Lauren Turns 7!!

Lauren has changed so much over the year.  Here is a brief look at 7 year old DiDi!!!  =)

Height:  49 inches
Weight: 52 pounds

Daily Schedule:

7:30 am:  Wake Up
8:00 am: Breakfast
8:30 am: Get on bus for school
3:45 pm: School out
4:05 pm: Get off bus at home
6:00 pm: Either hockey or tennis practice (2x a week)
7:00 pm: Dinner
8:00 pm: Bedtime


Favorite Foods:

Chicken (without any seasoning/sauce except for BBQ)
Ice Cream (oreo)
Cereal
Toast (usually with Nutella on the weekends)
Scrambled Eggs
Pancakes (but not French Toast.  She hates cinnamon)
RAMEN (she would eat this every day)
Mac n Cheese
Grilled Cheese
Sun Butter & Jelly sandwiches
Chips
Apple Sauce
Fruit Smoothies
Cheese Sticks
Pepperoni (on pizza and by itself)
Tacos
Quesadillas


Favorite Shows/Movies:

Lab Rats
Worst Witch
Llama LLama
Anything to do with hockey
Rookie Of The Year
Mighty Ducks
Incredibles (1 & 2)
American Ninja Warrior


Favorite Things To Do:

Play hockey
Play video games (NHL, Mario Kart, Madden Football)
Build Legos
Play Air Hockey
Sleep
Listen to the Foo Fighters
THE FLOSS (A dance all of the young kids are doing these days.  Man, I feel old just typing that)

Her Best Buds

In addition to her hockey buddies, Lauren is closest to two boys in our neighborhood.  Sam lives a few doors down the street and Gideon lives next door. They routinely have play dates, after school!  She also really likes spending time with Shanaya, who lives across the street.  What a great group of kids!!

Other Things About Lauren:

These days, Lauren loves to run.  She has to move all the time and has a lot of energy to expel after a long day at school.  She is still a little shy, but enjoys being around kids and has a lot of fun during her play dates with our neighbors.  She also loves a good laugh and has been trying her hand at telling jokes.  She still has some work to do, but Chad and I get a giggle out of her efforts.

Lauren: Knock Knock
Us: Who's There?
Lauren: Ice Hockey
Us: Ice Hockey Who?
Lauren: I LOVE to play ice hockey.  It is the best thing ever!

See?!?!  ha ha ha

Also, Lauren does NOT like the heat.  She has begun to get cranky when she is outside and sweaty.  I guess it is a good thing she enjoys ice hockey so much.

Finally, Lauren is such a nice kid.  We try to stress the importance of inclusion and being aware of other people's feelings.  So far, it looks like our talks have worked.  Her teacher, Mrs. Clyde, has told us that she plays with everyone and is a big helper with the other students.  This makes me very happy!!  Also, she is a very good big sister/big cousin.  She looks out for Charlie and Quinnie and boy do they look up to her.  I hope that they will always be close and look out for each other as they get older!

I cannot believe she is already 7 years old, but I am really enjoying this stage in her life.  Here is to a great year and being shocked (again) when she turns 8 next year!!