Merry Christmas!!

 To say I was excited for Christmas this year would be an understatement!   I love Santa so much, I love to track him on both Google tracker and NORAD tracker and I love getting rewarded for being  a good kid!    I asked Santa for "Elephant & Piggie" books and he got me 5!  I also got some puzzles, games, DC superhero encyclopedia, and clothes.   I also went to Maryland for Christmas and had a nice dinner with my family there and now get to spend the whole week with Gram while school is on break!

Amatsu Mikaboshi aka the Chaos King

My favorite books!

Hanging with the Phillips!  Aunt Debbie, Ben and Nicole

Finished this 300 piece Elf puzzle in no time.

Giving

Dear Prairie Creek, I have been saving part of my allowance all year to give to your cemetery.  Thank you for helping the Earth!   Dexter, Age 6

This year Dexter has been receiving an allowance each week and dividing that money into "Give, Save, Invest or Spend".  Dexter has used his "give" money a few times this year, once at a lemonaide stand, one for a fundraiser for his Art teacher who has colon cancer and now to send off $25 to the Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery where his Grandfather volunteers.

Nice Nana Visit

 Bye Bye Nana!   We will all miss you and the nice warm weather you brought up with you to Virginia!

Nana came and stayed with us for 2 weeks.  We did puzzles, made crafts , made funny videos and read tons of books.  I can't wait to see her again!

 

These are Star Wars hats - made at the library

Visiting Great Nana

Today we had a nice visit at Aunt Beth's house. We got to see Great Nana, Beth, Shane, Amanda's family (Jason, Cameron and Olivia) and Cynthia and her new husband Chad.  It was great to see great Nana looking so good and Cynthia shared the news that she is pregnant!

Vacations and Birthdays!

Before we drove down to Key Largo we stopped by our old home in Pembroke Pines!

Last week we all went down to Key Largo for a week of relaxation!  It was great fun to hang out at the timeshare, eat Publix subs, put puzzles together, go fishing and paddleboarding.  Dan and I also went down to Key West for 2 days before returning the Key Largo on Dan's 40th Birthday!

Stone Bridge Hike

Today the Tiger Den (1st graders) of Dexter's cub scout troop did a hike in the Bull Run National Forest.  We hiked along the Stone Bridge trail and it was a great hour long hike.  The boys searched for items in nature and we all enjoyed the outdoors.

Dexter School Photo

Here is both his official school photo and his illustrated version of himself :)

Happy Halloween!

 This Halloween my cousins Nicole and Ben came over to trick or treat with me!  Nicole was a witch, Ben was a ninja and their dogs were princess Leila and a ballerina!    I of course am Abe Lincoln - tons of adults loved my costume!

The spookiest house in our neighborhood

After my cousins left I went exploring the river next to our house.  It was great fun!  Gram is here also and is going to stay with us for a few extra days.

Halloween prep

 Dexter the Fire Chief - Age 6 1/2

 

 Dexter the Fire Chief - Age 3 1/2

The costume still fits (the boots finally fit correctly).  I have grown 7-8 inches since the last time I wore this for Halloween! I am still not sure which of my costumes I will wear for Halloween next week. Today I wore the fireman costume for a party at Montessori school.

Cub scouts!

So far I am really enjoying the cub scouts.  I get to play outside and I get to do something fun with Daddy (occasionally Mommy if Daddy is out of town).   This past weekend we had a campfire meeting and this coming Sunday we have a hike.  We meet 2-3 times a month and do fun things outside or in a classroom at school. 

p.s. If you like popcorn expect to get some for Christmas because the boy scouts have to sell fancy popcorn to raise money. 

Skylanders - Tae Kwon Crow

I love to dress up in superhero costumes.  When I don't have any I just make up my own.  Right now I am super into Skylanders, so I attempted to make a Tae Kwon Crow costume

Nana's visit

During nana's visit we met the Pope and went to a space museum. 

Then Nana left to go back home and I got sick.  I know I look healthy in this photo but I had a fever around 102F for 6 days and finally got diagnosed with pneumonia and put on antibiotics.  I should feel ready to go back to school on Tuesday after the holiday.

I did get my first interim report card in the mail yesterday.  I am meeting all the objectives of 1st grade (reading, writing, speaking, math, social studies, science, listening, art, PE, Music, work habits and conduct)  The only one I did not met was handwriting.  I am constantly writing my numbers and some letters backwards.

Cub Scouts

Daddy and I have joined the cub scouts.  I am in the Tiger Den and so far I love it.  The den meetings are fun and the camping trip was tons of fun as well.  I went for a hike, learned how to tie some knots and played for hours with my new friends.  Everyone in the cub scouts goes to Glenkirk Elementary so now I know kids in all the grade levels.

We have another hike this Sunday if the weather is good.  Can't wait!

Fun times!

I have enjoyed this week with Daddy at the Air Show and Nana at farm festivals.

Smithsonian trip

I had a fun trip to the Smithsonian museum with daddy!   I wish I were a superhero who could fly in outer space!