Punky is 7!

Our sweet baby girl is 7 years old.  Impossible.  

I don't have the words to express how much Punky means to me and to our family.  But here's a little questionnaire to remember who Punky was at 7 years old.  

Favorite Color- pink

Favorite Book- Geronimo Stilton

Favorite Subject in School- reading

Favorite Food- roasted chicken

Favorite Thing to Do- play outside

Favorite Toy- all of them

Favorite Restaurant- dave and busters

Favorite TV Show- all

Favorite Movie- norm of the north

Favorite Game- life

Favorite Computer Game- minecraft

Activities I am in- ice skating, basketball and choir

Best Friend- sophie, evie, avyn

(I wish she wouldn't have asked me to help her.  Before I came into the room, it read "gerimo stilton" "rosted chikin" and "sophe" but she insisted on spelling correctly.  Also, Norm of the North was the last movie she saw and it was terrible.  And she says she likes all toys but hardly ever plays with them, so who knows.)

We had a family party on Saturday.  Since Punky isn't a fan of cake, we stuck the candles in her Special K bar.  

On Sunday, she invited some friends to go to a pottery painting place for her birthday party.  All her friends (and even her brother) were so well behaved and so kind.  What a great group of kids!  They all had a ton of fun painting and it was so neat to hear their conversations between each other.  It's crazy how as a parent you love each stage your kid is in.  Here are some photos of the big party.  I'm off to bed- it was an exhausting weekend!

Punky painted an ice cream cone box.

Buddy painted a turtle box.  

All the kids hard at work.

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They needed to do three coats- Buddy's turned out to be very brown.

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She also painted a tile that will go on the store wall.

Buddy enjoyed talking about Minecraft and Pokemon with the boys.

At 7 years old, they all look and smile when you line them up for a photo!  Crazy!

Old habits die hard

Ok, I guess I just can't stay away...  But we actually did a few things the last half of Christmas break, so I want to document it.  Since this blog is for future Punky and Buddy and because I have a terrible memory.

We played Life with Punky.  I've got to stop letting her win.

Buddy got threw up at 3am one night.  He felt fine in the morning.  So who knows where that came from?

We went to a Timberwolves game on Saturday night which typically wouldn't be my idea of a fun night, but it was actually pretty fun!  Punky's friend's dad works for the Timberwolves so they hooked us up with awesome seats.  When we got to our seats, Punky asked Derek if they were going to raise the hoops.  Derek had to remind her that the players were just that tall so the hoops looked low!  The girls got to sit together and play, talk and dance.  Buddy got to howl like a wolf as much as he wanted.  The moms got to talk too.  But the Timberwolves played well the first quarter so that was fun to watch.  They kinda stunk the rest of the game and ended up losing.  The kids loved the crowd and the atmosphere of being at the game, so it was exciting.  Punky is starting basketball lessons next week- so it was also a good introduction to playing a real game. They even made it on the jumbrotron!

I need to get better at picking up my big camera and not relying on the iPhone.  But convenience wins.  Maybe I should store my camera downstairs instead of our bedroom...