As I write out the title for this blog post it is still hard for me to imagine that Claire is SEVEN! What an incredibly FAST seven years this has been. We have watched Claire grow into a beautiful, smart, confident, hilarious, and all around fun little girl. This year Claire has learned to read fluently, has become more sensitive to others feelings, and become more independent through household chores like making her bed each day and tidying up her room. The most important accomplishment Claire made this year is in fact one of the most important she will make her entire life. Claire attends Good News Club on Tuesdays after school and on February 2, 2010 Claire asked Jesus into her heart. We are so proud of her and count being her parents as one of the greatest blessings in our lives.
For her birthday this year, we took a girls trip to the American Girl store in Atlanta! Nana, Mimi, Aunt Cayce, Cousin Reese, Camdyn, Claire and I all hopped in the van together and enjoyed the day trip together! The girls took their dolls to the doll hair salon and get them all prettied up! Then we did some shopping before enjoying a birthday lunch in the bistro inside the store! The girls even got food for their dolls which sat in special seats right next to them at the table! Claire got a special birthday cake and many special new doll outfits and a new doll, Lanie!
One of the sweet moments for me was later in the day when Claire exclaimed, "It came true!" Two weekends prior we were in Charlotte visiting Mimi and Pops and Claire made a wish with a penny in a fountain while we were out shopping. She wouldn't tell us her wish! Well, on her birthday she said," It came true! I wished for the best birthday ever and it came true!" Awesome!! The picture of us at the fountain was her making the wish! I'm so glad Mimi got this picture!
It was the best birthday ever!
