11 years have gone by since God gave us this girl - our first daughter. Having had 3 sisters myself growing up, I knew the closeness of girl friendships, and I am blessed to say that I love the closeness Melody and I have together and hope and pray it will only continue in the future. (I know the teen years are ahead of us, so it will take much prayer and grace to keep it during those times - oy!! My first teen girl in a couple years. One day at a time....)
To celebrate 11 blessed years with Melody, we wanted to share 11 things we love about her....
#1 ~ Her tickling me and playing with me
(from Max)
#2~ Her being my sister and playing Barbies with me
(from Ariel)
#3~ Her being my "other mother" and all the snuggles and lovin's she gives me
(from Yoda)
#4~ she's beautiful and nice
(from Rose)
#5~ she likes some of the things I do (like acting and video games)
(from Fone)
#6~ her good sense of humor
(from Mom/Dad)
#7~ how reliable, responsible, and grown up she is becoming
#8~ she's nice and makes us food (recently - cake pops!!)
(Mario)
#9~ she's a good student and does her work without complaining
(from Mom/Dad)
#10~ she tickles me and does criss-cross-applesauce
(from Pookey)
#11~ what a joy and pleasure she is to be around
(from Mom/Dad)
Happy birthday, sweetheart!!!
We love you SO much!!!!!
++Loving God, you created all the people of the world and you know each of us by name. We thank you for "Ariel", who celebrates her birthday today. Bless her with your love and friendship that she may grow in wisdom, knowledge, and grace. May she love her family always and be faithful to her friends. Amen. ++