Naomi is 7!

 Happy Birthday Naomi Irene! You are 7 years old today! Here are some memories of your past year: 

Airbrush tattoos at Fall Fun Day with Restore were a fun change up this year! 

We went to NWMSU Homecoming in October. After the parade, we went to the Student Body and you found this little bearcat and didn't want anything else. He is affectionately known as 'Bear'. 

You started losing teeth this year! We wanted to get a few close-ups to remember your toothless smile. You lost one of your front teeth last night (11/4) so now there's just one tooth hanging out up front! 

Special time in September involved Starbucks and Hobby Lobby. 

You dressed up as Princess Peach for Halloween this year! We ordered costumes early, so you had a few chances to dress up before Halloween night. You make a cute Princess Peach! 

Apple picking at Cider Hill Family Orchard in KS. It was a beautiful day to pick apples! 

One of your teeth was very wiggly and I couldn't stomach taking it out for you. But Levi made quick work of it-- grabbed a small piece of paper towel and pulled the little sucker right out. You weren't even scared! 

Your handicraft for school this year is embroidery. This is the first project you completed! You did a fantastic job! You gave this to your Kid City teacher, Ms. Karen. Now you are working on a dishtowel with a more complicated pattern. I can't wait to see how it turns out! 

Our family went to Worlds of Fun for the first time this summer! You were the first kid to ride the Mamba with me. On the first big drop I was really regretting my decision to ask you to ride, but you made it through and even ended up riding a second time that day! You are one courageous little girl! 

You began 1st grade in August! You are learning addition, letter sounds, handwriting, and are working your way through 100 Easy lesson to learn to Read. We are studying Ancient Times in history, learning about Johannes Brahms, reading through the OT, studying weather for Science. Your handicraft is embroidery and you are doing a phenomenal job! You are taking a session of CrossFit with Zoe this Fall and have really enjoyed it! 

Over the summer your older siblings stayed up at Mimi's for a couple nights so you had Mom and Dad all to yourself for about 36 hrs. You ate it up! You loved the attention and getting to choose all the things. It was a special time for all of us together! We even went to MOD pizza for dinner! 

You are in the 90th percentile for your height! I am so curious to see how tall you will be! 

You want to get a pet of your own but are not entirely sure what it should be. Your current idea is "something that fits into a purse so you can carry it around the house." So... we're going to wait a little bit longer. ;)  

You are really a chill, go-along-with-the-flow girl! When we say we're going to do something or go somewhere you get ready to leave and rarely ask questions. 

Your first pedicure! We had a fun time getting our nails done together in May! 

You enjoy helping out when the kids cook! 

You love this fox hat from Aunt Teresa! Somedays you wear it all day long! 

BIRTHDAY INTERVIEW! 11/10/24

What is your favorite color? Black 

... food? BBQ chips 

... movie? "Hop"

... TV show? "Baking Impossible"

... book? "Harry Potter" 

... fruit? Strawberries 

... animal? Puppies

... instrument? Piano   

... band or singer or favorite thing to listen to on Spotify? "Nightmare before Christmas" 

... thing to do every day? "Listen to music." 

... thing to learn? "Math"

... about Zoe? "She helps me build some stuff, like Legos." 

... about Levi? "Levi? Him helps me with school." 

... about Zeke? "He gives me hugs." 

... about Mommy? "You read to me." 

... about Daddy? "That a nighttime I can sleep on his stomach" {said very enthusiastically with a big smile!}. 

What do you want to be when you grow up? "A babysitter" 

What do you like most about homeschooling? "That if I have a hundred chart, then, I don't need to do it all." [she's talking about the fact that I let her split up some of her big math pages and do them over a few days instead of having to do it all at once.]

What are you looking forward to about being 7? "To build more Lego Friends sets!" 

Naomi Irene, I absolutely love being your Mom! You bring joy and laughter to our family. You have lots of energy and aren't afraid to try new things. You are doing a great job at your CrossFit class this semester with Zoe. You started out pretty nervous and would get overwhelmed with the amount of people and the loudness of the gym, but you've grown in areas of being able to keep track of your numbers as you workout and being a better listener. We are working on getting better at taking care of your curly hair. You are doing a great job in piano and are just a few pages away from starting Level 1 books! You are great at sight reading and picking up the notes and rhythms fairly quick! Your concentration levels have improved and you sit and color and play for longer periods of time these days. I still love to walk into your room and hear you doing "stories" with your dolls and stuffed animals and now your Lego Friends. You are still sometimes shy when I don't expect you to be. And you  really love to sleep in! Happy 7th Birthday! Love, Momma