Monday, December 22, 2014

Eleanor's Birthday

On Eleanor's birthday we took family pictures and went to dinner at Red Robin.

The next day she invited 3 friends (plus Molly and Penelope) to go to Monkey Joe's - Shaelynn, Arden, and Hayden. 
After they were done bouncing around we went back to our house for pizza and donuts.  Eleanor wanted a donut cake so that is what she got! Then the girls opened presents and played in the backyard.  Penelope loved being one of the big girls and they all had a really fun time together.









 It is so fun to watch my girls grow up, and Eleanor is no exception.  She is so smart, she can figure almost anything out on her own, which sometimes makes her seem a little sneaky.  She's very creative. She loves playing with and being in charge of her sisters.  She loves learning new things and she loves having projects and tasks to do, unless it involves cleaning.  She really doesn't like to clean, unless it is her own room.  She loves organizing and arranging things in her room just right.  She loves her stuffed animals, she loves hanging things on her walls.  She likes to make number charts.  She can count to 100. She likes to play school with Penelope.  She wants to be a doctor or a vet when she grows up. She is getting pretty good at tying her shoes.  She loves online shopping on amazon. Whenever I go to actually buy something I have to empty about 60 things from the shopping cart.  She also was chosen as "terrific kid" for this semester from her Kindergarten class.  The teacher chooses one student each semester who has really excelled at being a good student  a good example and a good leader. This is what her certificate from her teacher said, "Eleanor is a role model for our class with her good behavior.  She is always willing to help a classmate and is consistently polite to her peers and adults in and out of the classroom.  Eleanor, I am so proud of all you have accomplished since starting Kindergarten.  Keep up the wonderful things you are doing.  You truly are a terrific kid."  She missed a couple of days of school while we were at Disneyworld and we were a little tardy the day she returned so I had to bring her to her classroom and it was so cute to hear all of her classmates shout, "Eleanor! You're back!!" when we walked in.  She really is a neat little kid and we love her a lot! :) 

2 comments:

Emily C said...

Oh Sarah! That is so adorable and made me emotional reading Eleanor being named "terrific student!" how incredibly proud of your little girl you must be! And icing on the cake hearing her classmates shout "yay she's back!!" makes me so happy to read.

your home is always filled with so much love (and cleanliness and order! hahaha) great foundation. i always am trying to implement those 3 things, altho it just doesn't come too naturally... hehehe

adorable pic of the 2 of you, i hope it gets printed and framed! love you both! xo

(and side note... having just 3 friends over looks so much more manageable than trying to invite the entire preschool group or primary class, etc!! Next time I throw a bday party - I hope i can be practical and just invite a couple rather than feeling obligated to invite more. )

Emily C said...

and now i'm craving donuts!!!!!!!