tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85460051119136615442023-11-16T08:53:53.467-07:00The Wise Worlda little peak into our worldKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.comBlogger394125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-61350683754835337762014-01-17T11:59:00.005-07:002014-01-17T11:59:39.061-07:00Happy 7th Birthday, Elsie(I don't get on here much these days. Facebook and Instagram are just way too easy!) <br />
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Elsie had a birthday! She is seven years old. This blows my mind. I love this girl so much!<br />
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Here's her birthday quiz:<br />
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What is your favorite color? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Turquoise (It has been purple for quite a long time, but she planned on her 7th birthday that she was going to change it. Purple is now her 2nd favorite color.)</span><br />
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What is your favorite toy? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">My nook (She got it for Christmas and loves it. I put her favorite music on it, and she loves to play salon games. I love that she asks me if she can play on it. She's so obedient.)</span><br />
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What is your favorite fruit? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Strawberries (She can't wait for summer!)</span><br />
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What is your favorite vegetable? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Carrots</span><br />
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What is your favorite movie? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Frozen (Shocker!)</span><br />
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What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Pizza (She still loves it. Papa John's is her favorite. She eats chicken nuggets for school lunch EVERY DAY. She won't let me make her a lunch, and she won't try anything different. She is definitely Aaron's child!)</span><br />
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What is your favorite outfit? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> My pink skirt, white leggings, boots, and my striped shirt with sequins on it. </span><br />
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What is your favorite game? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Spot It</span><br />
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What is your favorite snack? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">String cheese (She has at least 2 a day...at least)</span><br />
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What is your favorite animal? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Dogs</span><br />
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What is your favorite song (top3)? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Let It Go from Frozen, Roar by Katy Perry, Story of My Life by One Direction</span><br />
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What is your favorite sport? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">S<span></span>occer</span><span></span></span></span><br />
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What is your favorite church song?<span style="background-color: white;"><span></span> </span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="background-color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Silent Night (This is the song she learned on the piano for her Christmas recital. She loves it now.)<span></span></span></span></span><br />
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What is your favorite book? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Nancy Clancy chapter books (This girl loves to read. She thinks it's so cool that she can read chapter books by herself now. We have also been reading Harry Potter with her, and she loves those as well.)</span><br />
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Who is your best friend? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> Brooklen, Leila, Liberty</span><br />
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What is your favorite cereal? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> Cinnamon Life</span><br />
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What do you like to do outside? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Swim, ride my bike, play on the playground</span><br />
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What is your favorite drink? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> Raspberry Lemonade</span><br />
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What is your favorite holiday? Why? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Christmas because it's Jesus' birthday, I get presents, and I get to be with family</span><br />
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What is your favorite season? Why? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Summer because I do a lot outside and I like being outside</span><br />
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What do you like to take to bed with you at night? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Paxton Bear, Uni, and my silky (She sleeps with a bear that Aunt Liz made for Paxton when he was born, her unicorn dream light that she doesn't turn on...just snuggles, and her silky that she's had since being born made by Aunt Piper)</span><br />
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What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Toast</span><br />
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What do you want for dinner on your birthday? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Cheesecake Factory (She has always loved the bread, but now she loves the cheesecake. We actually have to share with her now. Darn it!)</span><br />
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What do you want to be when you grow up? <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> Artist, either a painter or drawer</span><br />
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<br />To celebrate her birthday, we had a Frozen birthday party. There were 13 girls there including Elsie, and it was quite the party. <br />
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Thank goodness I had Angie and Piper there to help. The painted the girls' nails at the "Snowflake Salon"<br />
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The house was decorated like a winter wonderland, we had lots of snacks
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-67017488346188778722013-08-22T12:53:00.000-06:002013-08-22T12:53:15.731-06:00First Day of First GradeToday was the first day of school. I have a lot of mixed emotions about this! I miss her already, and it's only 12:30. But I did I love going to the store by myself and taking my time as I walked around! I'm feeling real happy and relaxed right now, but I also know I have to start "working" for Aaron real soon. We have officially entered a new stage of life!<br />
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Elsie has been looking forward to starting school. She's been a little nervous about lunchtime, but we've come up with enough ideas that have helped her feel better. <br />
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I woke her up plenty early this morning, got her showered and dressed, let her take her time eating breakfast. It was a very pleasant morning. We had time for pictures, but she still wouldn't stand on the front porch to pose. We tried the back, but it was too windy! We got the pictures inside while we laughed about how grumpy she was last year. Then we were off to school!<br />
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I told her I wanted to walk her in, and at first she said no. Then she realized I really wanted to, so she said I could. Haha! There were so many parents in there with cameras, so I wasn't the only crazy one. I wanted a picture by the classroom door, but she wouldn't do it. Finally I got her teacher to pose with her, so she couldn't get away. <br />
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Right after that, she walked right in the room, put her backpack away, moved her lunch magnet, sat down at her desk, and started coloring. All business! I managed to get a hug from her in the middle of all this. Then I stood out in the hallway and watched her. She looked up a few different times and saw me staring at her. She gave me a cute smile and continued on with her work. I love that girl!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-26019997223376862432013-07-22T07:32:00.003-06:002013-07-22T07:32:56.254-06:00Our weekendWe had a fun-filled weekend!<br />
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Elsie went to Princess Camp with her cousins, Harper and Qiana. <br />
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We went to the Spanish Fork Rodeo Saturday night. It was such a beautiful night, the rodeo was so fun, and we even got to watch Aaron go down in the arena to help accept an award for their firm. We all decided the event where they tie up the cow is our least favorite. Elsie liked when the kids rode the sheep, and thinks she wants to do it next year. haha. There is no way she would even get on that thing! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did you notice Elsie's missing front tooth? That tooth #5 gone.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another one on the gate</td></tr>
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We had a party at our house last night with all the Woodruffs that are in town. It was so much fun! There were 24 of us. The kids played so well, and we got to visit and laugh. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I stole Angie's photo collage from facebook. Great pics!</td></tr>
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That was our weekend! How was yours?Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-54997348631092955262013-06-09T13:37:00.004-06:002013-06-09T13:37:48.774-06:00So far this summerElsie is going to tennis camp through the city. She loves it! She's pretty darn good, too. We'll probably get her in some private lessons soon.<br />
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We went to the Springville carnival yesterday. We let Elsie get her face painted and she was in heaven. <br />
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Aaron and Elsie went a few rides. They both love the wild, spinny rides. I prefer to take pictures! <br />
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Elsie lost her 4th tooth the other night. She's feeling pretty cool about it. The tooth fairy brings a dollar bill folded into something interesting. So far she's given her a heart, a butterfly, a ring, and a shirt. <br />
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We met up with a friend from school at Seven Peaks. The girls had such a great time, and I survived the crowds.<br />
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We've been swimming a ton, playing with friends, eating out more than we should, babysitting some kids in exchange for swim lessons, getting half off Sonic shakes...and it's only the beginning of June!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-37821967584218074462013-06-02T13:57:00.000-06:002013-06-02T13:57:50.695-06:00Road Trip to VegasBack in March, we went a little three-day getaway to Las Vegas with some friends, the Westovers. We stayed at the Golden Nugget, and had a great time. The hotel was great, the pool was so much fun, we had gorgeous weather (even better than we were expecting), and we were in great company. We had lots of good food, too, thanks to Becky's recommendations. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a cold, gross winter here. It was amazing to see this kind of temperature!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stayed right by Fremont St. so we walked around there at night. Crazy people and crazy stuff!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pool surrounded a big shark tank. Super fun to watch during the day and really pretty at night.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was also a waterslide that went through the tank. Elsie rode on it many times!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This girl had a good time!</td></tr>
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-36740644790571111232013-05-26T14:46:00.001-06:002013-05-26T16:26:16.047-06:00Spring Recital VideosElsie's spring dance recital was Friday night. She was not in the best mood, so she was really not looking forward to dancing. You'll notice her attempt at a smile in the videos. I think she's still pretty darn cute, though!<br />
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(I couldn't get the videos to upload to blogger. Here's the links.) Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-10774780949337853782013-05-26T12:44:00.001-06:002013-05-26T12:44:46.822-06:00Train to Temple SquareWe have been wanting to ride the new Frontrunner train up to Salt Lake for a while, and we finally got to do it yesterday. It was a beautiful day, and the perfect thing to do as a family. After a little early afternoon nap, we headed up to Provo to catch the train. (I figured out the route/time but still felt a little unsure of what we were doing. Thank goodness the other times I've had to use public transportation I was with someone that had it all figured out...a little shout-out to Angie!)<br />
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Frontrunner was great. A nice and smooth ride, tables, outlets, wi-fi! It took about an hour to get from Provo up to Salt Lake.<br />
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We got off at the stop by Gateway and just walked over to it. We remembered that Aaron had his birthday coupon for Tucano's, so we feasted there. It was amazing! Really one of the better times I've eaten there. <br />
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Then we took Trax to Temple Square and walked around there a bit. We sat in the Assembly Hall and listened to some sister missionaries guide a tour of Korean guests. It was fun to just sit and listen. We walked through the visitor's center and took some pics outside.<br />
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Next we walked over to the Beehive House and did the tour. It would've been really great until this family came in with two crazy kids. They were so obnoxious the whole tour. They wouldn't listen to the missionaries, were running all over the place. What were the parents doing, you ask? Nothing. Just being carnies! Okay, I'm done venting. Besides that, it was cool to see all the rooms and picture what it was like long ago. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-16322370694336582682013-05-21T21:05:00.001-06:002013-05-21T21:05:42.248-06:00funny thing she saidAs we were driving home from dance today, Elsie was playing <i>Cooking Mama</i> on her DS. <br />
She asked me, "Why is it called <i>Cooking Mama</i>? I know why it says <i>Cooking</i>, but why <i>Mama</i>?" <br />
I told her it was a mom and part of her job is to cook meals. <br />
She then said, "I won't ever have to because I'm not getting married."<br />
I was like, "Uh, you still have to make meals for yourself."<br />
And her response was, "You can just do it."<br />
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I love it. Glad to know I'm needed, I guess. But why is she obsessed with not wanting to get married or have any kids?! <br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-37429923176541946482013-05-19T09:17:00.002-06:002013-05-19T09:17:32.110-06:00Kindergarten Graduate!I can't believe she's done with Kindergarten! It's crazy. This year has gone so fast. She really has loved school and didn't want it to end. Elsie was really grumpy yesterday Friday afternoon, and I asked her what was wrong. She sniffled and said, "I just don't want school to end." I know she was also a little tired from all the partying, but I do know she was feeling down about it.<br />
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The whole Kindergarten put on a program on Friday. Elsie had been telling me that they were singing a bunch of songs, but she wouldn't give me any hints about what they were. She was excited for us to come to the program to watch and hear the songs.<br />
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I got to the school 1/2 hour before the program to save seats as the teachers had suggested. Oh my gosh, people are crazy here! There were so many people there already, rows and rows of chairs being saved by sweatshirts/jackets. My seat was fine, but I wish I had just stayed at the school when I dropped off Elsie. I had just been dinking around at home.<br />
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The program was cute. They sang some cute and funny songs. Elsie wouldn't keep her hands away from her mouth. She gets embarrassed up in front of crowds. I kept making eye contact with her and reminding her to move her hands. I was totally doing a mean mom face! Haha!<br />
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Speaking of being embarrassed...The final week of school they had a theme each day for how to dress. Monday was Luau Day, and she wore a cute flowery dress and a lei. Tuesday was Sports Day and she wore her soccer uniform (even though she first told me that wasn't a good idea). Wednesday was crazy hair day. The night before she told me she wanted me to surprise her with how to do her hair. I looked up some ideas on pinterest and had a plan. Wednesday morning got kind of busy and she was moving slow, so we didn't end up having a lot of time for hair. I was about half-way done with her hair when I noticed this look of disgust on her face. Then when I asked her what was wrong, she started crying and said it was embarrassing. I suggested doing something different, but she was over it by then. After a little mommy daughter meltdown, we settled on her normal hair. Later, after school, we talked about it again, and she said she had just wanted two pigtails. I reminded her that she needed to tell me that instead of saying she wanted a surprise. She has a hard time making a decision, and always wants us to surprise her. Maybe this will teach her to decide on and say what she wants!<br />
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Elsie's teacher was Miss McGlothin. Elsie loved her and she loved Elsie! I got to be the room mom this year and be really involved in the classroom. I also got to know a lot of the other moms and their kids. <br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-4641475507869932832013-05-18T11:00:00.000-06:002013-05-18T11:00:00.894-06:00What else happened in March?I went on an aquarium field trip with Elsie. I love being able to do this stuff with her. And I love that she wants to sit by me on the bus! I do not love riding on the bus!<br />
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Elsie and friend and cousin dressed up as princesses. This is happening less and less these days. It makes me kind of sad. But I guess part of it is they are playing outside all the time now. I just don't want to think Elsie is growing up.<br />
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Aaron, Elsie, and I went to a Vocal Point concert at BYU. We had so much fun! Some of you may think it's kind of dorky, but we love this acapella stuff. <br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-18256927337962700702013-05-16T20:41:00.002-06:002013-05-16T20:41:51.788-06:00End of the Year PartyElsie invited a bunch of friends from her class over for an end of the school year party this afternoon. They had pizza, played games, got really wet, and had a great time. She has met some really cute friends this year, and loved having them all over to play. <br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-90455384026635597602013-05-15T08:39:00.000-06:002013-05-15T08:39:00.691-06:00special days in May<u>Mother's Day</u><br />
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I'm so grateful, beyond words, to be a mother to this sweet, kind, tender, funny, smart little girl. She lights up our lives and is, honestly, one of my best friends. <br />
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So glad he was born 37 years ago! He's awesome. He works hard, plays hard, takes care of us, keeps us laughing, and tells us it will all be okay. <br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-55826583331635058832013-05-09T07:16:00.002-06:002013-05-09T07:16:33.801-06:00Easter (Picture Overload!)I have always loved Easter. I looked forward to getting my basket full of candy, chocolate, and my own box of cereal that I didn't have to share with anyone! It was Captain Crunch for quite a few years, and then I moved on to Rice Chex. I'm pretty exciting, aren't I?!<br />
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To start off the festivities earlier in the week, we dyed eggs after Elsie's first soccer game. <br />
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On the way up to the Easter party, we stopped at the BYU Spring Scrimmage. <br />
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I must say, Aaron's family really knows how to do Easter. Their Easter parties are amazing...tons of toys, eggs, a pinata, decorations, great food! We got together at Liz's house this year, and the weather was BEAUTIFUL!<br />
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And, finally, Easter morning Elsie got her basket.<br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-83445759140988719692013-05-08T14:29:00.003-06:002013-05-08T14:29:53.027-06:00April Review<u><b>It's Good to Have Friends</b></u><br />
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Elsie has made some good friends this year at school and in the neighborhood. She loves having friends over to play. I love to hear them laughing, playing, imagining, bossing, directing, and chatting with each other.<br />
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<u><b>Aaron is Yardy</b></u><br />
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Aaron has been working his tail off (and obsessing way too much) about getting trees and shrubs planted and sprucing up the yard. He's always standing at the window, looking outside, thinking about what he needs to do, what he wants to do, what the plants will look like by the end of summer, etc. He's done a great job, and hasn't even made me help! I'm so grateful that he cares about making our yard look nice and he takes the time to do it. And thank goodness for Costco and their inexpensive trees and plants!!<br />
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There is a tulip festival at Thanksgiving Point Gardens that is quite lovely. We met up with Angie, Qiana, Piper, and Harper one afternoon when the weather was finally decent. The flowers were beautiful, the weather was not too shabby, and the company was fabulous! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This flower was called "Obedient Plant". Piper said I should have Elsie stand there and pose. That's my girl!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I love tulips. I always have thanks to my mom. We went to see the tulips in WA many times while growing up. Those memories remain some of my fondest!<br />
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Elsie's Kindergarten teacher got married a couple weeks ago. We threw her a little bridal shower in class one day before she left for her wedding. I wanted to think of a creative way to give her money from everyone, so I found some inspiration on Pinterest. My friend and other mom in the class, Brooke, helped me make this money tree. I love how it turned out, and it was so fun to give it to her.<br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-26103456990701682552013-05-07T16:05:00.003-06:002013-05-07T16:05:59.172-06:00spring soccerElsie had another great soccer season! She's slowly, but surely, getting better at going for the ball and being more aggressive. Baby steps! She loves it, though, and that's what I'm most excited about. <br />
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She had just gotten over being so sick with the flu for her last soccer game. She wanted to play so badly. It wore her out! She had quite the cheering section.<br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-15470178277596883532013-02-20T18:22:00.000-07:002013-02-20T18:22:05.813-07:00Slide ProjectThe last couple weeks, I've been working on a big Wise family project. I am going through 100's (probably close to 2000) slides of the Wises since the 1970's. I am weeding out lots (Gary and Sylvia...you really loved the landscape and wildlife pictures, didn't you?!) and then scanning the ones that we're keeping. It has been fun to see all these pictures of the family and Aaron's childhood that I've never seen before. Definitely a project that needed to get done, and I'm glad to do it!<br />
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Just had to post these pictures of Aaron and Elsie, both around 4 years old, with Pluto at Disneyland. This is what makes this project worth it!<br />
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Maybe it wasn't a good idea to post these. Now I'm just hungry for Disneyland!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-26803351963880177462013-01-30T13:20:00.002-07:002013-01-30T13:20:37.051-07:00November(Let the blog catch up begin! Lots of pictures and not so much writing about our lives over the last few months.)<br />
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<u><strong>FIRST SNOWFALL</strong></u><br />
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We got snow really early this year, and a lot of it!<br />
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Living where we do so close to the mountain, we usually get more snow than is forecasted. This year has been so much snowier than last year. I kind of don't like it...at all, but Elsie would play outside for hours if we let her. And, I will say, the snow is much better when you have actual snow clothes and boots to wear. If only I didn't have to ever drive in it!<br />
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<strong><u>SLEEPOVER WITH HARPER</u></strong><br />
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Grandpa and Grandma Wise had Elsie and Harper over for a little sleepover. They had a great time, even without getting much sleep.<br />
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<u><strong>DISNEY ON ICE</strong></u><br />
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Angie, Qiana, Elsie, and I went to Disney on Ice again this year. We love it! This show was especially great because we got to see a bunch of princesses, and there was a whole segment based on "It's a Small World" ride at Disneyland. <br />
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These girls love to craft as much as their mommies!<br />
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<strong><u>KILLERS CONCERT</u></strong><br />
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Aaron and I got to go to the Killers concert with Merv and Becky. It was such a fun night. We went to Chili's for dinner. We all really like the chips & salsa! The concert was really good. They sounded awesome live. My favorite part of the night was seeing how much Aaron was loving it. He even pulled out some pretty sweet moves...you should be sad you missed them!<br />
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Coming up...Thanksgiving WeekKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-43359588677249355762012-12-25T09:38:00.000-07:002012-12-25T09:38:19.085-07:00Winter Dance RecitalElsie had her winter dance recital this past week. She is taking jazz/ballet and tap.<br />
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Enjoy the videos of her performances and just try to ignore her teacher's head. I love Elsie's "trying not to smile" face!<br />
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Tap Dance <br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-6598356867038689112012-11-01T07:35:00.002-06:002012-11-01T07:35:49.232-06:00Halloween 2012Another great Halloween has come and gone, and I've eaten half of Elsie's candy already!<br />
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Elsie was a witch this year. We looked online to get ideas of what she could be this year, and she thought the witch idea was the best. Not that I don't love all things Disney, but it was nice to do something different this year. Qiana decided she also wanted to be a witch with Elsie, so they ended up being the cutest coordinating witches ever!<br />
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Elsie had a carnival at school that I helped with that turned out to be really fun. I love getting to be at these school things with her. The whole school did a parade at the end of the day. I must say, I do love how people in Utah get into Halloween! (There you have it, I do have nice things to say about Utah, too. Haha!) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elsie before school. She wouldn't take the broom to school, but at least I got a picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She was cracking herself up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elsie and her Kinder buddies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She wouldn't look at me during the parade. I guess I had reached my picture-taking limit.</td></tr>
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Angie and Q came down in the afternoon to eat dinner and go trick-or-treating. We had some snacks and Aaron and I carved our pumpkins in a hurry. After a couple servings of buffalo chicken dip, the girls were antsy to get out. We had such a great evening with the beautiful weather and two girls that were having a ball.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute witches...don't you think?! (I had to wait until Angie was there for her to do make-up!)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elsie as Wednesday. One of my friends dressed her whole family as the Addams Family but was missing Wednesday. I think they needed to borrow Elsie!</td></tr>
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Besides the meltdowns at the end of the night, I would say the day was quite a success! And I'm throwing the candy away since Elsie doesn't even like it. Well, maybe I'll have a couple more pieces first!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-75050750841975981282012-10-30T13:01:00.001-06:002012-10-30T13:01:37.038-06:00October Review - Part 2<u><b>LAST SOCCER GAME</b></u><br />
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Elsie's soccer season was great! She ended up loving it, and was excited for every game. Her coach was always encouraging her and cheering her on. Her favorite position was still goalie, but she had a chance to play all the positions each game. We always reminded her to get in there and don't be afraid to go for the ball. Most of the time she would make it look like she was trying to get in the mix, but she just kind of ran around on the outside of everyone. It was so funny! I'm so glad she had a good experience and wants to play again next year. <br />
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<u><b>FIELD TRIP</b></u><br />
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Elsie had her first Kindergarten field trip, and I got to go along with her. We went around to different businesses and the airport. The bus dropped us off in the parking lot by Macey's, and then we had to walk around the strip mall to visit different places. We went to Little Caeser's (the kid working didn't even know where coming so that one was kind of lame), Arctic Circle where they got a free cone, the Eye Doctor where Elsie got to see the inside of an eye, Frozen Yogurt place where we got free samples, and Macey's grocery store. We ate lunch at the park. Then we went to the Spanish Fork airport and got to see a helicopter and a small airplane. Elsie thought it was great! I was worn out by the time we got home. Her favorite part was getting to ride on a yellow bus.<br />
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<u><b>PUMPKIN PATCH</b></u><br />
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What would fall be without a trip to the pumpkin patch?! Most of them
charge a bunch of money to get in and do their little activities, but we
found one that is free and we love it! There's a haybale maze, some
pigs and donkeys, a hayride, a corn pit, and, of course, pumpkins (you pay for those).
Elsie brought her friend, Brooklyn, along for the fun.<br />
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Other October Events:<br />
-My birthday came and went. We were in St. George (and driving home) for it. My bday present was supposed to be my trip to Toronto. But Aaron got me a new small camera, too. Yippee!<br />
-Parent/Teacher Conferenes were last week. Miss M had great things to say about Elsie. She said she loves having her in class, that she is very polite and helpful, is a star student. It made me so happy!<br />
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Next up: Halloween!!Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-81580017435431315232012-10-28T14:29:00.000-06:002012-10-28T14:29:13.057-06:00October Review - Part One<u><b>ST. GEORGE MARATHON</b></u><br />
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Aaron did the marathon again this year. His goal was to improve his time by 15 minutes, and he felt much more prepared this year. He ended up beating his time by 19 minutes! <br />
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But he said it was the hardest thing he's ever done. I guess he pushed it way too hard the first 17 miles and felt like he was going to die the rest of the time. It was so hard for him to keep going! <br />
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Elsie and I were set up around mile 22 with Nicole and the girls. <br />
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As we were waiting for Aaron and Jeff to come by, we ended up helping some lady that was about to faint. Alexis and I went looking for help, and had to run forever to find someone. I'm so glad I thought to bring my camera with me because I randomly looked up and saw Aaron running right past me around mile 23. I was able to get some quick pictures. He was just about dead, but he still managed to give a great smile!<br />
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<u><b>CHARLIE</b></u><br />
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Aaron took Charlie out on a walk right before we were supposed to leave for St. George. As they finished their walk and were along the side of the house, Charlie heard a loud truck and ran after it. (He gets all riled up when he hears loud trucks for some reason.) Aaron called for him, but Charlie didn't stop in time. He slid on the road, and his back side went under the truck. The back tires went right over him. I heard this happening but didn't know what was going on. Aaron came in, told me to find the number to a vet, and Charlie wasn't moving. He was alert, but Aaron was sure his back was broken. The guy in the truck drove Aaron and Charlie to the vet while Elsie and I followed. Amazingly, the vet did his initial examination and determined that Charlie was fine. He was moving his legs and tail. We ended up having to board him there for the weekend, so they could keep watch while we were out of town. He was pretty swollen and uncomfortable for a while. It took a couple weeks for him to get back to normal. We are so grateful he's okay!<br />
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<b><u>LOST TOOTH</u></b><br />
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Elsie has had a loose tooth since late July. While Aaron and I were gone to CA, she discovered it was loose and surprised us when we got home. Ever since then she has been "wiggling" and playing with that tooth. FINALLY, early part of this month it was barely hanging on. When we got home from St. George, Elsie let Aaron work on it and get it out. He had already pulled it, and she was crying and saying that it was hurting. He showed her the tooth, they had a laugh, and then she was all smiles. The tooth fairy brought her a dollar folded up as a heart. She thinks it's the best thing ever!<br />
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<u><b>IN THE YARD</b></u><br />
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Just a couple cute pictures of Elsie and Q enjoying the warm October day!<br />
Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-73770740764403506162012-10-28T13:59:00.000-06:002012-10-28T13:59:03.569-06:00September Review<u><b>FALL FIRE</b></u><br />
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Aaron and I kept talking about taking Elsie camping this summer, and it just never happened. We're just lazy, I guess. Finally, we decided we were just going to do it. There's a little reservoir with campsites just about ten minutes from our house. But then we got to thinking about packing everything up and not sleeping very well, we changed our camping trip into a little fire pit fun and a quick drive home for bed!<br />
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Angie and Qiana joined us for the evening. Plus, we had the added bonus of randomly running into my cousin Ashley and her family who were up there camping as well. So fun!<br />
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The girls ran around, played on the playset, went down to the reservoir to watch Cort fish, played in the dirt, etc. They were loving it. We got to visit, eat some yummy hot dogs, and make smores.<br />
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I think this is my kind of camping!<br />
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Mitch moved to Toronto earlier this year to open up a new restaurant for the company he worked for in NYC. Jared, Angie, and I were able to fly out for the family/friends opening! It was such a neat experience. <br />
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Angie and I had a long day of flying, including a couple missed flights (good ol' buddy passes!), but we made it to Mitch's apartment around midnight on Thursday. (I had been SO sick the few days leading up to this last minute trip, so this day was a little rough for me. Plus, I felt so bad leaving Aaron and Elsie for four days when I had already been totally out of commission for three days.) Mitch lives right in the middle of the city, surrounded by lots of apartments, bars, restaurants, clubs, etc. Angie and I took the public transportation from the airport to this apartment and looked super awesome walking through the city with our bags and travel clothes. We had to laugh! Jared had arrived earlier than us, so he had to make a trip on the buses to the nearest Wal-Mart to get bedding for all of us. Long day for all of us! <br />
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Saturday, the weather was much nicer, so we were able to do an on/off bus tour of the city. It was fun to go around and learn things about Toronto. I really didn't know anything about the city.<br />
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That night we got to go to Mitch's restaurant. What a treat! It was so awesome to see Mitch in action and eat the amazing food. Some of it made me a little nervous, but I ate it all. The restaurant seats about 22 people and serves a 10-course sampling menu. The kitchen is right there in the middle of seating, so you get to watch them cook and prepare the food. It is such an art. I loved it. I loved seeing Mitch do his thing and be in charge. I was so proud!<br />
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-54913041627380234422012-09-03T14:30:00.001-06:002012-09-03T14:31:58.632-06:00I'm a soccer mom!We signed Elsie up for soccer with the city. We had been looking forward to seeing her get out there in her cute little shin guards and dribble the ball around. She did great at her BYU soccer camp this summer and the clinic the city put on a few weeks ago.<br />
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We missed her first two practices while we were up in WA at the reunion, but she was able to make it to one final practice. She was mostly just bugged that the uniform was so big. I don't blame her...why can't they make them smaller?!<br />
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The day of her first game came, and we were pumped. Ang and Q came down to hang out, eat dinner, and watch the game. I had to wake Elsie up from a little power nap (problem #1) to eat some dinner, which she didn't have time to finish (problem #2). Then we put on her uniform, and she was really upset at how everything fit (problem #3). We drove to the game and got there right as it was starting (problem #4), so we told her to run over to her coach and team to get going. She freaked out! She did not want to play. She was crying, clinging, etc. Aaron was mostly trying to deal with her, so we wouldn't make a scene. The coach kept telling her that she could sub in whenever she was ready, but she wasn't having it. Aaron finally took her to the car because he was about to lose it! He got real serious (as in, a little crazy) in there and even threatened to never go to Disneyland again if she didn't play. That was funny! We were about to just leave, but she finally said she would play goalie. (Then she wouldn't have to be in the mix of things.)<br />
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Well, she finally went in to the game. Aaron and the coach helped her along, and she eventually even moved positions and ran around a bit.<br />
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I was so glad that it turned out to be a great experience. Her coach was awesome and really made her feel good. A couple days later we went to her second game, and she was all over the place. She got the ball several times, dribbled it almost the whole way down the field and tried for a goal, and got to be silly with the other girls. She still doesn't like to really get in there and try to get the ball. She is not aggressive AT ALL, but she was figuring it out. Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-27290098950717974972012-08-28T12:37:00.005-06:002012-08-28T12:37:51.343-06:00First Day of KindergartenI know people say this all the time, but I'm trippin' for real! I can't believe Elsie is in Kindergarten already. It's crazy! She's my one and only kid, and we have reached a major milestone in her life. No worries, there were no tears. I was too busy dealing with my grumpy (and, I know, very nervous) child to get sad. <br />
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She was really nervous to start school until we went to her classroom last week and met her teacher. She found out that she will sit at the yellow table and that made her very happy. Plus, the classroom theme is Rainbows. (Side note: Elsie really wanted to wear this too small shirt that is yellow with a rainbow on it for the first day of school. I asked her if she wanted to wear something a little fancier, and she said "Well, the theme is rainbows." She said it so matter of factly, like it wouldn't make sense to wear anything else. I laughed.) <br />
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I just wanted a cute picture on the doorstep, but she said that was too embarrassing because people would see her. We settled for a picture inside, but she still couldn't muster up a smile.<br />
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Aaron and I took her to her classroom, and she knew exactly what she was supposed to do. She found her stick with her name on it and put it in the bucket, put her backpack in her cubby, took a seat at her table, and got started on her picture. <br />
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She was all business and had no problem with us leaving. <br />
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She said she had fun. Recess was her favorite part of the day. She likes her teacher. I know she'll love Kindergarten...I just can't take any more pictures! Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18202706894220139007noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8546005111913661544.post-26685901144659351472012-07-06T07:37:00.000-06:002012-07-06T07:37:00.417-06:00We went to the Orem Summerfest Carnie Fair. Elsie had a good time. Aaron and I just felt hot and dirty.
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Elsie rode with Aaron on the Scrambler and loved it! She couldn't even see over the handlebars, but it didn't ruin her fun.<br />
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