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