Kid Bits

News the way kids like to tell it... all good, mostly true and, of course, totally earth shattering.

by CHRISTIA PALIZZI

Brogan, Hudson and Stellan from Ankeny, IA were able to visit their lifelong friends on a Disney cruise! The highlight of the trip was either the neverending soft serve or the ziplining in Jamaica. Either way it was the trip of a lifetime.

Kirie (10) moved from Santa Rosa Beach to Knoxville,TN. She’s joined a new homeschool group there as well as auditioned for a children’s theater in town. She’s adjusting and making new friends. She was also able to see the University of Tennessee victory over Alabama. To say she was excited would be an understatement.

Oakes (1) went to his second concert at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. How incredible.

Lainey (6) from Charlotte, NC made sure to stop at her favorite place, Gigi’s on a recent trip with her friends. She loves to shop so it was a top priority on her to do list. Emilia (9) has had a very exciting fall. She tried out and made the robotics team at her school with her first competition coming up very quickly. She decided to take a break from ballet and try fall ball lacrosse and says she thinks lacrosse is her thing. She volunteered to play for the other team who was short a few players and honestly killed it. She also helped to release a cardinal that was trapped on the screened in porch. She carefully picked up the scared bird and released it back into the wild.

Hayes (6) caught a really cool and very small shark fishing this week. He says it was “this big”. He came to Rosemary Beach to watch his grandpa in the Ride 2 Rosemary. (Ride 2 Rosemary is a 5 day, 525 mile cycling journey from Germantown, TN to Rosemary Beach. This was the 12th year of the event and it is only getting bigger!)

Grayson and Daniel (both 7) waited in Rosemary Beach to cheer on some of their family members as they crossed the finish line of the Ride 2 Rosemary. The ride raises awareness and funds for breast cancer. These sweet boys are very proud of their family members.

Clementine (4.5) loves writing and telling stories. She also loves animals and enjoys searching for them in nature and following trails. One time she almost found a raccoon, but alas it eluded her. She reports that a raccoon followed her into her house but her dad said she was making it up.

Liliana (8) from Atlanta just had a birthday and got a fabulous new purse as a gift. Honestly, Liliana, that’s what I want for my birthday too.

Oak (6) and Cedar (4) from Austin, TX came to the beach for a vacation. Oak was so excited about his bunk bed that he slipped off the ladder and broke his arm. He learned a valuable lesson on not going to the top bunk. He actually enjoyed it as a new experience getting a cast and advises other kids to be careful when getting onto a top bunk. Cedar said a prayer for Oak to feel better and it worked. Their favorite place to visit when they are at the beach is the toy store, not the hospital. Daisy and Henry are spending a few weeks in a vacation rental while their floors are being refinished. They, of course, brought along their sweet kitty, KitKat. Well, in a new situation and home, KitKat got lost. Their parents spent the day canvassing the neighborhood, letting people know to keep an eye out for their missing kitty. When their mom went upstairs to get ready for the night, guess who was sitting on the bathroom floor, looking angry and hungry? KitKat. She was hiding under a bed the whole time.

And now onto the lost teeth…

Naja (6) lost her second tooth at the beach. She was at the beach house and her dad pulled it out for her. She spent part of her tooth fairy money at Gigi’s.

Hudson (12) lost a tooth while at sea on a Disney cruise. Somehow the tooth fairy was able to locate him while in the middle of the ocean. Isn’t that incredible? Owen (11) lost a tooth while driving in the car. He pulled it out and then freaked out because it was bleeding and there were no paper towels available. He put his tooth in the cupholder which grossed out the entirety of his siblings and best friend. He forgot to put his tooth under his pillow but once he did the tooth fairy came.

Huck (7) has lost so many teeth he looks a lot like a jack o’lantern for Halloween. He is definitely keeping the tooth fairy busy. His baby brother, Oakes, is just getting all his teeth, so he looks a little spooky too.