8 Is Great!

 

We celebrated Kahlan's eighth birthday this week. We went swimming at the Rec Center as a family for her birthday. We also had a small party at our house and had some of the Musser family over. Kahlan received a new pair of scriptures, a CTR necklace and some great arts and crafting gifts.

What an amazing girl Kahlan is! She's a top reader in her class and an excellent student. She practices typing and playing the piano every day and is learning to swim. She is wonderfully imaginative and produces an endless supply of homemade crafts which she uses for entertainment. Kahlan inspires her younger siblings, especially Juniper. She is kind and loves having visitors over and sometimes cries when they have to leave. Kahlan has a big heart and we love her!

We finally got our new patio awning just before Kahlan's birthday and we are super happy with it! It feels like a whole new room was added to our house to enjoy. We also found a cool table with benches to put outside. We can't believe we've lived 8 years at our house without it!

This week Penny managed to get herself locked in the bathroom by opening a drawer far enough to barricade the door shut. It took us half an hour and some desperate creativity to get her out. On Saturday after we finished weeding the yard we decided to take the kids for another bike ride on the Legacy trail. The weather wasn't too hot and the kids had a good time. We are looking forward to Kahlan's baptism in two weeks!

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