Happy Birthday Katie!! Katie's 8
th birthday was Sunday, Sept 6. She is so excited to be 8 years old. I can't believe that my first little baby girl is 8. I remember being so excited be expecting
a baby girl and filling the closet with little pink and lavender outfits in preparation for her. Little did I know that she would hate both pink and purple. This is my girl who does not like to have her hair fixed and would rather be a ninja for Halloween than a princess. Katie is so tough, she often doesn't cry at all when she is hurt.
She is a great soccer player but will not let me cheer for her because "it's to embarrassing." Katie is so far having a terrific year in school, thank goodness. Loves her teacher and has lots of friends. She is super
determined and tries hard at whatever she tries.
She is also very 8, an age I find to be defined by really bad jokes and lots and lots of attempts to be annoying on purpose. She often talks non-stop, especially during sacrament meeting. We love her so much and it really is joy to have her in our family.
She is into horses right now and luckily my talented neighbor Michelle wanted( yes, wanted) to make her this awesome cake. We went out on Saturday for some fun, riding go-carts and playing at a playground, then eating at Angie's, Katie's favorite
restaurant.
She always gets a scone. On Sunday, she requested roast and mashed potatoes. Great-Grandpa Wallace came and had dinner with us. Then Thompson's came for cake and ice cream. Katie's presents included lots of crafts, which she is still enjoying working on and her favorite gift her own set of scriptures. We are looking forward to her baptism next week.
One other note, today I was released from
YW after five years. It's an interesting time. Although I really loved the girls, I was
definitely ready for a change. However, after that long a calling kind-of becomes part of your identity and it takes awhile to readjust yourself. A bittersweet day. I have been called to be Enrichment Leader. I'm still not sure about this one. I haven't ever been in Relief Society for more than 2-3 weeks for about 15 years. It will be an adjustment and challenge for me. Enrichment leader is
definitely one of those callings where you can't please everyone and someone will always be complaining about what I do. I guess that will toughen me up. Mike's mom said it's time for RS because I'm getting older, which I am, but I'm not that old yet.
This picture is on Sunday, before church. Look, she actually let me do something with her hair.
This is how she really felt about all these pictures.
We had so much family support. All of the Wallace side came up for Saturday and Katie's Uncle Jeff did a fabulous job giving a talk about the Holy Ghost. My mom and dad and Aaron's family stayed here for the weekend. The cousins had so much fun and it was a terrific visit. Thanks to all. Thanks to Dad for the pictures. You're great.
