Category Archives: Stella

Fall Costume Piano Recital – Frozen Style

Fall Costume Piano Recital – Frozen Style

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Well…she did it! STELLA WORE THE COSTUME!!!!!!!!!! The one I never thought she was ever going to put on after it finally arrived. It stayed in the closet for each and every Halloween event…including Trick or Treat night. But she was so excited to put it on for her piano recital last night. It took more work than I imagined getting it on her. There’s a LOT of tulle involved. I got a recording of the performance since Andy was traveling for work. It’s below. And…just consider…this is the shortened version! She’d been practicing a longer version of the song, but made some modifications a few weeks ago. Bless her heart…and anyone who listens to her sing. HA!

As a parent, it is so amazing that all of the kids were SO BRAVE! I think we kept saying that over and over and over. All of them got up, chose great costumes, and played their hearts out. It was such a fun event. Many thanks to her AWESOME piano teacher. There were 6-7 Elsa and Annas…but only 1 or 2 song repeats. We relived the entire soundtrack practically. Other fun choices were songs and costumes from Star Wars, Superman, Wizard of Oz, Despicable Me, Downton Abbey, The Aristocats, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Such talented kids!

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Stella Turns SEVEN

Stella Turns SEVEN

How on earth is my baby girl SEVEN!?!?!? I am in denial. She’s growing so fast and switching over from things like Sophia the First cartoons to Dog with a Blog. And from princess movies to High School Musical. UGH!!! Here are a few of her other favorites she recited to me over lunch today:

Easel Art Gifts

Easel Art Gifts

It’s almost the end of the school year. Which can mean “end-of-the-year” gifts for teachers, bus drivers, classroom helpers, etc. So when I saw these 2-packs of miniature easels on clearance at Michael’s craft store, I bought a stack of them. (I noticed other sizes and options in the canvas area on an end-cap not

Stuff My Kids Say

Stuff My Kids Say

Stella: Mom, let’s take a quick selfie before I get on the bus. (Why does she already know what a selfie is?!?!) Henry: Mom, Charlotte is my ballet teacher. (Alrighty then.) Henry: Mom, can you take a picture of this? And send it to dad? Because I LOVE it! Are you going to buy one?

Books Stella Loves – Chapter Books for Early Readers

Books Stella Loves – Chapter Books for Early Readers

Are you tired of the Magic Tree House and Cam Jansen series? Does Junie B Jones get on your ever-lovin’-nerves?!?!?! (Just mine?) Is your reader not quite ready for the real Nancy Drew or the Beverly Cleary books we loved? Are you looking for some new ideas for your young reader for an upcoming Spring

My Kids Said What?

My Kids Said What?

Here’s the latest addition of…My Kids Said WHAT?!??! Henry: Dad, when are you going to get me a belt to keep my sword in my pants. Stella: Here’s how my day is going to go when I’m an adult. I’ll get up early on the farm and do some barn work. Then I’ll drop my

A Week of Firsts for my First Grader

A Week of Firsts for my First Grader

Seriously?  Where did the summer go?  Wasn’t Stella just finishing up kindergarten last week?  How on earth is she already in 1st grade?  At least it’s been a great start to the year so far.  Here’s something I haven’t done in awhile and the reason I started blogging in the first place…recording the moments of my

More Fall Artwork – Eek!

More Fall Artwork – Eek!

Stella’s slight fever resulted in pneumonia and being home all week.   She got bored resting and constantly asked for craft time.   First we completed the Fall Tree with our Fingerprints.   Then I threw together some fall football Bengals pony tail streamers with her assistance.   Our final art project was a spider web

Kindergarten Parents of the YEAR!

Kindergarten Parents of the YEAR!

The second day of school Stella came home talking about art and Matisse.  Her kindergarten teacher was teaching them about lines and dots.  The very next morning Andy and I remembered that we had a Matisse board book given to us by friends.  So we did a quick search, found it and asked Stella if

More Stuff Stella Said

More Stuff Stella Said

  If you are not a FB friend, you might have missed these photos and milestones.  Stella graduated from preschool in mid-August and then started Kindergarten.  WOW.  And now apparently, she’s all sassy.   Setting: Each morning I “style” the girls’ hair in my bathroom.  I was putting a pony tail in Stella’s when this