Abbeys' afterschool party...

We had Abbeys party with her school friends right after the last day of school, it was early release so it was a perfect ime for a dip in the pool!

Wow how time flies!

It is May, it has been awhile since I posted a new entry! Tomorrow is the last day of school and the house is filled with the smell of cake for Abbey's 10th birthday party we are having right after school tomorrow!

Ten years! I can't hardly believe it! She is not my first to reach that mile stone but at times she seems so much younger and older all at once.

She is just finishing up 4th grade, she is one of the youngest kids in her grade...most of the kids have passed the 10 year mark...Abbey has done a lot in her 10 years...

She went to her first major league baseball game when she was just 5 days old.

She was born a city girl we lived in the heart of downtown Phoenix.

When she was born had one grandpa (Carl) and a great grandfather(the great One), two grandmas (mom and sue) and two great grandmas (my grandmothers). Ten years later she has One great grandfather (the great one) gained and lost a grandpa (Bill)and three grandmas (Mom Sue and Bana) and two Great grandma's (G.G. my grandma and Grandma Jean, Jims grandma). She has lost but also gained!

When she was born she had one brother, 10 years later she has two. Tim 11 and Max 3.

She has been to both coasts and the sea of Cortez. At 7 she parasailed and 9 she surfed.

She has grown oh man has she grown, a few days before her birthday she is just over 5 feet tall!

She is spirited, never afraid to be different or to really care what others might thing. She is far more confident than I was at her age. She is caring and loyal, she has a big heart. She is never afraid to try new things and never shy around other people!

She plays volleyball and has tried other sports tennis, t-ball, basketball and even gymnastics.

She is a pesky little sister and a helpful mothering big sister.

What will the next 10 years bring, we wait at the edge of our seats to find out, I am sure they will be filled with joy adventure angst and all those lovely things that go with teen age years....

But mostly I hope they are filled with love and laughter and good friends....to help her get through it all!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Abbey!