Thank you

I went to the kids' school Valentine's Day parties on Friday. As I was signing in, the principal waved me over.

Her: do you have one minute? I have a funny Amelia story to tell you.
Me: I always have time for a funny Amelia story.
Her: we handed out prizes for the science fair participants today and the kids were called down to the office to pick up their awards.
Me: wonderful!
Her: yes! I could tell Amelia was excited about hers. Here is the funny part: not even 10 minutes later, I heard a little voice in the outer office delivering me a letter. I wasn't busy, so I stuck my head out the door and it was Amelia. She was delivering me a thank you note for her award. The letter said something like:

Dear Dr so and so,

Thank you so much for the science fair award. It is my favorite award I have ever gotten! I love it so much! Thank you for giving it to me.

Amelia



This story, of course, cracks me up because it is so very Amelia. She is such an amazing and wonderful girl!

The principal then went on to say other lovely things about Amelia and our family. She concluded by saying that she could see we were raising our kids well and doing a good job because they know they need to write a thank you note when they receive something.

I thanked her vey much and decided not to point out that both of the children I am raising won an award for their science fair project and only one of them wrote a thank you note.

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This girl.

This girl just cracks me up. Never a dull moment around here.

Amelia writes

I am a little sad about missing out on kindergarten writing - I love it so much! They are creative and do not let the rules bog them down. They put their heart into everything they do, including their writing.

Here we have the following gem;
He yoosed his toghgh to wiggle it.

Sometimes I am blown away by what my 5 year old is capable of doing.

Amelia's heart shaped hairdo

Amelia and I had big Valentine's Day hair plans. I love that she loves to experiment and she isn't afraid to try new things. She can be extremely picky, but she is almost always up for something new.

We had a Valentine's Day hairdo all picked out and it appeared very simple. Online, many things look simple. It was a failure. Luckily, Amelia had a second idea: she wanted a heart shaped braid. Even better, she sat almost entirely still the whole time I was braiding her hair and was very patient with me as I tried to figure it out.

It was hard to get a good picture of the hairdo, but it turned out adorable!

Valentines

We have been in full swing around here crafting things up for Valentine's Day. Amelia and I made heart shaped crayons for her class and Gemma's class at school for the third year running. It is a fun little project-
I'm not sure who enjoys them self more, her or me!

William wanted something more Pokemon themed. Ask the Internet, and you shall receive a Pokemon poem in the form of a free printable. Add in a tiny Pokemon figurine for his friends and we called it good.

For the boxes, we found a pikachu template (online, free) and daddy and William worked very hard together.

Amelia and I found a free printable Olaf template we assemblers together. Both kids were very pleased with their results!

Friday was the classroom parties, which I enjoy immensely. I always come home exhausted with a headache, but it is SO MUCH FUN.

William and Amelia are at the same school, which makes juggling a little tricky, but they are both pretty understanding. Next year should be a little easier as the parties will be on separate days.

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