Hi, My Name is Kylie vol.10

 

...And I'm the Birthday Girl because today I turn 12!!!

Nicknames:  Bugga, Bugga Grace, Peeny, Peeny Teen, Lal, Little Lal, Lal de kal, Bee Bop, Beebie Girl, Peenycorn, Bular. 

Job: I'm in 6th grade and have to keep up with all the homework and studying I have to do as a middle school student.  I don't like school except for the after school activities.  My favorite teacher is my science teacher.  I volunteer in the 2/3's class every Sunday at church. 

Favorite Animal:  Pigs

Favorite Mythical Animal: Unicorn

Favorite Colors: Purple and Orange

Favorite things to do:  Swim, ride my bike, play outside, jump on trampolines, bake, 2 vs. 2 on Clash Royale with my bros (only plays with boys), play your ukelele, hang out with my friends, use emojis and bitmojis, text my friends, facetime my friends, play Minecraft with Laura, Chloe, Michael and Max.

Favorite Books: The Kingdom of Fantasy series

Favorite TV Shows/Movies:  When Calls the Heart, Troll Hunters, Dragon Riders of Berk, How to Train your Dragon 1 and 2, Once Upon a Time, KC Undercover, Beauty and the Beast.

Favorite Foods: Sauerkraut, tacos, meatloaf, linguine chicken alfredo, french toast casserole, orange cinnamon rolls, cheesy potatoes, pickles.

What I want to be when I grow up:  Waitress and a Kindergarten or Second Grade teacher

Friends:  Chloe, Lindsey, Lena, Michaela, Madison, Grace, Sarah, Ellie, Emily, Allie, Anna, Lauren, Alexis, Celine, Laura, Michael, Max, Rebekah, Katelyn.

Where I want to go to college: Clemson (tigers)

Favorite Sayings:  Shrimp-eye, Shrimp-eye, Can I have a drumstick?, I'll do that later, Mam, Can I watch a show?, I'm filling up my water bottle (when taking forever to go to bed).

Things I did while I was 11: Learned how to play the ukelele, got to be on the announcements at school, attended my last Daddy/Daughter Dance, got to be part of the 5th grade girls small group, attended my first college mens volleyball game at George Mason, went to Cap Classic, played in the 5th grade basketball game, graduated from the Dare program, got my own pool pass and went all summer, graduated 5th grade, went to NJ with Mom Mom and Laura and got a tour of the Bakery, went to New Orleans, went to the Lo Co Fair with Mr. John, Mrs. Ina and Max, attended Wyldlife club and brought friends, attended FCA after school, became part of a 6th grade girls Breakthru small group, Got my first overhand serve in volleyball, Started playing Clash Royale, flew a Mavic Pro for the first time, went to the museum of the Native American's on a field trip, Got straight A's in middle school, attended the nutcracker ballet to see a friend perform.

Why Mommy loves me:  Because you bring a lot of fun into our family!  Your voices and accents you do crack us up, we love hearing you play and learn your ukelele, you are so encouraging in the stands at your siblings games AND on the court of your own game (or meet), you take forever to do math, you invite as many friends as you can to Wyldlife and FCA, you stand up for what you know is right, you try to make sure everyone has a partner or a friend, you ask a million questions, you are seeking after God and trying to please Him with your choices, you pray for others on a regular basis, you are still - after 12 years - hot or cold - there is no in between.  You still love to snuggle your Mam and have Daddy and I kiss you goodnight, even though you think you may be getting too old for it - we are glad you are not!  We love you Bugga!!!  Happy 12th Birthday!

 Dan and Kylie in the first snow of Winter 2017/2018

 Last Daddy Daughter Dance

 Out tooling around in Dad's truck

 Going to Cap Classic to cheer Megan on

 Snapchat filters

 Watching a show while snuggling Beausef

At the National Gallery of Art

 

 5th Grade girls small group

 Bugga, Daddy and Mommy

 First weekend the pool was open!

 Kisses from Daddy at Graduation

 First day of Kindergarten to Last day of 5th grade!  Kuwait to USA!  Private school to public school!

NJ road trip with Mom Mom and Laura

 Rebekah 

Mommy and Bugga at Eat with your Child day!

Our Family

Hi, My Name is Jack vol.10

...And I'm the Birthday Boy because today I turn 14 years old!!!

Job:  I'm in 8th grade.  It is better than it was last year.  I like recess, lunch, PE and math.

Books that I love:  The Seven Realms Series, Ranger's Apprentice, CHERUB series, Alex Rider series, The Kane Chronicles, Percy Jackson, The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner series.

Favorite things to do:  Bike, video games, read, play basketball, fish at the creek, hang out with my friends.

Favorite Foods:  Spaghetti, Mac and Cheese, stuffing, 5 layer burrito from Taco Bell (minus sour cream), buffalo mac and cheese, wings, ham, meatball subs, chick fil a sandwiches, french toast casserole, pancakes.

Favorite TV Shows/Movies:  Shark Tank, America's Got Talent, GI Joe, The Ridiculous Six, Narnia,

Favorite Sayings:  Nub and Scrub, We're going to the creek, Can we have a sleepover?, Noob, Brah, Savage, Thug Life, MLG, Mamsif, Pops, Can I play the Xbox?  Can I get on with the boys?

Friends:  Andrew, Austin, Alec, Jason, Liam, Kyle, Brayden, Kurt, Seth, Will, Kevin, David, Alec (from Church), Josh and Ben.

What I want to be/do when I grow up:  ???

Things I did when I was 13:  Scored first 3 pointer in a basketball game, Won CLBL championship, was a pallbearer, visited Duke, went to New Orleans and ate Beignets, caught my first fish, rode every roller coaster at Six Flags, slept with Beau on the kitchen floor for 12 straight nights, played Quarterback on flag football team, got my first fishing rod and minnow net, flew the Mavic, went camping with my Dad and friends, played at Heritage for the Middle School Band night, officially grew taller than Megan.

Why my Mammy loves me:  Because you are fun to be around, hardly have to work at anything - almost everything comes very naturally for you, you burst out into random SMO's (sudden musical outbursts) like your Dad and Grandpa, you serve in the church nursery and are great with little kids, you had a blast this summer riding your bike, playing basketball, going to the creek and swimming at the pool, you love Beausef and you love your friends!  We love you Jack!!!  We are so thankful we get to be your parents and cannot wait to see how God continues to grow you into the Man He has created you to be!!!

 Jack and Josh

 Me and Jack

 Dan and Jack at Six Flags

 Middle School Band night at Heritage

 Selfie of Jack and Kylie walking to the bus

 

Quarterbacking it!

 Mowing a lawn

 Officially taller

Hiking and camping with the boys!

Our Fam

Dan in Nashville and Senior Prank Day

 Dan got to go to Nashville for work and went out to dinner with these 3!  Too much rootbeer!

 Dan, Walton and Sam

 I got to sub at Heritage the day that was Senior Prank Day - it made me so happy because it was so fun and not destructive - the perfect Senior Prank!  They blew up 100's of balloons and dumped them in the office, had sparkles EVERYWHERE, parked willy-nilly all over the parking lot so no one else could park, dumped water on the principal, overturned chairs in rooms that weren't locked and had a car blasting in the front entrance!

 This was just one sweep of the sparkles everywhere!

 Cars parked crazy

And a Jack and Beau selfie

Megan's Academic Letter Night - 4.0

 Megan got to attend the Academic Letter night for getting a 4.0 for the first 3 quarters of the year!  She got her Heritage "H" letter for it and the academic pin!  So proud of her!

 Me and Kylie

 Leaving the stage

 So cool!

Proud of her and Cassi

House Hunting with Mom Mom and Pappy

 Mom Mom and Pappy are moving to West Virginia to be closer to Matt, Tiff, Dan, Me and the kiddos!  Before they do, we get to help them look at houses...a lot of houses! 

 Dan and Kylie drove out to look with them and then grabbed some BK!

 Asleep on the way home

 Serious house #2 we looked at

 Kylie, Dan and Me

 Slurpees on the way home!

Jack's 7th Grade Spring Band Concert

 They did awesome - Jazz Band went first and they rocked it!

Love it!

5th Grade Small Group Night

Kylie got to do a 5th Grade Girls Small Group every week in the Spring!  It culminated in a 5th grade Small Group Night with parents and was a blast!  Dinner, games, laser tag, small groups...so much fun!

 

 Move if (my favorite)

 Me, Kylie, Angela and Amelia

 Our Laser Tag Team

 Kylie, Samantha and Celine

 So sweet!

 Me, Bugga and Dan

 Rebekah, Kylie and Me

 Kylie, Leigh Ann, Alexis, Natalie, Samantha and Celine

 Mom and Daughter small group

 Dan and Mike

 Me and Bugga

 Me and my Warrior Tweeter

Sunday morning girls!

Katja, Kylie, Louisie, Amelia, Hannah and Lily