She has arrived

Yeah, this one has opinions on fashion and they might be a little out there.  Summer time and she insists on a scarf.  She rocked it.  When I picked her up that afternoon, I asked if she wore the scarf during the day and they said yes, she wore it off and on throughout the day.  Notice the straight hair too, totally her request.

 

 

Ellison "isms"

 

• The other day driving down the road. I got my pen and check book out. When I stopped at the light, I was going to write her daycare check. From the back seat I hear, "Mom why do you have the Church's pen?" "Why did you take their pen?" How she saw it from where she was sitting I have no idea, how she knew it was the Church's, I don't know??? I got taken to task though, don't take other peoples pens.
• Somehow Boo managed to scratch Ellison on her nose.  I'm still a little unclear on the logistics of how it happened, he doesn't have his front claws, he only has his back, so there is absolutely no telling what she was doing to him.  The next morning, she is admiring herself in the mirror and I hear, "Awww man.....I'm gonna have this scratch for like a week."  Lord help me for the teenage years....
 

An A.R.T.I.S.T. is born

An artist is born with anal tendancies.  I had an inkling my girl might be a little OCD, but never was it more clear than after this birthday party where they got to paint a canvas.  Chick was 100% in the lines and deliberate with every stroke.  She was the last one still painting in each section, it was really interesting to me to see just how seriously she took her work.  The end result was pretty impressive too.

 

I love my Laffy Taffy

....and the award for class clown goes to.....HADLEY HARPER.  So not shocking.  She had her End of Year Awards Banquet for Cheer and her superlative was class clown or The Laffy Taffy Award.  Yep, apple feel right under that tree Mr. Harper.

 

 

It should be noted Ellison is having serious laffy taffy envy at this moment.  Girl likes her some candy.

Her last performance

The time has come for the last performance.  I think Hadley was glad, pretty sure Els was "gladier".   She doesn't do really well sitting still, I know that is shocking.  We have decided to take next year off from performing and just focus on tumbling.  Hads seems more interested in karate, so we are going to let her take a little break, work on getting better and see if she is still interested.  If not, we are good, she is off the couch, if she is...we shall see.

 

 

The Trampoline was not meant to be

 

So you might remember Hadley got a trampoline for her birthday....despite my reservations, she got one.  Well.....it didn't last long and one might take that as a sign.  Rain, storm, wind, trampoline flying through air.  Yep, that's just the way it happened.  Even though we had it weighted down.  So it has sat in the yard a warped mess and the girls looking at it longingly.  We have now ordered a replacement, it hasn't been assembled yet.  Thank goodness the play set sits where it does, so that the trampoline got wedged.  Otherwise, pretty sure it would have tumbled it's way all the way to the pond.  The good news is we will have a replacement canvas and padding, once the weather wears them.  So focusing on that positive.