when sadie was a baby, dave said, "no barbies." i guess he once heard a barbie say, "math is hard" and from then on dave thought barbies were not for his little girl. granted, the no barbie thing only lasted until her second birthday when dave's sisters surprised sadie with a gift which she opened and yelled, "barbie!" dave and i didn't think she knew that word or would be so excited about getting one. Even though she has had a barbie or two or ten, sadie is still a little smarty, well big smarty and just plain big (fifth grade-crazy!) and getting all grown up.
sadie was talking about her primary class yesterday. her teacher was showing them a map and sadie asked her teacher why they never show the north pole on maps. her teacher's response was that the north pole isn't worth showing because nothing is there. this bothered sadie and she tolds us at dinner, "what about arctic foxes....and polar bears? " she went on to tell us about the forest in the arctic region and all the oxygen that it produces.
sadie has always been a thinker and i love this about her. she was about three and i pointed to the night sky and told her to make a wish on the first star. she said, "that's not a star mom, it's a planet."
sadie loves being by family and really liked ogden so moving here was rough for her. it was an eye opening experience for her to come to a school where she is the only lds kid in her class. i'm grateful for this challenge and to watch her grow and show tremendous courage. i'm also grateful to a loving heavenly father who has blessed her so much. she has had so many positive opportunities since we have lived here. recently she tested into tag, her teacher invited her to be on the odyssey of the mind team, she won her school science fair with her 'sledding into science' project. she went on to region and won the 'most creative' award. she sang in the school talent show and still teachers come up to her and tell her they cry when they think about it. she played her first season of soccer and received the most improved player award. she chose to talk to her friends about her values like not swearing and being modest. she invited some of her friends to activity days.
moving here has given her the chance to really think a lot about what she believes. she bore her testimony in church yesterday and it is neat to see that she knows who she is and that she knows why she is here. it is fun to see her shine. i continue to be amazed at what a capable, creative, lovely girl she is. i'm glad she is excited about learning and being involved. i really feel privileged to be her mom. plus, she is just so fun to be with.
fyi..the song 'this is me' on our songlist is sadie's favorite song and pretty much her theme song for this school year. i love to hear her sing it while she is showering.
