Jessica is 9

9 years ago a bright eyed and bushy tailed little girl bounced into our lives. Oh, if we had known just how bright, blue eyed and ever so bushy that tail would bounce!

Jessica's eyes sparkle. She can move her body to any beat she hears (and sometimes its in her own head). She loves to sing. She loves to be on stage. She loves to be up front and center and she isn't so keen on sharing said spotlight. She makes us laugh, shake our heads, and cringe with all the drama that comes in her life. She generally has one volume - loud. She is our middle child - our middle girl - and we are very thankful for all her fun and life.

For her birthday she chose donuts for breakfast, chicken noodle hotdish for lunch, and baked potatoes for supper. We had a scavenger hunt for her presents and went across the street to the neighbors to ring in the new year where we all had marshmallow brownies - her treat of choice - to celebrate. She wanted to set off 9 chinese lanterns at midnight, so we gave it a whirl.  We ended up getting 7 of them to take off. Interestingly, Jessica was freaking out the whole time that something was going to set on fire, so, now we know not to try that again!

Happy Birthday sweet girl!