Amanda turned into a teenager while we were at Lake Powell. We celebrated in style with decorations, presents, cake, ice cream, steak and shrimp for dinner, a big green birthday hat, and to top it off we taped glow sticks to all of the kids so they looked like stick people and they walked on the rock hills! The celebration was grand!
We call Amanda "Sunshine" because she has such a big bright beautiful smile!
Glow stick, stick people on the hills of Lake Powell. It was really fun!
It was a great party with 21 people on the houseboat!
Amanda is really good at talking her dad into things, like driving the boat herself!
Amanda became a yellow belt in karate, and was named hardest working student of the month for the whole studio!
Amanda has run cross country for the past 2 years, and has placed 10th and 12th place in the district finals! Way to go Sunshine!
Amanda loves to go go go! She will try just about anything!
Amanda is our first kid to be able to jump the wake on a wake board!
Amanda loves to drive - go carts, golf carts, mini racers, jet skis, and the boat. She has even tried to convince me that I should let her try driving my car! NO WAY!!!! Is always my answer!
Amanda loves to spend as much time as possible at Lake Powell during the summer. This year is the first time we were actually there on her birthday!
Amanda's love for the (cell) phone started early!
Amanda is a great snow skier! She started skiing when she was 3 1/2.
Amanda is a great sister! She is very creative and likes to think up fun games to play, which usually include everyone getting dressed up!
Amanda is the queen of making great, funny faces! She is always making us laugh. She is also very quick witted and silly! We would be bored without Amanda in our home!
Amanda is very loving and loves to give hugs and snuggles! When she was little she would just melt into who ever was holding her.
Amanda was the sweetest, easiest, happiest baby! She was always smiling! We love her so much and are grateful to have her in our family! HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY SUNSHINE!
SO I am completely bummed that on Monday my four favorite kids will be leaving me behind and heading back to school! I LOVE summer vacation! I love being able to go on as many vacations as we want, going to get ice cream at 11:00 at night, sleeping in until 9:00 am, and stay up until midnight! I love not being on a real schedule, having friends and cousins sleep over any night of the week! I love being the mom ALL day! I wish summer vacation was a little longer. I am NOT excited to start making lunches, doing homework, making projects, buying stuff for school at 9:00 Sunday night because someone forgot to tell me they needed it Monday morning! But until next summer, I will smile and do my best! Happy New School Year to all!
Amanda was the sweetest, easiest, happiest baby! She was always smiling! We love her so much and are grateful to have her in our family! HAPPY 13th BIRTHDAY SUNSHINE!
