Dru turns 11

Dru...

high tops

 rainbow loom

duct tape 

loves sweets and Owen

crossing guard

braces

a better reader

babysitter

totally cool 

ridiculously sweet and thoughtful

              Love you druby!

I took this picture right after she went to breakfast with her dad.

When you were 11...

My favorite food is:  meat loaf

My favorite sport is: tennis

My favorite movie is: Studio C

The coolest person in the world is: Peanut

My best subject in school is:  Math

I'm really awesome at: crafting

If I could change my name, it would be: Emily

My favorite color is: orange

When I grow up I want to be: a  teacher

My parents are too strict about: using the internet

My favorite song is: Gold by Brit Nicole

My favorite book is: Wonder

When we stop for a treat, I get this: frozen yogurt

4 words that describe me are: creative, cool, awesome and lucky

My favorite scripture story is:  Alma the younger

My favorite primary/church song is: scripture power

My favorite season is: summer

The best snack ever is: Pirate's Booty

The least favorite food is: any veggie

My best friends are:  Ellie, Emma and Olivia

The cutest boy I know is: Owen, my brother

The most memorable day this year was: my birthday

If I had one wish it would be:  to have more wishes

The best thing that has happened to me this year is: my birthday

One thing I want to learn to do this year is: tennis

One thing I need to work on is:  tennis

The most important lesson I've learned this year is: to serve others

lucky me...

Wax Museum

Dru's 5th grade class participated in a presidential wax museum.  All the kids researched an assigned president and came dressed and ready to share all about that person.  They each had a button on their desk you could press to hear interesting facts.  It was so fun to go and see all her classmates and learn more about the US Presidents.

Dru made a pretty great Chester A. Arthur. (21st President)

Ellie and Dru

Her friend Ellie was Presdient William Howard Taft who was the fattest President.

bobcat awards x 3

 All 3 girls earned their bobcat awards this year in the first round.  Rylie has been anticipating this day for years.  She has been so jealous of Dru and Liv's medals.  

I am super proud of them and all their hard work that went into this award.

I love this pic of the kids admiring their first ever bobcat award medal.

They each were able to pick out a book as an extra reward.

Rylie and her cute friend, Sarah.

Cute Liv.  I was only able to snap one quick picture of her.

This is Dru's last year of elementary....her last bobcat award assembly.

I am not sure how I feel about that.

Dru and her fun friends, Ellie and Olivia.

 These 2 begged and begged to get a pic with the school mascot.

In 2 short years Owen will be here getting his award.

I am not sure how I feel about that either.

Valentine's Day

Oivia had a "manners" tea party at school.  

She was so excited!

Rylie dressed herself in anything and everything that had a heart on it. 

Dru did not want a picture but I found this check list in her room.

She is the most thoughtful girl...a valentine for everyone.

(the principal, secretary, Mr. Ray the janitor, her teacher, her fav lunch lady and her class.)

Valentine party!

I love Valentine's day and I am so glad my mom does too!  

We celebrated the holiday with a yummy dinner, games, decorating cookies and dessert.

The cousins loved playing the fun games together.

Making our valentine envelopes.

We all brought homemade valentines for each other.

Delivering our valentines.

Frosting the cookies.

 Megan made these delicious desserts. 

She really is an amazing baker!

My mom gave all the moms a signed copy of Ann Romney's cookbook.

The kids got a darling valentine's shirt.

Thank you for this fun tradition!

Snowman birthday party

Owen wanted a snowman party to celebrate #4.  I had been planning a Mr. Potato Head party but he of course changed his mind.  A January birthday went great with a snowman theme so we did it.

We ate pizza and fruit along with pretzels (snowman arms), carrots (snowman noses),  olives (snowman buttons) and water (melted snowmen). 

 We had a snowman guessing jar with snowman marshmallows.  Kevin won!

We played pin the nose on the snowman and threw snowballs into a bucket.

Aunt Adrienne happened to be in town for business.  Perfect timing!

 Snowballs for dessert!

Powdered donut holes and vanilla ice cream.

 Everyone was "snow" great to come and stay and celebrate Owen.