Happy Birthday !

Today is Abbie's birthday. We celebrated on Saturday. Abbie's best friend is a boy but she is enamored with all things princess so we decided to do a Princesses & Pirates party. It was a lot of fun. We went on a treasure hunt, pinned the crown on Belle, tossed the bear in the treasure chest and had sail boat hot dogs for lunch. However the best part for Abbie was that all her friends gave her "squishy hugs."  I think my favorite moment of the weekend was seeing her in her new Belle dress walking around the drive way with her magnifying glass looking for bugs.

Abbie is my sweet heart. She cares very much about everyone's feelings and does a great job trying to cheer you up if you are down. She is a very obedient child and very helpful around the house. She is a great big sister and - most of the time - loves to  have Savannah following her around copying her every move. She loves to learn and is excited by the world around her. She loves books, bugs, planets, princesses, the mountains and to explore every place she goes. She has a great enthusiasm for life. This year I've loved to see her come out of her shell and show her exuberance and excitement to the people around her. She has developed a great deal of self-confidence and it just makes me laugh when she will yell out, "I'm the best!" as she masters a new skill (i.e. balancing on the curb). May she always have such self-esteem.