I've adopted my neighbor's policy of a birthday party every other year, so this year was Anna's "Family Party." For her birthday we went swimming on Saturday (her birthday was on Monday), had a party at Grandma and Grandpa's on Sunday with all the cousins, and on Monday after Thys's program, we went to the Mayan and then had birthday cake that Anna designed and decorated herself (mostly). She was dying for an American Girl doll, and that is what she got. Her name is Jane, and she sleeps next to Anna every night.
We love our Annie! She is bright, independent, determined, and compassionate. She is a wonderful big sister. Thys and Sophie adore her (and we do too, of course). They want to do everything she does, and she mostly lets them. She is fiercely protective of her brother and sister and takes great care of them. At school she does her best, which turns out is really great! She has taken off in her reading abilities this year and can tell time, read the calendar, add, subtract, do simple fractions. . .she had a great teacher this year. She loves to play outside on her bikes and this year, her rollerblades. She has picked up blading quite nicely. We love our Annie and are so thankful she is part of the family!
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