12!

Pictures from Aerin's 12th Bday party! My ears are still ringing.

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Braces Off

Aerin got her braces off today:

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She said, "I am no longer The Aerin, I am The Aerin With The Great Smile!"

School

Aerin has been having a good year at school so far:

• Straight As/Principal's List
• Student Council
• 6th Grade Band
• Gifted and Talented (GATE) student

She loves to express false modesty, but isn't fooling anyone. She is competitive and internally motivated, but reacts negatively to parental "encouragement".

Here we go again.

More Drawings

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Science Camp

Aerin was at science camp all last week. She says she had a pretty good time. Her unofficial job was cabin sleep enforcer.

First Manicure

Aerin got her first manicure today:

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Click to the album to see her wearing the earrings she made, too.

Monopoly Mayhem

Aerin and I had a friendly little game of Monopoly this afternoon. Not.

With all my property mortgaged, all my houses and hotels sold off, and just a few dollars left, I would have survived a few more turns (and who knows, it could have turned around) so long as I didn't roll snake-eyes and land on her next house-laden property. You know what happened. It wouldn't have been so bad except for Aerin's shrieking laughter.