Afternoons with Carli

Carli spends the afternoon with momma and we certainly do enjoy this time together.   While Lexi is in school, Gavin naps for 2 hours.  Carli takes a short rest time in her room and then it's just her and I.  We love this time together.  This will be our last year of our afternoons together, as she will be in kindergarten next year!

I will always remember our special afternoons of reading and doing arts and crafts ... two of her favorites.  Carli is one amazing little girl.

preparing for a birthday celebration

Tomorrow is tutu's birthday celebration dinner.  In preparation for tutu's birthday, we had to design our very own birthday wrapping paper.  We typically wrap gifts this way.  The kids love making it personal.  Gavin just couldn't do it without his superhero attire! We have a feeling tutu is going to love this and will probably say she is going to frame it!

Everybody needs a superhero in their life!

I freaken love this kid!

Fly Guy ... dad's book club

Today was dad's book club in 1st grade.  What does that mean? That meant, Lexi and poppa had to read a book together and discuss it in class during the book club meeting.  Lexi was so proud to wear her tie just like poppa! She loves when poppa comes to school and is so proud to stand by his side.

Lexi loooves her poppa! Lexi loves to read! This was a great celebration for her.

Poppa reported that she was so proud and so confident in her big 1st grade class.  Poppa was equally as proud to have Lexi standing by his side.

I am a princess ... long may I reign!

So today, I hear the new Disney channel commercial ... can you say I absolutely loved it.  Liked it so much that I had to you tube the video and write down the words to it.  Lexi was NEVER into the princess stuff and Carli was barely.  I have to admit, I was kind of glad they never got into it and never really encouraged it.  Who needs a prince to save the day ... they are strong, beautiful, independent girls and this is what I want them to believe.  Beauty is not in the crown or the dress or finding prince charming, it is in the heart.  It is in finding that beauty, that inner beauty and lighting up the world with it!

Here are the words to the commercial I love so much:

I am a princess

I am brave sometimes, I am scared sometimes

Sometimes I am brave even when I am scared.

I believe in loyalty and trust, 

I believe that loyalty is built on trust.

I try to be kind, I try to be generous

I am kind even when others are not so generous.

I am a princess.

I think standing up for myself is important, 

I think standing up for others is even more important,

but standing with others  is  most important.

I am a princess.

I believe compassion makes me strong,

kindness is power, 

and family is the tightest bond of all.

I have heard I am beautiful, 

I know I am strong.

I promise, 

and when I promise something, 

I never ever break that promise.

I am a princess.

Long may I reign.