Sunday, November 05, 2017

Charlotte turned 11!

For Charlotte's birthday this year, she asked to have a party at the bowling alley.  (She's pretty much our only kid that likes to have parties.) We ordered way too much pizza, ate chocolate cake, and then bowled a game with a few of her best girlfriends from school. It was in the middle of a very busy Saturday with a volleyball game in the morning and a Halloween party in the evening.  Charlotte thought it all made for the "best birthday ever!"

Time to sing Happy birthday!
(Jake totally understands the role an annoying little brother is supposed to play at events like this.)

We put all the big girls on one lane, with the boys and Amelie on the other lane.  11 year old girls are their own kind of amazing and silly all at once! They had so much fun.

We like to call Charlotte the "cruise director" because she loves to invent games and crafts and get her brothers and sisters to play with her.  They all enjoy her imaginative ideas.  She is also a great teacher who has taught Amelie all of her letters and number 1-10. She enjoys school and reads sooooo much that we have occasionally caught her with her light on long after bedtime.  She loved playing volleyball this Fall and feels like she has fond her sport.  I love to see her try new things, make friends, and show her kindness to everyone she meets. We are very blessed to have a Charlotte girl. 

Charlotte's Birthday Interview
1. What is your favorite color? Hot Pink and Teal
2. What is your favorite toy? ALL my stuffed animals
3. What is your favorite fruit? Blueberries
4. What is your favorite tv show? "I don't really have one, because we don't really watch TV."
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Nutella toast
6. What is your favorite outfit? "Jeans, my "beautiful" teal t-shirt, and my sparkly white polar bear hoodie."
7. What is your favorite game? Clue
8. What is your favorite snack? Cheesesticks
9. What is your favorite animal? Polar bears and snow leopards
10. What is your favorite song?  Katy Perry's Birthday song
11. What is your favorite book? The Harry Potter series
12. Who is your best friend?  "I don't really have a bestie, but I just have a lot of friends at school."
13. What do you want to be when you grow up?  An author or an artist
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?  Ride my bike
15. What are you really good at?  Reading and Language Arts
16. What is a food that you hate?  Mushrooms
17. What do you like to do with Mom or Dad?  "Cuddle up with some hot cocoa."
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?  Nutella toast
19. What is your favorite dinner?  Pasta Primavera
20. What makes you happy?   "Snuggling up in the middle of my stuffed animals with a good book."


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