4 GOALS in ONE GAME! EOM!

WOW!!!! DO I NEED TO UPDATE ON YOU!

Danica, the last time I caught up on All things Danica was your Communion which was a life time ago in your 8 years on Earth. You have finished 2nd grade and they let you move up to 3rd grade! Can you believe it, you Social Butterfly you! I can't evebn tell you just how busy you are, you would walk in to a pole or a building that is right in front of you for that matter listening to and watching other people. You are so fixated on others and can give a full report on so many people and things that went on I don't even know how you have time for school, learning, sports, or putting anything else in your brain! I mean I don't see how you won't be a sideline reporter or a news anchor! It is quite impressive when I look at it through this lens! Summer came and went, not without swimming and swimming and more swimming. Gymnastics and more gymanstics and more gymnastics. It seems like a lifetime ago that we had no cares and worries and just did what we wanted and spent way to much doing so. Epsecailly for little miss can we go to a restuarant, can we hang out with people, who are we going to see today. Every day is a party when your name is Danica Liv. 3rd grade has started with a bang, I am talking A+ on tests! Yes DANICA YES! I guess threatening you with staying in 3rd grade next year has really put a flame under your little buns. You celebrated, Well we ALL celebrated, you turning 8 in August. We invited all the girls in your class, some other class friends, girls from gymnastics and soccer and everyone came! Over 20 girls, for your SUPERPETS movie party! It was awesome and you were spoiled with so many amazing gifts I couldn't believe it. We have so many squishmellows, they and the America Girl Dolls really do need to start paying rent. I can't take it SMH. You started travel Soccer and WON the first tournament you every played! It was on your birthday and Coach Cesar made you the captian and let you pick out the trophy. It was the perfect day. You even scored 3 goals in the tournament or was it 2, we still can't figure that out! Sometimes I still wonder if you know what scoring a goals means LOL...baby stepr my dear babysteps. Once you get it, you will be UNSTOPPABLE, that I can guarantee! You have a tournament this weekend, GO SOCKERS! In Gymnastics you are now a level 3 almost 4 and you will have your first competition in a few weeks. I am wondering how much hardware will be filling up your room this upcoming year. I am also wondering when all of your teeth are coming in.... you have a crazy mouth of teeth in places that I didn't know way they go or where they should be. I can't help but laugh, you school picture this year sums is all up, no need for a retake! I mean some of the things you say or do we need a double take but that is what makes you , you, and I wouldn't change it for the worlD. I would like to improve on your hygiene and your eating habits but I guess that is part of being 8! Yes 8 you are 8! When schooll started this year you were 7 and the teacher had everyone fill out things about themselves. She then said to put 8 where it asks how old you are... you out 8. I asked why and you said becuase they teacher said too, and I said no she wasn giving and example- you are 7 so you have to put 7. On Danica, SMH! You love to ask Alexa about the weather every day, you love to call Grandma and talk on the phone. You love to talk over everyone who is talking and talk about everyone else. You get more gossip than US WEEKLY magazine, how is that even possible your school and our town are not that big! I mean you make everyone laugh, you are so animated, so goofy, so fragile and so compassionate. A drama queen with qauds of steal and the most gorgeous blue eyes. If you figure out your nutrition choices I can see you on the front a of fitness magazine...just gorgeous! Everyday you have a new story about someone, some days you like your friends sometimes you don't. Either way you don't miss a beat. You are as boy crazy as they come. OMG are you in for it someday sooner than later. In soccer you had to play goalie and it was the worst 10 minutes and 4 goals I ever had to live through, then this weekend you played it again and no goals went in! That is life...learning...and applying what you learn the next time. You are too busy to have us help you learn since you know everything but sometimes I can tell you are listening. I just hope you start listening more and eat your BREAKFAST so you are not a snacker all day. I mean you are addicted to candy, gum, sugar, I am not sure if you even like it or you just think it is COOL. "Let'Go!" That is what you say when you like something, just like the high school boys. I mean you kind of are like a frat boy. Like I said we are so in for it! I am proud of all you accomplish in that little body of yours. You are starting to sleep in your own bed, (it took Sarah bribing you with a candy jar) Your teeth and hair are lookign better. You have to be reminded to shower. I am not sure what is going on with your nails. I told you that until you can take care of yourself no earrings. I was going to let you get them pierced Christmas in Florida but we will have to wait and see...until then clip ons will do! The last one out from everywhere, "bye so and so, see you later so and so bye Mrs. Bye Dr." I mean if you could memorize your times tables like you memorize names you'd be a math genius. Baby steps I keep telling myself baby steps. Thank you for being my middle, for copying and annoying your sister, for bothering you little brother all the time, for feeling left out, for never wanting to be alone. For your constant touch and need for attention. For you snappy remarks back, for being bossy, and then for being so sweet, little, and loving. Thank you for your humor and making us all want to piddle in our pants a little. Please lets try to improve on that. Goal for being 8, hygience and cleaning your room. You love to teach in your room not you need to like to be with just you in your room. I love you so much Danica the destroyer dumpster... my little pona roana. Life would never be the same if you weren't in it. You have made my heart bigger than I every thought possible. I am sorry I am so hard on you, I just know that once you get it....Charli and the world better watch out. YOUR BIGGEST FAN! Mom LOVE YOU FOREVER

First Holy Communion

Danica, you celebrated your Firt Holy Communion on April 30 and you were just beautiful in my dress. You had said you were so nervous.... and then at the end you told me you "Want to do it again and again!" We went to Maggianos to celebrate your special day and you asked me, " are you celebrating me today." yes honey your special Day!

Danica Danica Danica 2nd grade Danica

Are you 7? Still? I am not sure how to even describe you. You are so many different people in one little rock solid body. You are funny, talented, a tattle tale, emotional, needy and independent at the same time, so fast, kind, busy. You are such a gorgeous little girl with a huge imagination and a very fragile heart. Your favorite words are "rude" and "same." You have a hard time keeping a straight face when you are mad because then you start to laugh. You fake cry more than AJ, you yell, you lock yourself in your room. You hate to brush your teeth. You are messy. You try to wear the same clothes every day. You are a gossip, you tell stories about everyone. You talk over anyone who is gettin attention. You fake injuries to get attention. You get upset at everything... and YOU JUST WANT TO BE LOVED. WHICH YOU ARE MORE THAN ANDYTHING YOU WANT TO HAVE ATTENTION and I promise you get it honey, more than anyone else becuase you won't let anyone else have it! You cannot lay by yourself without touching someone. Your eyes are closing and you won't go to bed alone. You have very busy days even though it seems like you do not get much done. Let's see you wake up and have to be told to get up at least 3 times--- then told to get dressed, brush your hair, and your teeth. Which even though you do this it does not seem like you do this. Then I have to have you change your outift because you just keep wearing the same things. You have a beautiful closet of clothes and somehow you went from fashionista to what you think is a funky fahsionista. I am pretty sure it has to do with a boy. You care so much about what other people think. You are also an empath and you really want to be liked. Even though you tell me you don't like her or you don't like him; that is my way of knowing you do like them. We need to get back on learning about friendships. When you are around people you get so excited. You want to do soemthing all the time. " My girl likes to party all the time, party all the time!" You laugh so much and just can't control yourself, you are known to pee your pants from laughing. The other day out with friends you flipped your chair in the retaurant. Like I keep saying I only hope you continue to mature because 7 is a very goofy year. You love to teach to your class and you do such a great job of it, of acting so grown that you even have to put on my high heels to teach! Yes the highed bots you wear to teach your class. I guess that is a prerequiste for being an elementary? So you will get a book or go to your room and teach and have your Alexa on but when it comes to quietly being alone it just won't happen. Then when you go to bed in your sisters room , we can hear you just giggling and giggling...then we have to remind you to go to the bathroom so you won't pee in the bed. Then you laugh harder. You are the life of the party because you just want to be in it ALL THE TIME. Every day is a party, God forbid we don't have plans or a babysitter. You always want to GoGoGo. I can only hope that 8 will slow you down a little and make you sit back and enjoy the roses. You are also a big giver. From pictures to every teacher and coach to a bracelet for your Principal. You love to thank everyone for what they do."Thank you for your service." It is both adorable and a nuisance at the same time. If only I could have you give that effort to your appearance and your room. Your innocence is everything and makes you YOU. You are the purest of heert and I love you with all of mine. You make us laugh and scream every day without fault and then repeat it again the next day. You are now a level 3 gymnast and got your Kip! I know once you start to put your mind where you mouth is ( meaning listen and follow what is being taught rather than talking) you will be invincible. Your sister better watch out! With those legs of yours, those high calf muscles, every one better watch out! I can't wait for field day, bringing home the ribbons. Well, I won't put that much pressure on you, if you can just follow the directions and not worry about everyone else that will be a win in itself. With lack of focus at times you have still managed to do a really great job in school not all perfect work but work that shows growth and for being the youngest in your class I am super proud of you. Especially coming out of a school year where you were learning in your room! For you to be able to read and recognize words the way you do, the math problems you can figure out, all while being a complete gossip, predicting the weather, and planning all social events for the days ahead; like I keep saying you will have no problem being a CEO and running your own multi-million dollar company. You keep me on my toes and a million different expressions on my face! There is never a dull day with you or even a moment for that matter. Did I ever mention in this blog that you actually forgot to bring oyur backpack to school. Aj and I dropped you and Charli off at school and you went without your stuff, your bag, schoolwork, water, lunch.... and when I got home it was just sitting on the counter. Then we had to go back to the school to drop it off and there you were in the office waiting for it with your sweet little smile and the BIGGEST DIMPLES. During Covid, no one got to see those dimples and those crazy teeth ( one you just pulled out a few weeks ago) and now you light up the room with your smile and gorgeous skin. You love your sister and brother you you bother them all the time. Half the time you do stuff we are all laughing behind you back. I love when you perfrom. You twerk, you sing, you spin, you dance, you tell stories, you talk in the mirror to yourself. You change your clothes a hundred times and day and leave trails like you don't know how to pick the stuff up. You just don't put things away correctly. You definitely don't listen that math is done with a pen and not a pencil and when you use a pencil you leave eraser remininsce ererywhere. Oh Danica, just stay 7 and keep driving me nuts. Keep laying in my bed, takin gup my bed, drolling everywhere. Keep trying to wear shorts when it just snowed and then the sun comes out. Please tell me how you want to go to Florida but then you hate it. Just keep driving us nuts and we will just keep loving you more. I am so excited for the end of your 2nd grade year and for the new friends and teacher you will have next year and all the exciting things we can do this summer...because I know I better start planning now ( the end of April) for June, July, and August. We started talking about your birthday party and agreed on a theme and then a few minutes after you told me, " Nah I don't like that anyomore." Par for the course honey, par for the course. We all LOVE YOU SO MUCH DAN E CA--- Like AJ would say. You are our Franklin, lule, pannie, puka, toon... and I JUST LOVE YOU ! Even when you yell at me all the time, especially at Charli's soccer games. Just wait until you start playing sister, just wait. xoxoxoxoxoxoox