"We love because He first loved us." - 1 John 4:19

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Happy 13th Birthday Grace!

 Dear Grace,

Wow - how can you be a teenager already!?  You are entering your teen years as a tall, beautiful, athletic, smart, crafty and kind hearted young lady.  You continue to excel in school as an A student.  You enjoy school, most especially the social aspect,  and thankfully have many great friends.  You wish you weren't the only one without a phone, but we feel strong about waiting another year to hopefully avoid some of those exposures and added pressures etc that seems to come along with that even at this age.  You love both running and swimming equally and do very well in both.  You are aren't the most competitive spirit but instead enjoy the personal challenges and the friendships that comes along with the sport more than the competition itself.  You joined National Charity League this year and so have been spending quite a bit of time doing a variety of service work this past several months.  You continue with your love of baking, which our whole family enjoys the benefits of very much!  You also remain very creative and crafty, especially when it comes to making gifts and cards for others - you are so talented there!  You show leadership on Student Council, are enjoying singing in the choir for the first time, and are active and enjoying church Youth group.  You are a super helpful and loving sister to your brothers and we all do not know what we would do without you!  We are so incredibly proud of you Grace!!  We pray this year you will continue to know how greatly you are loved by God, and and by us,  and that you will continue to spread that love to all those around you!

Love, Mom and Dad

Grace wanted to host her first sleep over for her 13th birthday party.  She invited Jillian, McKenna and Natalie over.  They had turkey tacos and strawberries with dip for dinner and mini Bundtini cakes with ice cream sundaes for dessert.  They spent the evening playing basketball, football, cheerleading, playing games and taking photos in the photo booth. There was A LOT of talk and giggles all evening long!  They ended the night with a movie and popcorn and had a waffle bar the next morning for breakfast.















GRACE'S FAVORITES AT AGE 13:

Stuffed Animal - all my squishamellows
Food - fruit
Movie - High School Musical
Show - High School Musical the series
Clothes to Wear - PJ's
Game - Taco,  Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza
Snack - pretzels
Animal - dog
Song - 98 Braves by Morgan Wallen
Book - The Penderwicks
Friends - Natalie, Jillian, McKenna, Maren, Kate, Ren, Francesca, Peachy
Drink - Sprite
Outside Activity - running
Sport - running and swimming
Park Activity - swings
Inside Activity - crafts
Place to Go - beach
Fruit - strawberries
Vegetable - celery
What do you want to be when you grow up?  I don't know
What brings you joy?  laughing
What makes you sad?  when people are mean
What do you think heaven is like?  better than I could ever imagine

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