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| Sassy |
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| Smile nicely |
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| Auddie girl HAD to be in the picture |
Monday, June 20, 2011
Last day of first grade
Gracie finished first grade! I cannot believe that this milestone has come and passed. Here are her last day of first grade pictures:
On a cold, rainy day
Last Saturday we went to Valleyfair for Dan's work picnic. It was very fun but a cold, rainy day!
I always thought those people that buy the amusement park poncho's are suckers because there is nothing wrong with getting a little wet. Well, we are those suckers now because we bought amusement park ponchos so we wouldn't get a little wet! It wasn't the MOST ridiculous thing we ever bought but it does rank up there in the top 10.
It was a blast even though it rained all day long!
I always thought those people that buy the amusement park poncho's are suckers because there is nothing wrong with getting a little wet. Well, we are those suckers now because we bought amusement park ponchos so we wouldn't get a little wet! It wasn't the MOST ridiculous thing we ever bought but it does rank up there in the top 10.
It was a blast even though it rained all day long!
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| Cold and wet but having a fun! |
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| She smiled through all her shivers! |
Royal Tea
Last Sunday we got to go to the South St. Paul Royal Tea. The candidates for Ms. South St. Paul and the reigning royalty were there to work with the children doing different activities. They made a crown, they played pin the princess on the castle, they colored and they had punch and little petit fours. It was really cute!
Gracie met a candidate and tended to follow her around during the tea party. This candidate was very sweet and we wish her the best!
Gracie met a candidate and tended to follow her around during the tea party. This candidate was very sweet and we wish her the best!
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| Gracie and South St. Paul queen candidate, Marisa. |
Thursday, June 16, 2011
The Bond Strengthens
I had the privilige of having a deep talk with Gracie on Thursday night. It was a talk that tested my motherhood and made me stop and really think before I opened up my big mouth and said something stupid. Which is not unheard of as I have very little filtering that occurs from brain to mouth.
She was very upset about some things that were happening at school and she had a bad night at gymnastics. She was crying but didn't want to talk about it on the way home from gymnastics so I let her sit with her thoughts for awhile.
Later in the evening (9:30! on a school night) she comes into my room and she says she's ready to talk. We talk for about an hour and she gets all her sadness out. I then said, "let's list everything we know that makes you a smart, beautiful, wonderful 7 year old girl". I started listing off things and the list kept getting longer. She started to add some of her own thoughtful things. Then, since she was done crying, she got up to get a tissue to wipe her nose. She came back in the room and said, "mama, that was really nice that you said all those things about how wonderful I am." She said this in a cracked, broken, sobbing voice and it was the sweetest words I have heard from her since she first uttered "mama".
I have never had a conversation like that with my mom. That was both of our faults. We just didn't have that relationship. But I do with Gracie, now. I love that.
I can't wait to build that relationship with Auddie Girl.
She was very upset about some things that were happening at school and she had a bad night at gymnastics. She was crying but didn't want to talk about it on the way home from gymnastics so I let her sit with her thoughts for awhile.
Later in the evening (9:30! on a school night) she comes into my room and she says she's ready to talk. We talk for about an hour and she gets all her sadness out. I then said, "let's list everything we know that makes you a smart, beautiful, wonderful 7 year old girl". I started listing off things and the list kept getting longer. She started to add some of her own thoughtful things. Then, since she was done crying, she got up to get a tissue to wipe her nose. She came back in the room and said, "mama, that was really nice that you said all those things about how wonderful I am." She said this in a cracked, broken, sobbing voice and it was the sweetest words I have heard from her since she first uttered "mama".
I have never had a conversation like that with my mom. That was both of our faults. We just didn't have that relationship. But I do with Gracie, now. I love that.
I can't wait to build that relationship with Auddie Girl.
Man. My feet hurt!
What's with the crazy title? Absolutely nothing. I'm sitting down wanting to make an entry about the world news that occurred today and I don't want to say anything stupid or offensive. So my thoughts went to feet and how badly they hurt today which is unusual.
Now onto world events. Today was a big day in US history. Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan. He was the mastermind behind these attacks on American soil which was unheard of at the time.
(As I'm sure you all know)
Now onto world events. Today was a big day in US history. Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan. He was the mastermind behind these attacks on American soil which was unheard of at the time.
And this:
And this:
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