Brooklyn Turns 9

 

Once again another year has passed and I can't believe how old Brooklyn is getting.  She is already 9!  At her well visit she weighed in at a whopping 60 lbs and was 53 inches tall.  Of course the first thing that came to her mind was if that meant she was tall enough for all the rides at Lagoon.  She is such a fun, sweet, smart, caring, kind and beautiful girl and we are so lucky that she is ours forever.  She stays super busy with her sports, activity days, and homework but she does it all with a smile on her face.  She is a great big sister, even if she gets annoyed with her little brother at times, but you can typically count on her to have a great attitude and to include her brother.  She loves to read and devours books constantly, she does great in school, she loves playing soccer and basketball and even tried out volleyball this year.  She loves to be with her friends and teammates and can be quite the social butterfly.  We are so grateful that she is happy and healthy!

We had such a fun time celebrating her for her birthday.  As usual the celebrations carried over a few days.  It started out with a birthday dinner from Grandma at Casa Mexico Saturday evening.  She loved the sombrero she got to wear as everyone sang to her. Sunday evening we then headed back to Grandma's for birthday dessert where we once again sang to her.  She requested Better than... cake, which I am always happy to oblige.  Not only is it delicious, but it is so easy to make.  That night she got to open her gifts from grandma, a lava lamp (thank you the floor is lava for making those cool again) and a new boogie board.  On Monday the kids didn't have school because of President's Day so we let her choose one friend and I took them out to lunch and the she had a little play date. Her actual birthday, the 22nd, was on Tuesday.  She requested Blaze pizza for dinner where we met Nana and Pops and they brought her their gift, a new Garmin watch. After dinner we headed back home to give her the last few of her gifts, a new bike that actually fits her, a big stuffed pillow/animal thing and some clothes.  It was a great few days celebrating our favorite girl.  I hope that this year is just as great for her and that she can continue to grow into the wonderful young women that she is becoming.