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In her own words

March 3, 2011 ·

A few days ago, Caroline’s teacher gave the kids an assignment to make an acronym using their name.

Here’s what she came up with.

C – Can shoot a gun

A – A good soccer player

R – Runs fast

O – Osome girl (I’m pretty sure she meant “awesome girl”. Hooked on phonics works for her.)

L – Likes choclet ice cream (Once again, I think she meant “chocolate”.)

I – I like science

N – Not a party pooper

E – Every day fun happens at my house

One thing is for sure, she knows herself.

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  1. dysfunctional mom

    March 3, 2011 at 12:24 am

    I love that she’s girly-girl, then in camo, then in soccer gear…she reminds me of my youngest daughter.
    That is one well-rounded kid!

  2. blogaroni & dees

    March 3, 2011 at 12:31 am

    ‘every day fun happens at my house’

    oh my stars…is there a higher compliment a mom can get?! i love, love, love that!! :0)

  3. Joules

    March 3, 2011 at 12:52 am

    Totally osome list! My son says oss for awesome. He’s almost 2 so the jury’s still out on his propensity for osome phonics skillz. Your kid is really pretty rad and, from what I can tell, certainly not a party pooper.

  4. Angie

    March 3, 2011 at 2:33 am

    Totally and completely LOVE it!!

  5. Amber

    March 3, 2011 at 4:11 am

    So adorable! I hope that my kiddos say that “every day fun happens at my house”:)

  6. Amy

    March 3, 2011 at 4:49 am

    Too cute! Love the snowman!

  7. Patty

    March 3, 2011 at 6:04 am

    She makes me laugh everyday!!! Never a dull moment with her!!! Thanks for sharing her with your readers!!!!

  8. Patty

    March 3, 2011 at 6:17 am

    I loved her list and I think she is pretty Owesome too. 🙂
    I am pretty sure, “Can shoot a gun” will keep the boys in line when she is older, that and her daddy. lol

    Have a great day!
    Love,
    Patty

  9. Fiddledeedee

    March 3, 2011 at 6:45 am

    “Can shoot a gun” was my favorite. Indeed very owesome. This is something that I’m missing by not raising my girls in Texas. Cailey’s acronym would begin with something like…”Can scream when a frog jumps in my hair.”

  10. Sarah

    March 3, 2011 at 7:05 am

    Love that last picture – she looks perfectly happy. Love the acronym–thanks for sharing! 🙂

  11. Terry

    March 3, 2011 at 8:04 am

    What an Osome young lady Caroline is! She sure knows how to celebrate life! 🙂

  12. Diane

    March 3, 2011 at 8:23 am

    This is great! I have a son the same age and he would probably spell osome the same way.

  13. Deciduous Heather

    March 3, 2011 at 8:34 am

    “everyday fun happens at my house” NOW that about made me cry. I know it filled your heart to the brim. Loved it. Caroline IS awesome! Wonder where she gets it? 😉

  14. Rachel

    March 3, 2011 at 8:49 am

    This acronym made my day. What an osome girl! Agree that “everyday fun happens at my house” is so sweet – Osome Mom!

  15. Marla Taviano

    March 3, 2011 at 8:50 am

    Okay, so I love how you did the painstaking work of finding an appropriate and applicable photo for each line of her acronym. Incredible. Just one question though. How long did it take you to find the one for “I like science” and don’t you think it’s a bit of a stretch? 😉

  16. Amy

    March 3, 2011 at 8:51 am

    I think I want to be Caroline!

  17. Leigh

    March 3, 2011 at 8:55 am

    “Not a party pooper” -Love that!

  18. Colorado

    March 3, 2011 at 9:05 am

    That girl is definitely NOT a party pooper!

  19. Christina

    March 3, 2011 at 9:06 am

    That is awesome! You definitely have to keep that one somewhere special.

  20. Abby

    March 3, 2011 at 9:08 am

    She’s so fun. It looks like you are taking full advantage of enjoying her and all of her antics! This blog will be such a neat thing when she’s all grown up 100,000 years from now. 😉

  21. Milk & Cookie Party

    March 3, 2011 at 9:11 am

    Precious!!! Love the photos.

  22. paige

    March 3, 2011 at 9:14 am

    my favorite is that she has fun in her home everyday! you are a wonderfully mama my friend xo

  23. [email protected]

    March 3, 2011 at 9:26 am

    That’s totally osome!

  24. mk

    March 3, 2011 at 9:31 am

    I wish I were as confident and osome at her age!

  25. Wisconsin Keetha

    March 3, 2011 at 9:34 am

    Ah – – – THERE are the Carolyn outfits that I know and love!

    What a GREAT acrostic of her name.

  26. April Queen

    March 3, 2011 at 9:44 am

    I love this! My favorite is “C”! Every southern girl, or any girl for that matter, needs to know how to shoot!

  27. rrmama

    March 3, 2011 at 9:46 am

    Love the picture of her with the pink hunting bow. That list is owesome!

  28. Marilyn...in Mississippi

    March 3, 2011 at 10:03 am

    What an awesome description of your Caroline! LOVED the pictures you put with her acronymn ! What memories y’all are making!! (Sigh)

  29. Danna

    March 3, 2011 at 10:36 am

    That is a riot! Caroline cracks me up! I need to have my daughter do this, I would love to hear what she comes up with!

  30. The Mommy Therapy

    March 3, 2011 at 10:54 am

    Your daughter is adorable. Weaponry and dresses, fantastic.

    What a huge, HUGE compliment to you as a Mom for her to say, “Every day fun happens at my house.”

    I think my boys would say something like, “Every day my Mom freaks out at my house.”

    Let’s hope they are never asked to do an acronyn with their name. They both have an E in their name.

  31. Alysa (Inspired RD)

    March 3, 2011 at 11:02 am

    How osome that she is not a party pooper! Love it 🙂

  32. zoom

    March 3, 2011 at 11:14 am

    Well Annie Oakley, you are osome.

  33. Melanie

    March 3, 2011 at 11:20 am

    NOT a party pooper! Too cute!

  34. Erin Ward

    March 3, 2011 at 11:31 am

    You should start assigning Caroline homework yourself so she can write your blog posts more often. This was so osome!

  35. wanda

    March 3, 2011 at 11:57 am

    That girl IS OSOME! Just look at her! 😉

  36. kari

    March 3, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    Love it!!

  37. Susan

    March 3, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    Yep, pretty sure party pooper will never describe Miss Caroline!!

  38. Amanda @ Serenity Now

    March 3, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    She has no shortage of personality, that one! I love it!! My fave is “C” for “can shoot a gun.” Awesomeness! 🙂

  39. Megan @ Red Dirt and Crazy

    March 3, 2011 at 2:54 pm

    I so hope my little Q-Tip is as awesome as Caroline at that age!

    My fav is “C” as well…every girl needs to know how to shoot a gun! Period!

    🙂

    Megan

  40. Amy T

    March 3, 2011 at 3:03 pm

    Love it!

  41. Lisa

    March 3, 2011 at 3:08 pm

    Loved it!!! Shes a cutie pie!!

  42. Melanie

    March 3, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    This is just precious. I think you should turn it into one of those Snapfish photo books and keep it!

  43. Lis

    March 3, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    You had me at the letter ‘C’! LOL

  44. Shelly the Chic Crafty Chick

    March 3, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    Wow, what a great assignment. I think it is great to make kids think of positive ways to describe themselves. A+

  45. momof8

    March 3, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    You are both so very Osome!

  46. mandy

    March 3, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    love the miniature snowman picture! she is adorable!

  47. Shaina

    March 3, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    I honestly think that this is how my 16 month old is going to grow up. I can SO see her going deer hunting with her Daddy in camo, with a hunters orange tutu, and barbies in her pockets.

    I love Caroline (or your?) sense of style! Too cute for words!

  48. Jen Clouse

    March 6, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    Greatness. Love her. With all that sportiness and spunk and a few mispellings too – but I’ll take sport and spunk over spelling any day:)

  49. Jaime

    March 6, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    That last picture is one to cherish. The colors in her hat and gloves make it so vibrant and I love, LOVE the jalepeno cheetos miniature snowman. Oh, and did I mention I love, LOVE reading your blog? My friend is moving to Texas (like 12 hrs from you) but we have already warned her that we will be sooo jealous if she starts hanging out with you. 🙂

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