Laney

Tuesday is Laney's 12th b-day. Like any other mom, I say "How can she be so big? It seems like just yesterday.....".

She is looking forward to her b-day. The meals she picked are:

breakfast- orange rolls, deviled eggs, and juice
lunch - grilled cheese sandwiches, salad, and pickles
dinner- chicken spaghetti
dessert- white/strawberry cake with chocolate pudding filling and chunky monkey ice cream

We always have a school holiday when it is someone's b-day so she will have a long free day to do as she pleases. Her brothers and sisters will do her chores. She doesn't really have any plans except to watch Lord of the Rings when the little boys go to bed. She is so easy to please!

Here are some things about Laney...

• Laney is what most would call a "tomboy".
• She hates dressing up for anything. "Dressing up" means wearing anything except tie dye t-shirts. She loves tie dye and has made a couple of her own tie dye creations. She loves bright colors like orange and lime green.
• She is freed from the responsibilities of being the oldest, yet still enjoys the privileges of being older.
• She's tough, and Mike uses her to make Christian stronger in soccer. She's a quick opponent and hard to beat. Mike says that if Christian can ever beat his sisters, he can beat anybody. Her work and time with Christian is really an "investment" in him. He is a much better soccer player because of Laney. She loves to travel with them to out-of-town tournaments.
• She is not as worldly as many 12 year olds and still thinks it's fun to take a Scooby Doo lunch box on a picnic.
• She thinks playing outside is much better than playing inside and likes her bike, scooter, and pogo stick. She broke her pogo stick and is getting a new one for her b-day. Shhhh!
• Of all my kids, Laney is the most compassionate. She always seems to know how others feel. I love that about her. She also has a genuine love for the Lord that I haven't seen in anyone else her age. She knows she is to be a missionary and is saving money for her first trip.
• She enjoys learning about Biblical archaeology.
• She does not like school. Well, she likes some of her reading and writing assignments, but definitely NOT math!
• She's a good piano player and just received her second "superior" award.
• She always wears socks.
• She is quick to apologize when she's wrong and sincere in repentance.
• She likes to watch Lord of the Rings, Andy Griffith, and the new Narnia movie.
• She is a careful eater and tries not to eat much sugar. She doesn't like to eat before church and seems to be able to read her body pretty well.
• She loves animals and they love her. Animals just seem to sense something special in Laney. She's very good with them.
• She's great with her little brothers and they love to play with her.
• She's read the Bible cover-to-cover once and is working on doing it again.

Isn't she a neat kid? I'm looking forward to another good year with my sweet girl. I love you Laney Bug!!

Momma