Eliza turned 10 today. It's crazy! I don't feel old enough to have a 10-year-old. But, I do ... and I'm so grateful I do! She's to that pre-babysitting age, so it's been nice to leave her home with the children while I run to get the mail (or more recently when I ran to our old apartment [in the same complex] to pull things out of the freezer when we were moving). I know I'm not the best mother out there ... and hopefully none of you will turn me into the authorities ... but, there have been times when I've left all the children at home, in their beds asleep, and gone to the grocery store. Of course, Eliza is awake and watching tv or something, and the store is only three minutes away.
Anyway, I had forgotten this year to do our birthday posts ... so Adam's, Maryanne's, and Andrew's will be showing up in the next little while to make my blog book complete (although they'll be post-dated, so if you really want to see them, you'll have to look for them in December and March).
So, here are some fun facts about Eliza at ten-years-old:
1: Thing she misses most about Minnesota:
Her friends: Lindsay, Jack, Alex, Anna, Katie, Paige
2: Thing she likes the most about Arizona:
It's hot, and she can swim more often, and we're closer to family.
3: Favorite song:
Love Story, and You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift
4: What she hopes to be when she grows up:
An elementary school teacher.
5: Favorite past time:
Read, play on Webkinz.
6: What she hopes to accomplish this year:
Make good friends.
7: Favorite thing to do with Daddy:
Tickle Time. :) (Maybe this girl isn't growing up too quickly.)
8: Favorite thing to do with Mama:
Play games (board games and card games). (I have to add that this girl is almost as competitive and aggressive in game playing as I am ... yeah, she's been taught well.)
9: Favorite thing to do with her siblings:
Watch movies, play outside, and read books together.
10: What she likes the most about herself:
She's smart.
For good measure:
What do Jon and I like the most about Eliza???
I love that she is so responsible and I can always count on her to do the right thing. Example: I'd left the laptop in her room after we had finished school for the day. She came out a couple hours later telling me that she had visited "Little Big Planet" online ... which most of you are sitting there thinking, "So?" But, the moral of the story is that I told the children that they were not to go to that website because I haven't been able to check it out first. Anyway, she came out and told me that she had been on the website when she really didn't have to. That's how responsible and trustworthy she is. I also really love that I can almost have adult conversations with her ... it really makes it easier to stay at home because I get to have some fun interaction with someone else. It's been fun to watch her grow up over the years ... and I've been told that age 10 is the perfect age: still willing to comply to parental wishes, lots more responsibility, and also really fun. I can't wait to see how true that is!
(Jon will add his comments here later.)
Anyway, I had forgotten this year to do our birthday posts ... so Adam's, Maryanne's, and Andrew's will be showing up in the next little while to make my blog book complete (although they'll be post-dated, so if you really want to see them, you'll have to look for them in December and March).
So, here are some fun facts about Eliza at ten-years-old:
1: Thing she misses most about Minnesota:
2: Thing she likes the most about Arizona:
It's hot, and she can swim more often, and we're closer to family.
3: Favorite song:
Love Story, and You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift
4: What she hopes to be when she grows up:
An elementary school teacher.
5: Favorite past time:
Read, play on Webkinz.
6: What she hopes to accomplish this year:
Make good friends.
7: Favorite thing to do with Daddy:
Tickle Time. :) (Maybe this girl isn't growing up too quickly.)
8: Favorite thing to do with Mama:
Play games (board games and card games). (I have to add that this girl is almost as competitive and aggressive in game playing as I am ... yeah, she's been taught well.)
9: Favorite thing to do with her siblings:
Watch movies, play outside, and read books together.
10: What she likes the most about herself:
She's smart.
For good measure:
What do Jon and I like the most about Eliza???
I love that she is so responsible and I can always count on her to do the right thing. Example: I'd left the laptop in her room after we had finished school for the day. She came out a couple hours later telling me that she had visited "Little Big Planet" online ... which most of you are sitting there thinking, "So?" But, the moral of the story is that I told the children that they were not to go to that website because I haven't been able to check it out first. Anyway, she came out and told me that she had been on the website when she really didn't have to. That's how responsible and trustworthy she is. I also really love that I can almost have adult conversations with her ... it really makes it easier to stay at home because I get to have some fun interaction with someone else. It's been fun to watch her grow up over the years ... and I've been told that age 10 is the perfect age: still willing to comply to parental wishes, lots more responsibility, and also really fun. I can't wait to see how true that is!
(Jon will add his comments here later.)
Comments
Eliza sounds like a great kid -- which means you must be a great mom! :)
She's growing up so fast! Now, we need some updated pictures. Do you have a birthday cake picture?