Hadassah woke up happy to be a teenager and requested a piece of scrapple with a yogurt parfait. We played the famous "Happy Birthday Song" for her as she ate and got ready for school! All three children love this version on youtube! My mom stopped in before she went to school and gave her a gift. She will love to spend the gift card at Target!!! Thanks mom! After that, the kids were off to school.
I was in need of groceries so Ashlyn and I went for foods, milk, eggs, etc.!!! Hadassah requested tiramisu from Costco, so we went for that too! The roads were slushy and messy. The snow was light and in little flakes. Nothing too bad yet! :) Then we made a quick stop at Lena's to do some cleanup and help with her house chores. Baby Adrian just slept. He's so adorable!!! From there we were off to get Matthew for his orthodontist appointment. They adjusted just a bit on his braces and he let Ashlyn pick new band colors. She said red and orange. :) We came home right before Hadassah came home from school and by now the snow was a comin! Big white snow flakes fell fast!
We have a tradition to go out to eat on birthdays ... leaving the birthday person pick the restaurant! Hadassah wasn't sure for a long time but did decide on Longhorn. Mike got home a bit earlier and us being the adventurous family in snow ... we went out! It has to be REALLY bad for us to not go with our plans! Always! It took us a long time to finally get to the restaurant. The highway was packed with cars coming home from work and everyone was going super slow! Matthew was being a huge back driver and getting so annoyed at the other cars. He kept saying, "Daddy, don't let them jip in front of us! Drive faster! Why is everyone going so slow? Are we almost there???" We tried to explain that the roads are a mess and the snow was coming down fast! To go fast was NOT an option! We did arrive safe and sound and we got our foods ordered in no time. Hadassah loves their hand battered chicken fingers with fries. Matthew and Mike enjoyed ribs. I got the best dish of lemon buttered tilapia and rice and shrimp with green beans!!! It was so tasty! Ashyn feel asleep on the way in and slept through most of the dinner. She had some of my food before we left for home and loved it too! The waitress brought out a big dish of ice cream topped with whipped cream and hot fudge for Hadassah's birthday treat! So yummy!
Hadassah also wanted to go bowling but Mike called the alley and no one answered. Closed? We did think it was best to get home anyway before the roads get even worse. We stopped at red box and grabbed two fun movies - Dolphin Tales 2 & Sherman and Mr. Peabody. We were gonna have tiramisu for dessert but decided to not since we already all had bites of ice cream at Longhorn. We cuddled and watched the movies. Fun time!
Hadassah opened her gift from us before going for supper. A pair of Ugg boats are hers to claim. She does want another style though so it may be a few days before she can wear them. :)
Having a teenager in the house is great! She's learning to be responsible and helps me around the house more and more. She's turning into a young lady and so being sensitive to her opinions and wishes is more important! Hadassah loves to be with friends. She is forever asking us, "Well, what are we going to do tonight?" Being bored is not OK with her! She does great with younger children. She still loves cucumbers and fruit and puppy chow. Playing the piano is becoming a habit and not a dread anymore. Basketball is her favorite sport for now! She tries hard and plays to win! Her devotion to Jesus means a lot to her! She keeps trying to get on the A honor roll but with one B, it's the B honor roll! Maybe this quarter!?! She has no blue slips so far! That's impressive if you are in school five days a week for weeks on end! She can't wait for our baby to arrive and I know her help will be super awesome!
I remember the moment she was born as if it were yesterday. She was darling right from birth. Fighting and crying for love and comfort. The normal responses for newborn babies! We've loved and nourished her over the years and I feel now that she's starting to give back! :) I love that she's sweet inside and out. I love that she likes to eat healthy. She sets goals and meets them. She tries to think positive. She likes school and loves all her friends!
We love you Hadassah and we hope that Christ will remain to be the center of your life and activities throughout all your teenage years!!! Make good, pure choices! Make good friends and stay around good company! Lean on Jesus for help and strength! Talk to us about trials and problems! Live life to the fullest and have a blast!!! :)
We love you, Hadassah!!!
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With another two hour delay this morning, the kids were disappointed that they have school. Again, I was happy to still call it a school day!!! We did a few inches during the night and always makes messy road conditions. Having a later start in the day is nice but I find myself trying to keep up the rest of the day! :)
They all three bundled up this morning after breakfast and played in the white fluff!
Matthew loves it outside!
Father like son ... If there is a bat around, he will swing it!!! :) Spring will be here before long so it's never too late to get a few practice swings in now!
We love when it snows!!!
