Happy Thanksgiving

Hannah on stage- (gobble gobble gobble)

An annual tradition at Dassel Elementary..... the 2nd grade Thanksgiving play. Hannah was one of the "Puritan women", and they all did a wonderful job, brought back memories of when Bailey did it...he was one of 4 narrators.
They did the play at 2:30pm today and then sang 3 songs, all of which lasted about 15-20 min. It was short and sweet. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!


Hannah is the last one on the right.





The 2nd grade class

The Apple of Our Eye

This week Hannah was chosen next at school to be "The Apple of Our Eye". She has been so excited in anticipation for her turn. She gets to be the teachers helper, share pictures of her favorite memories, the kids write her letters, and mom and dad get to write a letter to her saying how special she is to us and the teacher reads it aloud to the class.

Instead of a traditional letter format, I wrote out a poem for Hannah's letter. Hannah wanted me to write this letter immediately after she got home on Friday. I tried to explain to her I needed to think out what I wanted to write, and that it takes time. She would continue to ask me if I thought about what to write, and was so impatient to see what I wrote.

Here it goes:

Dear Hannah,

Our little apple, Hannah Rose, was born on September 6, 2001,
you lit up our faces brighter than the sun.

Precious baby you were, all dressed in pink,
a baby girl in the house, just to think.

Now that you've grown alot, we are so proud,
that your skills have soared higher than a cloud.

You love to run and, boy, how fast you go,
try to catch me, don't be slow!

Animals of all kinds interest your mind,
horses, dogs, cats and pets of all kind.

Although we only have a dog and 2 cats at home,
a variety of stuffed animals you love for your own.

We love your smile and your laugh each day,
though at times you may be shy, at home you have lots to say!

You always like to have something to do,
which includes arts and crafts, friends to play, or even your dog Lou.

Reading and writing and coloring too,
are some more of the things you like to do.

Your so very special to us and our family,
your hugs, kisses, and snuggles all mean much to me.

So our little apple has grown to be 8,
shining like a star and growing so great!

We love your spirit, your smile, your zeal,
You are the apple of our eye and that is for real!

Love,
Mom and Dad

Halloween 2009- the crabby princess and the invisible boy

Bailey wore a mask, and went over to a friends house, to trick or treat. It was weird not having him around all night. He also went to a halloween party that his friends mom was invited to and took the boys with ( Bailey, Holton, and Derek). He then slept over at Dereks house. He came home tired and with more candy than ever before, but with slightly more wrappers than candy.




Hannah was a crabby princess for Halloween. She wore her dress from Mexico, and wasn't in the best of moods for me. She left with daddy to go trick or treat with Audri, Isaiah, and Belle and she had alot of fun. It was just what she needed to snap out of her mood. She also came home with alot of candy. I stayed home to hand out candy at our house, since my parents were in town this year. It was a chilly night.

Star struck-- Miley night

I got Hannah, Miley Cyrus concert tickets for her birthday-- I think I was more excited than she was. We went to the concert, Thursday night, Bailey was unable to go because of hockey tryouts, so my parents came to MN, and my mom went to the concert and my dad took care of Bailey and hockey. I wasn't able to get any pictures of Hannah except this one on the way, because she was well...... crabby.



She didn't like that we had to drive so far to get there, after a day at school and she is not used to so much excitement later in the night. It was loud, the noise didn't seem to bother her, however, she was also a little nervous at first because we were up kinda high-- first row in the upper level. She got used to it, but really didn't show much enjoyment all night. I was bummed that she was in her "crabby mood". Besides all her reasons, not sure what put her in such a mood, besides maybe tiredness. I really wanted a picture of her being there, but that made her even more crabby when I bugged her about it. I am pretty sure she enjoyed the concert, but it was hard to tell.
We really had the perfect seats, no, we weren't down by the stage in the first rows, but really for Hannah's first concert and for being able to see well this was perfect. Section 210 in the upper level, has a row of seats (ROW A) right below the upper level section. When you walk in we had to walk down a few steps to get to our row, where as all the other upper level rows were up. It was like having our own row suite. The railing was low, and we could view the entire stage below us.



was able to text a message and it would show up on the screen up by the stage. This is the one daddy sent.


Fun night.

opening act "Metro Station"-- lead singer Miley's bro, Trace Cyrus.


we saw another text as we were waiting for Miley....



CONCERT PHOTOS:

JOY , HOPE, and LOVE

Dear God,

Thank you for the one who is reading these words right now.

I'm so glad that wherever they are, you are there too.



Today I ask that you would bring JOY--

the kind that comes from deep inside

and stays despite our circumstances.

You know what's on their heart today,

those worries that keep coming back.

Lift the burdens from their shoulders,

carry them for them...and please carry him or her too.



I also pray that you would bring HOPE--

the kind that is so much bigger than blue skies,

the sort of hope that sees us through the storms

and walks us into the light of a better, brighter day.

If their belief is sagging or their spirit weary

give them strength to press on to all you have .



And, most of all, I pray for LOVE in life--

the kind that is unconditional, real, healing

and gives us the courage to become

all you made us to be because we know

we're deeply loved just as we are now.



Please let us feel your Presence and these prayers

with us right now, in this moment.

Thank you for being with us always as you promised.



Amen.

The EVIL eyes and other scary faces by Hannah

Hannah was acting goofy last night-- and kept making this face-- I started calling it the "evil eyes", and she would keep doing it. Then she got real goofy and really can make some scarey faces--- not my little princess-- I always knew she wasn't exactly a princess, but I can always hope :)


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