HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NATALIE!

Six years ago today is the day that the author of this blog became Mimi to the most loving little girl she has ever known. She is loved and adored by her whole family. Anyone who meets her can't help but fall in love with her too. She captures your heart! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY LITTLE SWEET!

LOVE--MIMI

Then and Now THURSDAY

(above and below)

SUMMER 2011 Summer 2007

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  She's gotten very picky with her clothes.


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  She rarely likes to wear what Mimi or Mommy picks out for her to wear.


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  She loves Justin Beiber and when I say love, I mean love...she's loved this teen idol since before Christmas. You can just bring up his name and she gets giddy.


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  She likes little "teen" shows on Disney or Nickelodeon verses Dora on Nick Jr. or Elmo or Curious George on PBS.


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  Wants to wear flip flops with everything and I mean everything. I had to let her know that they would not be allowed to be worn with a few certain dresses that she picked out recently when they were purchased.


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  She wants to dance like a teenager too (not good)!


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  She often very headstrong and opinionated and sometimes just wants to do it "her" way because it's nothing more than "her" way!

My, my...a lot of difference in four short years. This little sweetheart of mine has gone from cute-as-a-button toddler to an almost-6-year old. She's like 6 going on 16. Let me see if I can describe the similarity of that:

BUT IN MANY WAYS SHE IS STILL A LITTLE GIRL AND I LOVE THAT SO MUCH! SOME LITTLE GIRL TRAITS:

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  She knows that the Smurf Movie comes out on her birthday (tomorrow) and wants to go see it.


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  She recently giggled herself silly when Mimi took her to see the new Winnie-the-Pooh Movie at the theater.


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  She still loves playing at Chuck E. Cheese!


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  She still loves to be read to. I enjoyed reading many of her Fancy Nancy Books recently. And my almost-6-year old read the easy reader Fancy Nancy Books with me. We both just love the Fancy words in the books. Like Extraordinary....because after all, her Mimi thinks she is pretty extraordinary!


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  She loves to swim. I mean love it like a mermaid in training. She can swim up to 3 hours without taking a real break.


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  She loved her Beginning Tables Manners Class with Mignon. She didn't even complain about her dresses. Although I finally let her wear flip flops on the 4th day with a dress that would have looked nicer with sandals, but she had been so cooperative all week.


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  She picked out some really cute dresses recently at Kelly's Kids. Some nice little girl dresses!


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  She loves playing dress up and has loved that for about 2 years now!

NOTE: If I can think of additional things to add to these list I may do so since this is a little birthday documentary, since tomorrow is her 6th birthday!

~Natalie's Mimi~

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY....

Tea Party Photo and Contest Entry

It has been another busy summer here in Natalie's World and hopefully before summer is completely over we can do some backtracking and catch-up a bit. But today I am pleading that you vote for Natalie at the Kelly's Kid Photo Contest.

I've had several contests this summer...so it sure would be nice to win one. Here what you do: First go to this page KELLY'S KIDS; Click LIKE, of course, you have to have your own facebook page to play in this contest. NEXT: CLICK HERE (the photo on the KK page), then click LIKE under the photo to vote for Natalie. We are a bit behind. It sure would be fun to win this. Natalie will win $100 gift certificate for more Kelly's Kids clothes and free monogramming. Thanks so much!

~~Natalie's Mimi~~

P.S. I have Birthday photos that need to be posted...oooh to win would be a great late birthday present. AND THE DEADLINE TO VOTE (LIKE) IS TOMORROW, FRIDAY, AT 9:00 A.M.

HAPPY EASTER from NATALIE...

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

SPECIAL PROJECT FOR NATALIE AND POPPA

GARDENING

Poppa likes to include Natalie on special little projects.

This one involves a project of planting a little garden this spring/summer. We are wanting to this for several reasons: save at the grocery store, to eat healthier food, and of course, to eat tastier food. Everyone knows food grown in ones own garden tastes better than any purchased at the grocery store.

Some of the seed packages. (above)

Natalie looks a little rough in these images. She stayed the night with me when she and Brittany came in for the Mardis Gras break. (These were photographed on Wed. a.m on Feb. 17th.) She is still wearing her jammies and has not had her hair brushed, but that's okay because we weren't going anywhere, huh? We were just spending quality time at Mimi's house.

Stopping to pose for Mimi...

We left this in the sun room (aka Natalie's room) over the next week or so. This is a photo of the progress 10 days later (after our trip to Memphis).

Poppa wanted Natalie to see the progress so I posted this photo that I took with my iphone on facebook. And this was her reaction...

BRITTANY: I just showed her.

NATALIE: They're growing?!

BRITTANY: Yep!

NATALIE: "Good! Yay Yay Yay! Me and Poppa planted them!

Yes, I think we just made another memory with our little sweetheart!

~~Natalie's Mimi~~