tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52150284476229354542024-03-13T08:42:49.664-07:00Ella's School DaysJill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-33932336119147810112014-03-15T12:34:00.000-07:002014-03-15T12:34:16.619-07:00My School Class Photo 2013-2014 {2nd Grade}<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Egsq7QO5JA8/UySq_fsIgII/AAAAAAAA1J8/6g_gXfwjGwM/s1600/1255513_10152277037844844_787994915_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Egsq7QO5JA8/UySq_fsIgII/AAAAAAAA1J8/6g_gXfwjGwM/s600/1255513_10152277037844844_787994915_n.jpg" height="520" width="640" /></a>Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-68166943809490308322013-10-31T22:20:00.000-07:002013-11-07T22:21:05.607-07:00Fall Centers Mrs. Sofsian's Class - 2nd GradeToday my teacher had a fun event called Fall Centers. We got to celebrate Fall and do some activities like Math bingo, pumpkin bowling, spider making, and cupcake decorating. Here are some photos of our fun time! :)<br />
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Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-33297808292965466962013-10-22T06:40:00.000-07:002013-11-23T06:40:58.683-07:00Crazy Hair Day at School!!Look at what my Mom did to my hair! Teachers and parents were asking to take my picture when they saw it! :)<br />
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<br />Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-86008608748581294872013-10-02T18:36:00.000-07:002013-10-04T18:36:42.406-07:00Kensington Spaghetti DinnerTonight was my school's annual Kensington Spaghetti Dinner! Since this is our first year at the school it was our first time attending :) It was yummy! <br />
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After we went to the book fair and bought some books! :) I am looking forward to next year, it was fun!<br />
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Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-4233886968464570602013-10-01T19:14:00.000-07:002013-10-04T19:17:48.459-07:00My first time riding the bus!I asked my Mom to let me take the bus this morning. She has driven us every day because it is still dark out when the bus pulls up at 6:30am. But I really wanted to get on it and today she said yes! It was fun riding the bus in the dark! It was an adventure and I wasn't scared at all! :)<br />
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<br />Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-59393470174649304242013-08-27T19:04:00.000-07:002013-11-23T06:38:34.890-07:00Gymastics!<br />
I am loving it :)<br />
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Here's looking forward to a great season! :)<br />
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<br />Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-25544611174462665602013-08-26T18:00:00.000-07:002013-08-26T18:07:56.348-07:00Here we go again!! First Day of School North Carolina 2013-2014Well, I can already tell you, long gone are the days of bright sunny first day of school photos in 100 degree heat at 8am. This morning it was 50 degrees on the first day of school and dark out when our bus pulled up, lol. Welcome to the East Coast!! It was so dark out we had to take our photo inside!! Here it is:<br />
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We are so excited for this school year! Ella got one of the best Teachers at the school! In fact, one could say she is the best (right now), cause she won the title of Union County Teacher of the Year for 2012-2013. How cool is that?? We had open house on Friday and got to see the classroom, meet Mrs. Sofsian officially and Ella's favorite part... the candy :)<br />
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Our AWESOME Teacher takes pictures every week and shares them with parents and sure enough there was an email tonight with pics of their first day! (WE LOVE HER ALREADY HA HA) Here are some pics her teacher snapped!<br />
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Ella's Deskmates! (Hailey,Lucas, and Nicholas)<br />
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Ella and her new friend (and neighbor) Lauren hand in hand headed to recess (seriously cute)<br />
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Music Class<br />
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My Love<br />
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The day seemed to fly by today and before I knew it... my babies were home safe and sound.<br />
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I sure missed them :)<br />
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I baked home made chicken pot pie from scratch for them (Ella's request) and then we went to the pool for some swimming before bed. It was a fantastic day for us all. :) <br />
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<br />Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-76550513007879464102013-07-22T17:46:00.000-07:002013-07-24T17:47:33.854-07:00First Day of Second Grade 2013-2014 Arizona<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VDWTrDjrVgo/UfBxY37NiDI/AAAAAAAAnvc/sDI2lSJ6678/s1600/First+day+of+2nd+Grade.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="533" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VDWTrDjrVgo/UfBxY37NiDI/AAAAAAAAnvc/sDI2lSJ6678/s800/First+day+of+2nd+Grade.png" width="800" /></a><br />
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I can not believe another school year came and went. And our Summer seemed to go just as fast! This was the first year in a few years we have not gone to Boston for a long vacation during our Summer break. But we were busy house shopping in Charlotte instead. More to come on that later. Here is a cute poem to summarize how Ella feels about 2nd Grade (ha ha):<br />
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<tr><td style="font-size: 9pt;"><div class="poem" style="background-image: none; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, Bookman, Times; font-size: 11pt;">If school were more like baseball<br />
we'd only have to play.<br />
We'd hang out in the sunshine<br />
and run around all day.<br />
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We wouldn't have to study.<br />
We'd practice and we'd train.<br />
And, best of all, they'd cancel<br />
whenever there was rain.</div><div style="font-size: 9pt;">--Kenn Nesbitt</div><div style="font-size: 9pt;"><br />
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Here is my baby on the first day of school in Arizona 2013-14.<br />
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Here she is with her little Sister Ryen, who started Kindergarten this year! :)<br />
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Now both our babies are going to be at the same school together for years to come...<br />
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Here is my sweet girl helping her sister to the bus.<br />
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And her running off the bus with a big smile at the end of the first day :) Love my big girl.<br />
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Looking forward to doing this all over again when we move to Charlotte. *more to come on that later... ;)Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-3194820506179129612013-03-07T22:31:00.000-07:002013-11-23T22:46:22.873-07:00Soccer Season!Earlier this year my parents signed me up for Soccer. I had never played before. I wasn't sure if I was going to like it, but I did. I didn't really enjoy playing offense but I LOVED playing defense and would have played goalie if we were allowed to have them. But this was a rec league so we couldn't :) Enjoy the photos!<br />
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In the Spring I am going to play again! I am looking forward to it!Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-78404891418448525502012-12-17T15:42:00.000-07:002012-12-17T15:42:35.731-07:00Whose Child Is This?<br>
by Jessie Girl Rivera <br>
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'Whose child is this? ' I asked one day<br>
Seeing a little one out at play<br>
'Mine', said the parent with a tender smile<br>
'Mine to keep a little while<br>
To bathe her hands and comb her hair<br>
To tell her what she is to wear<br>
To prepare her that she may always be good<br>
And each day do the things she should' <br>
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'Whose child is this? ' I asked again<br>
As the door opened and someone came in<br>
'Mine', said the teacher with the same tender smile<br>
'Mine, to keep just for a little while<br>
To teach her how to be gentle and kind<br>
To train and direct her dear little mind<br>
To help her live by every rule<br>
And get the best she can from school' <br>
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'Whose child is this? ' I ask once more<br>
Just as the little one entered the door<br>
'Ours' said the parent and the teacher as they smiled<br>
And each took the hand of the little child<br>
'Ours to love and train together<br>
Ours this blessed task forever.' <br>
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RIP to all the Sandy Hook Elementary Students and Educators. <br>
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Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-22274431292693547872012-12-12T21:28:00.000-07:002012-12-18T21:29:47.555-07:00Carlson First Grade Holiday Performance 2012On Wednesday the Carlson Elementary 1st Grade class had their Holiday Performance. Our precious Ella and her classmates sang Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza songs to an audience of loving and proud family members. Going through these pics was hard and I had to fight back tears. Each face on this stage is around the same age as the victims of Sandy Hook. But I do believe we honor the victims every time we celebrate and honor our beautiful children. <br />
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The Carlson Elementary 1st Graders<br />
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My baby is middle on the right :) Tall kids are never up front ha ha <br />
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She loves to belt out her songs<br />
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And she was super excited to have a special part during Rudolph lol...<br />
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These kids are so cute <br />
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They did such a good job<br />
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And they were decorated so cute as Elves, Nutcrackers and Reindeers. Except for Ella's class. Not sure what they were supposed to be ;)<br />
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And look at this one... giving me the pouty pleeeeaaaaassssseeeeeeee Mommy (with hands folded in prayer) look after she heard them announce there would be cookies after the show.<br />
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And I just melt every time that dimple appears when she is so happy that I said yes!<br />
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And I delivered on my promise :)<br />
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Thanks to the Carlson music teacher, Mrs. Okawa for putting this together. It was a great show.Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-27364315429107698982012-11-19T23:45:00.000-07:002012-11-30T18:05:56.941-07:00Cheer Class GraduationElla has been participating in a Pom and Cheer class after school for the last 10 weeks. She recently had her graduation and they did a performance for the parents on the last day of class.<br>
<br> Here they are ready to go!
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<br> Cheer time!
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<br> Getting their completion certificates!
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<br>Posing for the camera!!
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<br>The entire class posing with their certificates :)
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<br>Ryen wanted to get on stage for a photo too! She always wants to be like her big Sister!
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Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-13590850519389231752012-05-30T09:46:00.000-07:002012-06-13T21:48:51.118-07:00Kindergarten GraduationI can't believe the school year went by so fast. We are so proud of our girl and all she learned socially and academically this year. We are so hopeful she will continue to make big strides and are looking forward to her new school and her starting the CTA program. <br />
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We ended the year with a Kindergarten graduation ceremony.<br />
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The kids sang a few adorable songs like "You Got a Friend in Me" and "I have Big Dreams"<br />
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Then they were called up to get their Kindergarten diplomas. Here is Ella's entire Kindergarten class. 2012 Mrs. Hughes :)<br />
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My dimple faced girl. She looks SO much Jimmy's Mom in this photo. <br />
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After the show we went back to the classroom for some treats and so the kids could say goodbye to each other. Here is Ella and her friend Ryan.<br />
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This was waiting for us on Ella's desk. A cute class photo but also a DVD of photos from the entire year of Kindergarten set to cute background music. Totally was not expecting that and I LOVED it!! :) What a great surprise! <br />
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My girl was so excited about her diploma, but was also so excited to give Mrs. Hughes her end of year gift. <br />
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We are so proud of her :)<br />
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Afterwards we let her pick where she wanted to have lunch and she chose The Olive Garden. So the three of us headed to lunch. Ryen would have loved to come but she was busy at school practicing for her own graduation ceremony that was happening later that night :) Congratulations baby! You had a great year and we are very excited and happy for you.Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-19041928116274470362012-04-10T08:51:00.001-07:002012-04-10T08:54:10.068-07:00Ella's School Class Photo!!Yay! It is here! The very first one. The first of many I will cherish and keep until she is old enough to take them off my hands. Her first official class photo. May I introduce you to...<br /><br />Mrs. Hughes Kindergarten Class<br />Santan Elementary<br />2011-2012 School year<br /><br />Big.Soft.Sigh. <br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PPaDPVHDpno/T4RXY7pdN8I/AAAAAAAAPbo/XkIptRd3FpM/s1600/IMAG2365-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 480px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PPaDPVHDpno/T4RXY7pdN8I/AAAAAAAAPbo/XkIptRd3FpM/s800/IMAG2365-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729800711762163650" /></a>Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-70331061493901003132012-04-08T20:20:00.000-07:002012-04-08T20:21:41.139-07:00Miscellaneous School Fun!With the close of the school year coming (already!!) I wanted to take time to post some of these cute pics I have found on my phone.<br /><br />Field Trip to the Farm<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WUX99N-lFQ8/T4JRsRbCtkI/AAAAAAAAPWE/dsn_a1e2hi4/s1600/295758_10150367759499844_602474843_8132838_1317401945_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 480px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WUX99N-lFQ8/T4JRsRbCtkI/AAAAAAAAPWE/dsn_a1e2hi4/s800/295758_10150367759499844_602474843_8132838_1317401945_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729231497001612866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Spirit Week Pics!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OJDKCiMML9Y/T4JRXh_hm_I/AAAAAAAAPUs/8pkcMnE2E_k/s1600/IMAG0594-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 605px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OJDKCiMML9Y/T4JRXh_hm_I/AAAAAAAAPUs/8pkcMnE2E_k/s800/IMAG0594-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729231140672347122" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wuN6BEtJYA0/T4JRXzdbOlI/AAAAAAAAPU4/JdL_rOCE3L0/s1600/IMAG0618.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 605px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wuN6BEtJYA0/T4JRXzdbOlI/AAAAAAAAPU4/JdL_rOCE3L0/s800/IMAG0618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729231145361160786" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Uacei_DF1D0/T4JRYQ8Q0uI/AAAAAAAAPVI/Nh-u9kt4QOQ/s1600/IMAG0619.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 480px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Uacei_DF1D0/T4JRYQ8Q0uI/AAAAAAAAPVI/Nh-u9kt4QOQ/s800/IMAG0619.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729231153275130594" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U0Y8cHxvW1k/T4JRriv_3YI/AAAAAAAAPVg/7OU7AbYPLuE/s1600/IMAG0627.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 480px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U0Y8cHxvW1k/T4JRriv_3YI/AAAAAAAAPVg/7OU7AbYPLuE/s800/IMAG0627.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729231484473040258" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mrLZ9zneMPI/T4JRr8PYjrI/AAAAAAAAPVs/17j-g_UYWPM/s1600/IMAG0630.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 600px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mrLZ9zneMPI/T4JRr8PYjrI/AAAAAAAAPVs/17j-g_UYWPM/s800/IMAG0630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729231491315568306" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B0TFyB3LJLo/T4JRsA9mVwI/AAAAAAAAPV4/4b8KXnQE9x0/s1600/IMAG0631.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 600px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B0TFyB3LJLo/T4JRsA9mVwI/AAAAAAAAPV4/4b8KXnQE9x0/s800/IMAG0631.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729231492583151362" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HItVEMSvCwc/T4JRrovPx5I/AAAAAAAAPVY/HuoRtgZct0o/s1600/IMAG0623.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 480px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HItVEMSvCwc/T4JRrovPx5I/AAAAAAAAPVY/HuoRtgZct0o/s800/IMAG0623.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729231486080501650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lunchroom pics with our friends :)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K9oru-_rYFI/T4JRWwmYfGI/AAAAAAAAPUk/fdZaHGY5TSg/s1600/IMAG0563-1-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 600px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K9oru-_rYFI/T4JRWwmYfGI/AAAAAAAAPUk/fdZaHGY5TSg/s800/IMAG0563-1-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729231127413554274" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4bHtGNpqoIQ/T4JRWkLgMWI/AAAAAAAAPUY/cEHoG6-myGs/s1600/IMAG1078-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 480px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4bHtGNpqoIQ/T4JRWkLgMWI/AAAAAAAAPUY/cEHoG6-myGs/s800/IMAG1078-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729231124079587682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I just love these kiddos. In fact, this post reminds me it has been too long since I have had lunch with my baby at school! I think tomorrow is the perfect time to change that :)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i0IRFhCbdlE/T4JSecrC-iI/AAAAAAAAPWU/x38DWv9M5c8/s1600/319253_10150379303929844_602474843_8205667_292273637_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 800px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-i0IRFhCbdlE/T4JSecrC-iI/AAAAAAAAPWU/x38DWv9M5c8/s800/319253_10150379303929844_602474843_8205667_292273637_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729232359014988322" border="0" /></a>Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-27798415582845009152012-03-01T19:54:00.001-07:002012-04-08T19:26:20.806-07:00So proud of our girl :)Ok so two photos to share (and capture forever on this blog) One is my baby's FIRST ever report she had to do for school. She had to write a report on a community helper. She chose Veterinarian cause that is what she wants to be when she grows up! *how cute. The other is an incredible drawing she did.<br /><br />Here she is beaming with pride at her poster we made. She had to get up in front of the class and present it. She practiced over and over with me and Daddy and got some helpful tips about not being shy, looking at her audience, not fidgeting and speaking up.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w-CWmlau00k/T4JG4pNp8HI/AAAAAAAAPUM/kRAM-iwNmI8/s1600/IMAG1911-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 605px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w-CWmlau00k/T4JG4pNp8HI/AAAAAAAAPUM/kRAM-iwNmI8/s800/IMAG1911-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729219614918439026" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oAAW0XDgwbE/T4JG4sey-HI/AAAAAAAAPUA/dL76VxwPmD4/s1600/IMAG1867-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 605px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oAAW0XDgwbE/T4JG4sey-HI/AAAAAAAAPUA/dL76VxwPmD4/s800/IMAG1867-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729219615795640434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The picture to the right of it, is this amazing drawing she did, that Jimmy and I just came across one day on her desk. She drew herself in a salon chair getting a hair cut by her hairdresser. But what shocked us about it was the attention to detail she showed when creating it. She actually drew a mirror in front of herself and replicated her drawing in the mirror detail for detail. Complete with the falling hair. It was really impressive and we are not sure where she even got the idea since her hairdresser works out of her home and she has never had her hair cut in a salon chair like that. How cool is she!? I just love this kid's creative side.Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-50582347255768819742012-01-22T23:55:00.000-07:002012-02-20T21:19:10.414-07:00"Celebrate Good Reports... Come On"<span style=" ;font-size:100%;" >Yes this blog post title is being sung to the Kool and The Gang classic "Celebration". We make a big deal about school stuff around here. From the simple (Ryen coloring in the lines or really tracing her letters instead of just scribbling) to simple for some kids (not getting in trouble at school) to the BIG DEALS (Ella getting a GREAT report card for 2nd Quarter). They don't do report cards in 1st Quarter for Kindergarten so this was her first one. And since we had a rocky start to the school year we were excited to hear what would happen. But as I mentioned in a </span><a href="http://elladalynn.blogspot.com/2012/01/report-cards-are-in.html" style="font-size: 100%; ">previous post</a><span style=" ;font-size:100%;" > Ella's report card was exactly what we were hoping to hear. Academically she was excellent and behaviorally she got no bad marks! Yippeee! We are never worried academically but the behavior one was a big relief. So we celebrated!!!</span><br /><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dk_t_IMZxKQ/T0MVhKvDMzI/AAAAAAAAOXI/goZkmHuJuEw/s800/IMG_3752.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711432411997483826" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px;" border="0" /><br /><br />We took her to her favorite restaurant, The Rainforest Cafe!<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L79fJUgp9KE/T0MVhfjSkgI/AAAAAAAAOXU/ezxvmOm3diM/s800/IMG_3751.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711432417585304066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-giEtLgVrLx8/T0MT2TUZxoI/AAAAAAAAOT4/miwA51Knuso/s800/IMG_3788.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711430576055633538" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /> </div><div><br />We even requested a booth with the built in aquarium so they could watch the fishies while they ate.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3eRoTZuSC1M/T0MVLucv87I/AAAAAAAAOWg/2Z40wsVfosU/s800/IMAG1712-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711432043627279282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 480px; " border="0" /><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HYjfuLvalHo/T0MVLXYbwTI/AAAAAAAAOWY/QSBjwqcZnio/s800/IMG_3755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711432037435162930" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YB9GTLSlOe4/T0MVK0aLsvI/AAAAAAAAOWQ/V6bkL9fhyKY/s800/IMG_3757.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711432028047258354" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vc27nRaz4Mo/T0MVKZ5l_qI/AAAAAAAAOWA/S6CnW_Sl1RI/s800/IMG_3758.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711432020931247778" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qLvIXVkT0gU/T0MVKGI-pCI/AAAAAAAAOV0/29gq1w67wIY/s800/IMG_3760.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711432015627068450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /><br /><br />We had a great time as usual.</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W7xDOYIQFnU/T0MVgaoeG6I/AAAAAAAAOWw/TdYAzxkxmK4/s800/IMAG1714-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711432399084985250" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 480px; " border="0" /><br /><br />But this time, we didn't say no, when Ella asked for the $15 volcano dessert. We thought she earned it. And for a special occasion, why not? This thing was huge! The kids were stoked and even with 3 of us eating it (Daddy didn't want any) we didn't even make a dent in it! Gluttony and waste at it's finest. :/<br /><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BuYuKgXd7j4/T0MUG0kx8jI/AAAAAAAAOVk/IulEolki49s/s800/IMG_3766.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711430859860603442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VOozSEPMZPA/T0MUGkBtYzI/AAAAAAAAOVU/p7XY3OxdI34/s800/IMG_3771.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711430855418536754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 600px; " border="0" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QGppBFXKmlI/T0MUGnC0NLI/AAAAAAAAOVM/FvWSJmgFLmw/s800/IMG_3772.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711430856228484274" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 600px; " border="0" /><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FuLaVGlhgfM/T0MUFwEVLvI/AAAAAAAAOVE/YFnDyDDtqQw/s800/IMG_3773.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711430841470889714" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div>After we played in the gift shop and threw pennies at the crocodile.</div><div><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L6J0_BPtDpg/T0MUFnYU00I/AAAAAAAAOU0/pieAwWSFqqg/s800/IMG_3776.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711430839138833218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ShUD63NvZaw/T0MT39TD0SI/AAAAAAAAOUk/xK5nMyTJOAs/s800/IMG_3779.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711430604504158498" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /><br /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1N9PTIwDGTc/T0MT3uEPGpI/AAAAAAAAOUc/pSgh3irQJAg/s800/IMG_3784.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711430600415451794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s018iz332ZU/T0MT3f1thsI/AAAAAAAAOUQ/N91sry__5HE/s800/IMG_3782.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711430596596434626" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 600px; " border="0" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3i6_1Pvt700/T0MT2u5-iWI/AAAAAAAAOUE/yNoVRQ90VaA/s800/IMG_3785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711430583460989282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 600px; " border="0" /> </div><div><br />Hopefully third quarter marks will be just as good and Ella has truly turned a corner maturity wise and has figured things out. Either way, we will always celebrate like rockstars! :)<br /><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OKQIhsG1EoM/T0MVghD0W7I/AAAAAAAAOW8/as4Bfi4BXkI/s800/IMG_3754.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711432400810302386" style="cursor: pointer; width: 800px; height: 533px; " border="0" /><br /><br /></div>Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-82793951606292207282012-01-19T22:31:00.001-07:002012-04-08T18:49:36.651-07:00My Science Fair Nerd :)Ella was really excited about attending the school science fair. We went at dinner time and scoured the exhibits and experiments in the MPR. There were SO many I was overwhelmed. We finally found Ella's experiment board and she was so excited to show it to me.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iYmRRhMPBek/T4I9MIauAkI/AAAAAAAAPS0/I8425SfdOPs/s1600/IMAG1639.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 480px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iYmRRhMPBek/T4I9MIauAkI/AAAAAAAAPS0/I8425SfdOPs/s800/IMAG1639.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729208954595967554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Their experiment was about whether eggs were strong or not. Everyone assumes eggs are not strong because they are so fragile and can break so easy. So the kids were polled before the experiment on whether an egg would be strong or not. Most say not. Their experiment consisted of piling books up on top of an egg, one by one, until the egg broke. I think in the end it took 18 books before it crushed. Here is a photo of Ella's classmate adding another book to the pile (Ella is peeking over his shoulder on the left)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CjGTwJqaUDo/T4I9MTCSkrI/AAAAAAAAPTA/1G64aQcF2Yc/s1600/IMAG1640.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 480px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CjGTwJqaUDo/T4I9MTCSkrI/AAAAAAAAPTA/1G64aQcF2Yc/s800/IMAG1640.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729208957446296242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I forget the exact conclusion but basically an egg is REALLY strong because of its arched shape (think bridges) and it can hold WAY may times it weight before it breaks. WAY sounds so scientific and official right? ha ha!<br /><br />After showing me her class project (and posing with it) it was time to go hit some experiment tables and play with some chemistry and liquid nitrogen :)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DkClfpiJA48/T4I9Lf6ugjI/AAAAAAAAPSg/4IwZ8-74Mu8/s1600/IMAG1638-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 600px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DkClfpiJA48/T4I9Lf6ugjI/AAAAAAAAPSg/4IwZ8-74Mu8/s800/IMAG1638-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729208943724364338" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UzTDAErMTJs/T4I9Mp218HI/AAAAAAAAPTI/OMY8N8mwLbw/s1600/IMAG1645.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 600px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UzTDAErMTJs/T4I9Mp218HI/AAAAAAAAPTI/OMY8N8mwLbw/s800/IMAG1645.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729208963572297842" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RM9C7ODjptI/T4I-lEp3dcI/AAAAAAAAPTc/TmXoLrdWPzA/s1600/IMAG1646.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 480px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RM9C7ODjptI/T4I-lEp3dcI/AAAAAAAAPTc/TmXoLrdWPzA/s800/IMAG1646.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729210482594117058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Me, Ella and Ryen also had some pizza for dinner before heading home for bedtime :) She was so excited to go and I make it a point to never say no to something school related that she wants to attend. :) (ps: except all those chick-fil-a fundraisers, ha ha)Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215028447622935454.post-88210495667330160102012-01-11T23:25:00.000-07:002012-01-12T00:32:56.033-07:00Report Cards are in!!!Oh my gosh where has the time gone???? My last post was about the first 30 days of school and here we are starting the 3rd quarter already! Let me catch you up to speed!<br /><br />Since the last blog post we literally have had no problems behaviorally at school. It really did seem like the kid just needed that full 30 days to get acclimated. We did take the advice of the professionals and have her tested for the gifted program to rule that out as a cause of her behavior issues. She did not qualify. She is right where she needs to be. <br /><br />She has been doing amazingly well in the classroom. She is doing incredibly academically. Still very much ahead or in line with where she should be. Her reading has improved. She is learning Math etc. She is LOVING her school. She is proud of it. Loves to call herself a Santan Stormer (cracks me up). She still loves the school bus although she has to sit right behind the driver cause miss social butterfly was fluttering all throughout the aisles visiting friends too much. ha ha. She begs me to visit and to volunteer at school, which I do often. She comes home all the time and says Mommy there is a book fair and they need help, can you do it. Of course I say yes! :) And I have made so many friends with her classmates. They love when I come visit. They run up and hug me and beg me to let them eat with me. Sometimes it is me and 10-12 kids eating at our own table together. I once had a lunchroom volunteer ask me if I was a teacher and this was my class. Nope just a Mom. Well not just any mom... <a href="http://jillcarilli.blogspot.com/">Supermom </a>(ha ha)<br /><br />So since our last post here are some of the fun activities I was able to volunteer for:<br /><br />Sept- Grandparents Day, Smoothie Fridays and Scholastic Book Fair<br />Oct- Field Trip to Vertuccio Farms and Pumpkin Appreciation Day<br />Nov- Fall Carnival and Thanksgiving Craft<br />Dec- Holiday Shop, Snowman Craft, and Holidays Around the World<br /><br />And here are pictures of my fan club (crappy phone pics) :)<br /><br /><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/393323_10150410079479844_602474843_8328986_2095236172_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 720px; height: 430px;" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/393323_10150410079479844_602474843_8328986_2095236172_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/392067_10150449066544844_602474843_8441437_970051022_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 720px; height: 430px;" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/392067_10150449066544844_602474843_8441437_970051022_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/316152_10150362399469844_602474843_8104171_851950431_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 720px; height: 537px;" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/316152_10150362399469844_602474843_8104171_851950431_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/319253_10150379303929844_602474843_8205667_292273637_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 448px; height: 720px;" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/319253_10150379303929844_602474843_8205667_292273637_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Ella loves when I come to school to volunteer but she sometimes cries or has issues when I leave. Breaks my little heart. Makes me not want to leave either. Mrs Hughes is good about separating us when I come to volunteer though so that Ella can focus on her work. :) Which sometimes bums me out but I understand it is for the best for now. In addition to the above I am also coordinate at a grade level and volunteer at a class level for Kindergarten Art Masterpiece at Santan. This has been fun, challenging and rewarding. I was happy to do it since this 100% volunteer based program is the only way kids receive art in schools these days. Oh and Ella has joined a Girl Scout Troop that I co-lead AND she has been in dance school since the start of Kindergarten. Geesh! Busy busy! <br /><br />Behaviorally Ella has been doing really well too at school She has only come home with 1 uh-oh gram back in September and that was for a playground argument with a girl from her class. They were both responsible and both got in trouble for it. But Ella really has learned from peer pressure and social consequences what is expected of her at school. That is not to say she does not still require special attention. I am sure she can still be a little hard to reign in sometimes. She can be a little restless, get distracted easily, and she can lack patience and doesn't like waiting for stuff (for instance when the teacher calls kids up by table and her table gets called last). She can get a little whiny and pouty while waiting her turn. Part of this could be personality and part could be immaturity since she is on the younger side of her classmates. <br /><br />Socially she is learning a lot too. Some of it good, some of it I could do without. ha ha. For instance someone taught her the Trick or Treat smell my feet rhyme. Awesome LOL. Someone else taught her a naughtier version of Jingle Bells that I had to listen to during the Holidays. And most recently she walks around saying Ella and so and so sitting in a tree K I S S I N G... etc. But she is really cute about it, cause she still doesn't understand what it all means. So when she sings it she sings it about her and her friend Rachel, or her and her Sister or her and her Daddy. It is really funny, and all I can do is laugh. <br /><br />My biggest struggle with Ella right now is teaching her to be less self centered. Her personality type is to focus on negative stuff. She tends to overlook the positive and focus on negative which is very frustrating for me since I am so the opposite. She tends to be ungrateful for what she DOES get cause she is so focused on what she does NOT get. I am so the opposite there as well. This really tests my parenting skills and patience at times. For instance you could give her a lollipop but if she get a blue one and someone else gets pink, she will focus on that and will be upset and pouty. That is a mild tolerable case of it. A not so mild case of it is when we left The Nutcracker (our annual Mommy and girls date day) and she threw a fit cause she only got 3 people's autographs after show and wanted autographs from the main characters. The reason she didn't get autographs from the main characters is because she got PHOTOS taken with them instead. Geesh. Photos like THIS ONE:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QZtJc_-PQG8/TvKEha01VYI/AAAAAAAANV4/jPlID_o8U9A/s800/IMG_2101.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 534px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QZtJc_-PQG8/TvKEha01VYI/AAAAAAAANV4/jPlID_o8U9A/s800/IMG_2101.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />You would think she would be SO thrilled to have seen this show, gotten to go on stage after, met the characters, had her picture taken AND got autographs of some of the smaller characters, that she would not find something to complain about cause she would be on cloud 9. But that is just Ella and something I have to learn to not get too frustrated about, although it is VERY hard sometimes. sigh... this kid. Man is she gonna test me for a long time to come. Ha!<br /><br />Our parent teacher conference prior to Fall break went great! Ella was excelling at everything. Her teacher didn't have concerns at all behaviorally or academically. What a relief!! Yay! <br /><br />So fast forward to today! Where are we?? First week back from a long Winter Break and she is not struggling so far to slip back in her routine at school. Not testing boundaries like I thought she might. She seems great. And TODAY we got her FIRST OFFICIAL REPORT CARD. The first one of many we will get over the next 13 years!! And... drum roll please... it was AMAZING!!! She got all good marks (progressing or meeting the standards) in ALL areas academically. And for behaviorally she ALSO got all good marks (satisfactory or excellent) in all areas. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.dmthe.qwestoffice.net/images/product_images/Ribbons/school/AR084.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 600px;" src="http://www.dmthe.qwestoffice.net/images/product_images/Ribbons/school/AR084.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />But here was the best part of all... Her teachers comments "Ella is a pleasure to have in class" Music to my ears I tell ya. When I think of what the teacher was telling me at the beginning of the year during those first few weeks. How she didn't know if she could handle a child as strong willed as Ella and didn't know if it would work out, to how Ella was one of the most challenging kids she has ever had in her entire career... to that statement above. <br /><br />I am so proud of her I am crying. For some parents out there they might take for granted how easy it is for their kids to be referred to like that. It might come naturally for their kids to be people pleasers or to stay in line. But for a kid with a very strong willed personality you have no idea how hard it is to hear things like this. They are the kids that blaze their own trail, and follow their own lead, to a fault at times. To the point where it does get them in trouble and comes across as defiance to authority figures. They want what they want when they want it, they want to be in charge, they want to be in control, they want to decide what they are going to do, and they want to do it their way. All qualities that will make her an excellent leader someday but until she is mature enough to learn to compromise and learn when you HAVE to let someone else call the shots, it will always make it a little harder for her to conform. <br /><br />I am taking my girl out to celebrate to the Rainforest Cafe (same place we took her to celebrate when she passed her entrance exam to Kindergarten.) It seems fitting. And I am going to order her this $15 piece of cake this time since I said NO last time. :) <br /><br /><a href="http://blog.rivconsulting.ca/ubiquitousfoodcravings/files/2010/04/dsc05438-768x1024.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 768px; height: 1024px;" src="http://blog.rivconsulting.ca/ubiquitousfoodcravings/files/2010/04/dsc05438-768x1024.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />100th Day of School is around the corner!!! Woo hoo!!!! :)Jill Carillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637558888460676513noreply@blogger.com0