task of going back to school full-time since the girls were both in school (something I am debating now having them in school). So the last two weeks have been up very late nights studying and putting the finalizing touches on end of semester projects. I am so thrilled and happy that I made it to the end of semester. I cannot say it was easy, but I can say I put my whole strength and heart into my work. Well, I can say that work has definitely paid off. I have completed the semester with a 4.0 GPA. I am a bit of perfectionist when it comes to work and I will stress and stress about things. I have cried some tears this semester but now, I can sit back and breathe. I can enjoy the season. I can celebrate with my family Jesus Christ’s birth. I can enjoy seeing the girls smiles on Christmas morning. I can enjoy time with my extended family. I can just take it all in now without any worries or stress. Now… that my friends is what December is all about.
M was in a Christmas play at church last Sunday. I will share video and pictures of that soon. It went soooo well and was sooo funny and cute! I want to leave you though now with this short video. It will move you for sure. This was an act put on right after the play. Enjoy 🙂
Cheerios 100,000 Book Giveaway!
We are a huge reading family. Each night we take time to sit down for family time and M reads her chapter book to us and then I will read to the girls. I just love having this time each night with the girls. Also, the girls love books. They are always asking for new books and so delighted when they see new books come in.
Cheerios has teamed up with Jon Scieszka and First Book to distribute 100,000 new books to kids in need across the country. Through the 100,000 Book Giveaway, the five states receiving the highest number of votes will each receive 20,000 new books for local kids – and we need your help to decide where the books should be donated!
By answering the trivia questions featured in this challenge, you can help select the states that will receive new books for local kids. For every trivia question you answer correctly now through August 31st, 2010, you can cast one vote for the state you want to receive new books. The more questions you answer correctly, the more votes you cast!
We take so much for advantage and don’t realize how a simple book is wanted so bad by children that just cannot afford them in their household and county school system. We are very fortunate here in our school system for the Pre-K division. Each week a new set of books is sent home in a reading bag for myself to read to L. We were so thrilled when this program started for the first time this year, but I never realized till Cheerios brought to my attention how this is wanted so badly by other states and school systems!
Please take a moment and go to the site and answer some of the trivia questions to cast your votes to where the books should be sent.
Cheerios sent to us through My Blog Spark a gift pack.
All the books shown above were included and also a box of the Frosty Cheerios. They included a Barnes and Noble gift card as well. Each book was the perfect shape to fit into travel bags for the girls and just the right length. Each night we would read one, and the girls just loved sitting there listening then asking questions at the end. No book is the same, so I really recommend at the end of each book you read to your child, to let them ask questions to see how much of the book they actually do comprehend!
Cheerios through My Blog Spark would like to offer one of my reader’s this same gift pack. All you need to do is:
1. Leave a comment about your reading routine with your family.
Then to receive extra entries:
1. Tweet this contest
2. Facebook this contest
3. Subscribe to our feed
4. Blog about this contest
Leave an extra comment for each entry that you do!
I will close this contest on Dec. 19th at 11:59pm EST.
Full Disclosure: I did receive the Cheerios, prize pack, information, and giveaway from Cheerios through MyBlogSpark.
Its Not Always About The Material Things
During this holiday season, I want to make sure we are all remembering the reason for the season… Jesus :). I try to instill this in my girls and two separate events in the past week has assured me… I must be doing something right!
M came home last week with all her Thanksgiving projects she had done at school. One of the projects brought tears to my eyes. I’ll post a picture here:
Look at all she is thankful for! I had to show this off to everyone in our family. I have always said she is such an old soul and really cares so much for others. She is thankful for Family, Dad, Mom, God, Jesus, Freedom, Home and Food. Is that not awesome? There are no material things listed and that just warms my heart so much.
Then, this leads me to this past weekend. I was creating all my lists for my family this year for Christmas. I asked L what she would like for Christmas this year. She sat there for a minute and put her little fingers on her chin, like she was thinking. She said ummm… then said I know Mommy. All I want for Christmas this year is for daddy to love me, mommy to love me, my sister to love me and my doggy to love me. Oh I just swooped her right up and hugged her so tight. There was not one item she could tell me she wanted… all she wants is love. Is that now just the coolest thing?
I love my girls so much and often wonder if I am doing a good job at this mommy gig… but I think I couldn’t receive a more better answer than this do you?
So remember as we go into this wonderful Holiday Season, its not all about the money. It’s all about the thought and love!
