To Faith, on your 7th Birthday!

 

Faith,

You're 7!!  You told me today I'll never see you as a 6 year old again...and you're right!  Next time I blink you'll be 16! You are so fun and so insightful it makes me happy to hear the wise things that your brain thinks.  You observe things I think you might miss and pay attention to details.  

We are one week into school and you told me your math is too easy and you are doing such a good job reading.  I think you're going to do great and I love how hard you are working without complaining!  You get excited to finish your school work and then grab out some of the extra workbooks we have and then sit at the table to work on them!

You are working on finding the fine line between sassy and funny.  You still hate going to bed and require quite a few "hugs and kissys".  You love being included with the big kids in all the things they do.  I think your favorite is when you hang out with Abi and Grace in their room - you always walk away beaming.

I am so proud of who you are!  I can't wait to continue to watch you grow up and change.  It's been a joy to be your momma so far and I'm sure the coming years hold so much growth and so many surprises.  I'm excited to see if you decide to get baptized this year after deciding to follow Jesus at family camp.  We will see...and I'll be here with your daddy to cheer you on! 

Love,
Momma


Birthday cake: Strawberry shortcake with whipped cream and ice cream!

Birthday Dinner: Chicken tenders, veggie straws, and chips

Favorite Thing to Do: You like Nintendo and playing on your tablet, but you are still playing pretend make up and dress up.  You like to read books!

 Least Favorite Thing: Being left out of the big kid things

 



 

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