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Our Eight Year Old

It happened - our youngest turned 8 last week!  She chose to have her friend Quinli over for swimming and playing.  We tried out the new Hesston pool because her cousin, Addi, was guarding that day.  They had a great time, and then we picked up pizza and came back home to play.  We also had family over to celebrate over the weekend.  It's funny - we bookend our summers with birthdays!  Cambry's in May and Delaney's in August. 

At eight years old, Delaney continues to impress us with her curiosity, love of learning, creativity, and boundless energy!  She and Cambry are the best of friends (usually) for which we are thankful, and she recently began piano lessons. We will see how that goes. . .

We love you Delaney!





A much-waited-for doll:  Kendall!


Birthday ride at 8
Birthday ride at 1


A new pillow from Grandma

A skirt to match Camille's from
Grammy!

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