Sienna's Birthday

Our dear sweet Sienna turned 8 years old yesterday!  Eight!!  She has grown up so much. 

 

 But she has seemed grown up beyond her years from birth.  She is such a bright girl and a thoughtful girl.  She really cares about other's feelings.  This wasn't the case when she was little.  If you wanted a hug or kiss, "no" would be the answer.  We think it went along with her personality of getting attention!!  She is very compassionate now.  I was a little worried, but she has amazed us with her caring and love for people, especially family.  She saves up her money to get the family gifts.  She takes great care in picking out just what she thinks that person will love.  For example, she bought each of us a valentine's gift.  For dad, some candy hearts, for Ellie a Winnie the Pooh pez dispenser with candy, and for me chocolate.  And if that wasn't enough, she spotted some lollipops another day and added that to each of our gifts along with her cards.  She couldn't wait to do Valentines.  Even tried to reason her way into us celebrating a day or two early.  We did wait until Valentine's day,though.

 

If you were to ask her what her favorite thing to do is...she would answer spending time with her family.  She is so family-oriented.  She loves her friends, too, but if she has spent a lot of time with them, she will decline doing something with them to be with the family because she misses us.  That makes our hears so full when we see that.

 

She is at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory rehearsal right now.

 

Her actual birthday was yesterday.  We went and got her pictures done in her brand new outfit that she got to pick out and she took cupcakes to drama class and then we picked her up and went to a restaurant of her choice, Red Robin, along with our Chinese Exchange student, Ching Man, and "Uncle" Tom and "Aunt" Sandy.  She had a great day!  We will celebrate again next weekend when the family is here to see her first play.  Then we will bake a cake!  Which brings me to another subject...

 

She loves to bake and cook.  She gets so excited.  And loves to have people over for dinner.  She thinks of ways to get the house all special for people and thinks of foods we should have.   She gets so excited.  She is just so much fun.  Toby and I already talk about how fun it will be to go to her house someday when she is grown.  Dinner will be delightful and she will always have plenty to talk about.

 

Sienna, you really brighten up our lives and add so much pizzaz to everyday life!  We are so thankful for God's plans for this family.  He knew exactly what we were missing in our lives until you came.  Thank you for being tender to God's ways and doing what is right even when your friends are not.  We are so proud of you.

 

And you just amaze us with your witnessing.  You gave away 2 invitations to store clerks for a special service at church, C.S.I.  You are much braver than daddy and I in that area.  You have taught us so much!  My prayer for you is that you will continue to love God and get to know Him more and more each day.  May you allow Him to guide your life always.  He loves you more than all of us.  How is that possible?  Only God knows.  

 

Love you sweet girl,

 

Mama