My sweet Anna turned twelve this month and things have been so busy, I haven't yet had time to post about it. There aren't words to describe how much I love this girl. She is amazing. Smart, funny, sweet, cute, and talented....I am so lucky to be her mom.
One of my favorite things about Anna getting older is that I have the best babysitter around living in my house. She takes such good care of the kids, especially little Ryan. They are buds. Life completely changes when you have a live-in babysitter (I really don't leave her with the kids that often, but little things like a quick run to the store or dropping Aimee off at gymnastics are SO much easier when I can leave the crew at home.) It is wonderful...
Anna is so much fun to be around. Some days we laugh ourselves silly, and we get lots of eye-rolls from Scott, but oh well! We have a great time. :) I love that when she sets her mind to do something, she works hard to get it done. Whether it's getting straight A's or learning a new piano piece, she diligently works at it until she accomplishes her goal. Something else I've noticed about her, especially the past couple of years, is that she rarely complains. She had strep throat last February, and the only way I knew she was sick was that she started running a fever one night. I had to pry out of her that her throat was sore...but it didn't seem like she was too miserable, so I sent her off to school to take her mid-terms. A few days later I ended up with it, and I couldn't believe she hadn't said a word about the chills, aches, horrible sore throat...nothing for at least five days. Then again when she got a bad sunburn on her back at Girl's Camp (which was a few days old when I finally saw it after she got home and it made me hurt just looking at it!) She didn't say a word to anyone, including Scott when he came up the next day. Not sure how she slept all those nights in a tent...she is such a trooper. (I do have to point out that we aren't always complaint-free when it comes to chores!:)
I'm so excited to work with Anna in Young Womens (I hope she's okay with me being in there...) I know the next few years are going to fly. Before I know it she'll be going to dances and driving and applying to college. *Sigh* I don't know if I'm ready for this!
How does Anna feel about turning twelve? This picture pretty much sums it up:
Happy Birthday, cute girl. Thanks for twelve wonderful years.
