9 is divine

Lydia is such a sweet, hard working, creative little girl.  She loves being involved in activities and is currently on the Student Lighthouse Team (like leadership/student council).  I love that she still loves to cuddle--even though she told me this morning that "most kids stop cuddling around 10."  I told her she never has to stop cuddling.

 What is your favorite...

color? black

food? homemade chicken noodle soup and homemade mac and cheese
toy? books 
show? Series of Unfortunate Events and The Nightmare Before Christmas 
animal? foxes and sea turtles
book?  A Series of Unfortunate Events
song? "This is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
primary song? Gethsemane

What do you like to do?  read

Who is your best friend?  Emily Hansack, Bella Bouyat, Tatum 
What do you want to be when you grow up? a writer
Do you have a boyfriend?  no!

I am - super awesome and I love myself!  and cool

I am afraid of - dying

I like - being awesome, my friends, my family, being cool, books, writing and art

I like to eat - ramen and homemade chicken noodle soup and homemade mac and cheese

I don't like - bugs

I know - I'm awesome and cool

I want to be - a famous writer and rich

I like to watch - A Series of Unfortunate Events, horses (I like horses for some reason now)

My hero is- mom, dad and James

I cry when - people are mean to me and I hurt myself

Mom gets mad when - I disobey

Mom is happy when - I obey and am super cool

I can't wait for - my coughs to go away

Something Mom says to me - "you are awesome" and "I love you"

Something Dad says to me - "you are awesome" and "I love you"

My favorite place to go is - the beach

My Mom makes me laugh - when she tickles me too much

My Dad makes me laugh- when he tells jokes and tickles me

I know my mom loves me because - she just does

I know my dad loves me because -  he just does

I am so excited to see the things this girl accomplishes.  She is smart, ambitious and kind.  We love you, Lydia!

8 is great!

Lydia has been anxiously awaiting this birthday for a very long time.  She is so excited to be 8 and old enough to be baptized.  You can always find her reading a book (or trying to sneak some extra screen time).  This year she played soccer and loved it.  She is wonderful at gathering and is always planning events for her friends.  Just in the past few months she planned a "Back to School" party and organized a book club.  We love our sweet "cute-iful" girl!

 What is your favorite...

color? dark blue and light blue
food? homemade mac and cheese
toy? stuffed animals, barbies, and  my babies  
show? The Nightmare Before Christmas
animal? rabbits and cats and llamas
book?  Any of the Dragon Girls or Bad Kitty or Warriors books
song? Gethsemane
primary song? I Will Walk with Jesus

What do you like to do?  I like to play Warriors with my stuffed animals

Who is your best friend?  All of my friends
What do you want to be when you grow up? a mom
Do you have a boyfriend?  no

I am - 8 and awesome! and sweet

I am afraid of - high roller coasters and I hate when they go fast

I like - my whole entire family

I like to eat - homemade mac and cheese

I don't like - asparagus and very very high roller coasters that go fast.

I know - stuff

I want to be - sweet and baptized and 9.

I like to watch - The Owl House

My hero is- mom and dad

I cry when - my brothers are mean to me

Mom gets mad when - we don't obey

Mom is happy when - we obey

I can't wait for - my baptism

Something Mom says to me - "you can do this"

Something Dad says to me - "wanna watch a show"

My favorite place to go is - anywhere with my family

My Mom makes me laugh - when she does funny stuff

My Dad makes me laugh- when he tells the best jokes ever--it doesn't matter if they're the same or new

I know my mom loves me because - she loves me a lot

I know my dad loves me because -  he is so funny

Lucky Number 7

Lydia has done so much in this past year!  She and Henry became pet owners when they purchased a hamster (Nugget), she learned how to read (she loves it and is devouring chapter books), she is a math wiz, started "real" school, still hates Coronavirus, and is as sweet and funny as ever.  She loves having girls over to play and is always trying to get a brother to play games or go outside with her.  Happy 7th birthday, Lydia!

What is your favorite...

color? magenta
food? Pizza
toy?   legos
show? Raya and the Last Dragon
animal? cat
book?  The Ickabog (by J.K. Rowling)
song? Where the North Wind Meets the Sea (All is Found from Frozen II)
primary song? I Will Be What I Believe

What do you like to do?  play with my brothers

Who is your best friend?  "I have a lot.  Abby, Kenzie, Kaylee, Kate, Kora, Soriya, Jayden and Tristan, Rylie, both MaKayla's, Kendall, and Whitney."
What do you want to be when you grow up? an artist
Do you have a boyfriend?  "I have a crush" (Grant)

I am - 7

I am afraid of - the dark

I like - my mom

I like to eat - chicken nuggets and ramen

I don't like - asparagus 

I know - Jesus is real

I want to be - smart and good at typing

I like to watch - Milo Murphy's Law

My hero is- my mom

I cry when - I get hurt and my brothers are mean to me

Mom gets mad when - we don't do the stuff we are asked

Mom is happy when - we do the stuff that we're asked

I can't wait for - my 8th birthday and to show my friends my nails (she has fancy stick on nails)

Something Mom says to me - "eat all your food or you won't get your treat"

Something Dad says to me - "you're so cute"

My favorite place to go is - Cafe Rio!

My Mom makes me laugh - when she tells me a joke

My Dad makes me laugh- when he tells me a really, really funny joke

I know my mom loves me because - she loves everyone

I know my dad loves me because -  he loves everyone

Homeschool Fun

We had so much homeschooling fun in May!  We took a few fieldtrips.  First to Gilcrease Orchard to pick fruit.

Next we took a field trip to tour an old mine.  It was really interesting and we had fun!

We also did a whole science week full of fun experiments!

I think Henry and Lydia really loved school this month!

Wedding Dress Photo Shoot

 Lydia really wanted to try on my wedding dress and take some pictures.  So one afternoon we did just that.

Valentine's Day Tea Party

 Lydia decided she wanted to host a Valentine's Tea Party for her friends.  She helped with all the details.

Piper Belt, Abby Lund, Kendall and Whitney Darrington, and Kenzie Pitts all joined us for some fun.

We did a craft, played "Pin the kiss on the Frog," and "Don't Eat Cupid".  

There is nothing better than a bunch of little girls all fancy together!

Happy birthday, dear Lydia

I gave Henry and Lydia a budget earlier in the week and they were in charge of planning a “party” for Lydia’s birthday (for their math lesson).  We went to the Dollar Store and they worked together to get stuff for her birthday.

Lydia was so excited all week long about her birthday.  She gave us the countdown several times a day.  She was so excited for Friday!  She picked out her breakfast (Reeses Puffs), lunch (Cafe Rio), and dinner (pizza, jello, and her favorite chips—cheddar Ruffles).  She loved opening all her presents at lunch time and have everyone sing to her at the court of honor.

We had so many treats at the court of honor that we did Lydia’s cake on Saturday.  She chose carrot cake and it was delicious!

6 going on 16

This morning Lydia told me, "I feel weird today.... like I'm 18." Slow down little girl!  I already can't believe you are 6!! Lydia is so fun, a great conversationalist, super confident, and super sweet.  She has told me several times that "Corona is good and bad." She tells me it's bad (for all the obvious reasons) but that it's good because everyone gets to stay home with her.  She has loved playing with her brothers so much during the past several months.  She says the funniest things at the most random times (for instance, the other day she went outside, looked at her brothers, and said, "What's up my diggity dogs!?") 

Lydia loves school and has all sorts of plans for the future--from plans to buy a hamster with Henry to plans to open up her own restaurant.  She loves her cousins and friends.  She is just too much fun!  Happy brithday sweet girl!

And now on to our annual interview.

What is your favorite...

color? magenta
food? "Oh that's so hard to decide! I'll do one.  Dinosaur chicken nuggets."
toy?   my bunny (the one I got when Rachelle was born and recently pulled out of the attic for Lydia to play with)
show? "easy! Frozen II"
animal? dog
book?  The Crayon Man by Natascha Biebow 
song? Into the Unknown (from Frozen II)
primary song? Sunbeams

What do you like to do?  play on the trampoline
Who is your best friend?  Piper
What do you want to be when you grow up? a teacher (she also said "teach my kids")
Do you have a boyfriend?  "uh, no, I don't"

I am - a girl
I am afraid of - sharp knives like the ulu knife

I like - pizza

I like to eat - dinosaur chicken nuggets

I don't like - asparagus 

I know - how to say "Cafe Rio"

I want to be - nice

I like to watch - YouTube

My hero is- Mom

I cry when - someone is mean to me

Mom gets mad when - we don't behave

Mom is happy when - we behave

I can't wait for - my party today

Something Mom says to me - "be nice!"

Something Dad says to me - "let them play their games."

My favorite place to go is - Cafe Rio!

My Mom makes me laugh - when she tells a joke

My Dad makes me laugh- when he's funny

I know my mom loves me because - "I'm so funny"

I know my dad loves me because -  "he just love me" and "I'm the only girl in the family"