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School’s Out!

Fav…

Book: Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd

Song: Golden – KPop Demon Hunters

Food: salmon, rice & broccoli

Treat: ice cream (cotton candy & cookie dough)

Animal: horses of course!

Place to go: Mexico, Mission Ridge Stables, and our house

Thing to wear: PJs

Color: light blue

Friends at school: Tayva, Charlie, Jill & Evie

Thing about school: art class

What will you miss about this year? my teachers and classroom

I want to be a professional horseback rider when I grow up

Fav…

Book: Matilda by Roald Dahl and Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd

Song: Golden – KPop Demon Hunters and Miles on It – Kane Brown & Marshmello

Food: noodles with alfredo sauce

Treat: whipped cream

Animals: capybaras, axolotls, polar bears and dogs

Place to go: Mexico, Sephora and the mall

Thing to wear: jean shorts and anything from Old Navy

Color: light blue & light pink

Friends: Norah, Keely, Maeve and Arina

Thing about school: music, art, my teachers and friends

What will you miss about this year? My classroom, teacher and friends

I want to be a Starbucks barista when I grow up

Grade Two

Fav…

Book: Babysitter’s Club Little Sister Series

Song: Keep Driving by Harry Styles

Food: Rice and Salmon

Treat: unicorn chiller from East Side Marios

Animal: horse, giraffe, elephant & sea lion

Place to go: Mexico and Drumheller

Thing to wear: romper

Color: black and orange

Friends at school: Charlie, Tayva, Evie, Jill and Eleanor

Thing about school: art class and gym

I want to be a horseback rider or zoo keeper when I grow up

Fav…

Book: Babysitter’s Club Little Sister Series (#3 Karen’s Worst Day)

Song: The Nights by Avicii and Stay by Justin Beiber

Movie: The Little Mermaid

Food: Rice and Salmon

Treat: Oreo ice cream bar and cake pops

Animal: horse, dog & whale

Place to go: Mexico, Connor & Anna’s cabin, Kananaskis and the zoo

Thing to do: play with friends, be outside and use my imagination

Thing to wear: wide legged jeans

Color: lavender and baby pink

Friends at school: Evie, Jill, Eleanor, Sophia, Tayva and Charlie

Thing about school: gym, art, music, library and maker’s space

What will you miss about this year? Mrs. Lema and my grade 1 friends

I want to be a bone doctor and maybe a person who teaches horse lessons when I’m older

Kindergarten

Fav…

Book: the dog book

Song: Fired up from the Zombies movie and anything by the Spice Girls

Food: cheesy noodles and french fries

Treat: marshmallows, donuts and cookies

Animals: zebras, dogs and elephants

Place to go: Mexico

Thing to wear: skorts

Color: baby blue

Friends at school: Ellis, Tucker, Savi, Norah and Rocky

Thing about school: the loft treehouse

I want to be a dolphin trainer when I grow up

Height: 471/2 in       Weight: 57.5 lbs        Shoe size: 12-13      Clothing size: Small

Fav…

Book: Narwhal and Jelly series

Song: Savage Love by Jason Derulo

Movie: The Little Mermaid

Food: Cheesy Noodles

Treat: Donuts & cake pops

Animal: turtles, elephants, blue whales, baby chicks, bunnies, dogs and cheetahs

Place to go: Hawaii, Mexico and my friends’ houses

Thing to do: snuggle, play Pokemon, swim in Papa & Lola’s pool, and jump on the trampoline with water balloons

Thing to wear: skorts, dresses and McDonalds socks

Color: baby pink, purple, turquoise and black

Friends at school: Norah, Savi, Auston, Rocky, Lucy, Tucker, Ellis and Mrs. OHara

Thing about school: playing, music, going outside, seeing all my friends and hanging out with Mrs. OHara

What will you miss most about this year: Mrs. OHara, my classroom and not being a kindergartener

When I grow up I want to be a teacher, puppy trainer and mermaid

Last Day of First Grade

We made it through our first year of grade school! What a transition it was for all of us. Jessie was pretty lost without her built in BFF at home and Craig occasionally went a few days without seeing her. But when we were all home together, we definitely took advantage.

Brynlee showed tremendous growth throughout the year. From learning a handful of sight words to reading books and doing addition & subtraction. We are extremely proud of all that she accomplished. Her favourite subject was art (just like her mama) and she’s looking forward to what that looks like in grade 2!

Height: 50.7 in       Weight: 66 lbs        Shoe size: 1      Clothing size: Medium

Fav…

Book: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Song: Looks like me by Dean Lewis

Food: Salmon and rice

Treat: ice cream

Animal: horses

Place to go: Mexico

Thing to wear: overalls

Color: black

Friends at school: Evie, Jill, Reese & Charlie

Thing about school: being with all my friends

I want to be a dolphin trainer and live on a farm when I grow up

Off to Kinder

We blinked!

Our little Pokémon loving lady is off to kindergarten in the fall and we cannot believe it! She had a blast during her first ever school year and it was great having the girls at the same school. Although the year started masked and unpredictable, Jessie adapted and showed tremendous growth. We are so proud of our little J and cannot wait to see what the next school year brings.

Height: 44.8 in       Weight: 53.2 lbs        Shoe size: 11      Clothing size: Small

Fav…

Book: Pokémon

Song: the Pokémon theme song

Food: chicken

Treat: s’mores

Animal: horses

Place to go: Mexico

Thing to wear: “what I’m wearing right now: my Jess-o-sarus shirt”

Color: blue and turquoise

Friends at school: Tucker and Ellis

Thing about school: seeing my friends

I want to be a veterinarian for horses when I grow up

Madi Turns ONE

Our littlest babe is ONE whole year old! She has eight teeth, scoots her way around the house & is adored by her big sisters.

She weighs 24lbs, is nearly 30 inches long & loves to say ‘hiiiiiii’, wave and clap.

We celebrated her special day opening presents and eating cupcakes. & then again with friends and family the following day.

Valentine’s Day

It was Madi’s first Valentine’s Day!
& the first time she had been around balloons. It took a while for her to warm up to them. We also decorated Valentine’s Day cookies with the big girls and they turned out sooo cute. The girls had a blast and they were delicious.

Life These Days

How sweet life is these days. We have seriously lucked out in that Madi is the most perfect third baby. Craig and I often find ourselves asking the other what we did to deserve these three beautiful, happy & healthy children. Life is certainly busy and we are learning to go along with the ebbs and flows.
Brynlee is in full time school and after a little hiccup, she is really enjoying grade 1. She has some new little girlfriends and is beginning to learn to read. Jessie is still our sweet wild child who loves hard and gives the most adorable hugs. She is adapting to school life but is honestly such a home body that she comes home utterly exhausted. & our little Mads. She is honestly just here for the ride. Being hauled to all the girls’ activities and school drop offs. She just smiles from her bucket and is loved beyond measure by all people who meet her.

Little J & Pre K

This little lady finally got her school debut. Her first day went a little like this.

She whispered in Craig’s ear as he was doing up her car seat to go that she was excited for her first day. All while telling us this past week that she didn’t want to.

She quietly sat colouring in her classroom and said ‘that’s alright’ when we told her it was time for us to leave.

At home time she bounded out the front doors with a huge smile on her face and hugged us so tight. ‘I made two new friends today!’ she exclaimed.

It was a good day.

Height: 43 in       Weight: 45 lb        Shoe size: 10      Clothing size: 4/5T

Favourites

Book: Little Blue Truck and Green Sheep

Song: This Little Light of Mine

Food: pancakes

Treat: chocolate… mini mint aeros

Animal: zebra, doggy and kitty

Places to go: Vancouver and the dinosaur fossil place (Drumheller)

Things to wear: my jammies

Colour: baby blue

I want to be a veterinarian to care for Brynlee’s horse and a horse trainer