Emerson informed me on our way to pick Hannah up that she had learned a new song at school today. Gotta love Pre-K songs. I love how she actually had to sneeze before starting her song and how her little voice goes up on the aaahhh-chooo. I could listen to her sing this all day long.
Yes, I realize that I gave the video the wrong title. It’s Allie, not Annie. :)
Hannah has been saving for McKenna since the beginning of the year when she was released as American Girl’s doll of the year. I’m not exactly sure what it is about McKenna but boy oh boy does Hannah love her. I promised Hannah that as soon as she had enough money for her that I’d take her to the Alderwood mall. So…the day after her birthday we made the special trip down. I wish I could explain to you her excitement as we drove to the store and as she picked out her doll. It was priceless! I’m pretty sure the girl had watery eyes. 
She did such a good job that Mom & Dad broke down and bought a new outfit for Nina…her “bitsy” baby. It’s amazing the amount of money one could spend in that store if they’re not careful. :)
Hannah woke up on her birthday with a sore throat but thankfully no fever. A little apple cider and Tylenol and an “8” pancake seemed to help. :)
Happy Birthday to our sweet, funny, and loving 8 year old!
As much as I didn’t want her to go…Emerson started Pre-K this year. Not that I didn’t think she was ready because boy was she ever ready, but I wasn’t ready to share her with someone else for 2.5 hours of the day. She’s been counting down the days for weeks now telling anyone who would listen all about her starting school. So exciting!
First day of Pre-K lunch…peanut butter & honey sandwich, mandarin oranges, string cheese and fruit gushers. I’m pretty sure that’s a lunch of champions. 
If ever there was a girl who was ready for school, it’s this girl.
She had a fabulous first day and couldn’t wait to tell me all about it. Although, she forgot everything they did because she “just had so much fun”.
Hannah turned 8. I’m still in denial about this. We had a little family party for her and it was by far my favorite theme…candy! We didn’t do a great job of pre-planning for this party but my sister and I pulled it off. I’ve decided that September is incredibly busy for our family and that next year we’ll plan it in July. :)
The only request Hannah had for her party was for an ice cream cake. Easy enough!
So one downside of me not blogging…I haven’t been taking many pictures. I’m a little disappointed at my lack of pictures but I have a few and that’s better than none. Hannah had a “more than wonderful” birthday. She got some really cute clothes and managed to get the rest of the money she needed to get…McKenna! She’s been saving for McKenna since January, doing extra chores and making good choices with her money. Stay tuned for that special post. :)
Who is viewing this blog from Kentucky? I’m pretty sure it’s not our Ohio family because I can usually see Ohio listed, but now I’ve got Kentucky? Fess up…who is it? :)
So, I’m back. I’m not even sure if anyone even looks at this blog anymore but I have to do this for myself. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve used the blog as reference in the past few months. Today I used it to figure out which side of the mountain we were on for Thanksgiving last year. So, here I am doing my best to make time for our family memories. I’ve decided to go forward from September. Going back to April completely overwhelms me so I’ll go back a month and go from there. We shall see.
Hannah’s First Day of 3rd Grade – September 5, 2012
At the end of last school year, Hannah was assigned to Ms. Monica’s 3rd grade class. The 3rd grade team at Hillcrest is amazing and we would have been lucky to have any of the 4 teachers. But…if I had to pick one teacher for Hannah, I would have picked Mrs. Moe. I would have requested her but she was set to teach a 3/4 split. With Hannah already being a young 3rd grader, I just wasn’t comfortable with her being in with kids two years older than her. Flash forward to 3 days before school starts, we received a letter in the mail that Hannah would no longer be in Ms. Monica’s class, but was moved to Mrs. Moe’s 3rd grade class. No split for Mrs. Moe, and Hannah was in her class. Woo-Hoo!! Not going to lie, I was a lot nervous about how Hannah would take this change so close to the start of the year, but she took it like a trooper. The only downside to the change, was that Hannah and her BFF, Mimi, were going to FINALLY get to be in the same class (they haven’t been together in class since Kindergarten) and now they were going to be separated once more. I assured Hannah that she would still see her, just like in 1st and 2nd grades. Other than that one minor detail, Hannah was super excited for the change.
We are so excited for this year. After a less than wonderful 2nd grade experience, we are ready for a really great year.
