Thanksgiving Day 17

I am grateful for birthdays, for a lot of reasons. Because they are fun to celebrate, it is great to see my little ones get older, but mostly because we are all here, and healthy.  Today my youngest celebrates her birthday. She is 7 years old:

Here are 7 of my favorite things about my daughter:
1. She LOVES to sing. She is always singing. We put her to bed and she sings and sings in the dark.  One night we put her to bed and an hour later we went to check on her and she was quietly singing the songs for the upcoming Primary Program. She sings all the time. I love to hear it!
2. At her last parent teacher conference, we discovered she got top scores in reading. She reads everything. Cereal boxes, books, labels, billboards, calendars, EVERYTHING.
3. She is one of the pickiest eaters I know. Granted when I was a child, I was extremely picky as well. My mother had to make separate meals for me. We haven’t gotten to that point yet, but she is very, very picky.
4. She is the best of both worlds. One minute she will be twirling around in one of her dress ups and the next minutes she will climbing a tree or riding a horse. I love it!!
5. She is a BEAR to get out of bed. I’m told she is just like her father in that aspect. There are days we have to pull her out of bed. It could be because she stays up all night singing, but she does not want to leave the warm and toasty blankets.
6. She is very particular about her hair. She absolutely DOES NOT like it to be tucked behind her ear. It drives her crazy. Also, if you don’t style it the way she wants you to, she makes you do it until it is to her satisfaction.
7. She is always more than willing to hand out hugs and kisses to anyone who needs one. She wraps her little arms around your neck and gives you a little squeeze – It’s the best!!!
Happy Birthday Bailee!! I hope the coming year is filled with triumphs, fun, and a lot of hugs and kisses!!