Monday, May 26, 2014

Caroline is 8!

Dearest Caresie—

Such a special age for my darling girl! I am just so happy to have you in our family to be the giggliest, happiest, most passionate person around our home.

This year you had the best teacher, Miss Harrawood, who was fun and encouraging and really used your help and great example to set the tone for your whole 2nd grade class. It sure made this mommy proud of you!

You are such a fun girl and full of energy and excitement over building forts, playing AG dolls, heading off to dance class, playing with friends, organization projects and family trips. Now that I write these I know we are total kindred spirits as I love these things too :)

We are eagerly looking forward to your baptism this summer and I love how prepared you are with your extra scripture study with daddy and your desire to listen and learn as we study the gospel. You already have a huge heart which is very sensitive to right and wrong. You always feel so bad the few times you've made a bad choice or hurt a sibling—and you try hard to keep from repeating those things, learning so well how to be obedient.

You are a fantastic older sis and I hope you'll keep setting such a great example of love and happy helping and doing your best—Olivia definitely looks up to all you do and follows so many of your good efforts.

I love you forever pretty girl and hope you'll always know it!

—Mommy

For Caroline's 8th birthday we were down in SG again this year over Memorial Day weekend. She chose McD's breakfast (see? kindreds!)


 She chose to go hiking for a fun activity—
over to Gunlock where the desert flowers were blooming all over
 Lots of fun with cousins exploring caves and redrock

That evening we had tons of family over for swimming and cake and ice cream since Tom and Jess were in town, and Maggie and Justin are now a permanent SG fixture (yay!)


Cares was so patient and waited to open and play with her new AG doll until this trip. She and Maddie were in doll heaven all morning and played for hours until it was time to hike if we wanted to fit one in. So much fun for this sweet lady of mine and I wish she could just stay a little 8 year old forever. Seriously. It's such an awesome age full of independence and so many skills but also young enough to play make believe and do things which still make her my little girl. I love that Caroline so much!


1 comment:

Heidi said...

A mini Carrie in more ways that one! St. George is totally the new Salt Lake- how fun to have all that family in town for her day.