Tuesday, November 20, 2007

It's Great to Be Eight!!!





Arianna celebrated a very special birthday on October 18th. She had a fun friend party on her birthday. They decorated trick-or-treat bags, created their own haunted houses, and broke a pinata. It was an insulin shock based party, but the kids had a lot of fun.

Ari was then baptized by her dad on November 3rd. She had been preparing, and reading all the baptism books we have. It was a special day surrounded by family. Even Grandma Mann from Washington was able to be there. We are so proud of Arianna and her decision to be baptized.

Besides just the facts, I thought I'd add a little about our Arianna. She is so smart. Things just seem to come easily to her. She loves math and reading, and school in general. She also enjoys music and performing. She recently wrote a song for the reflections contest. She performed it in front of over 100 people and did just fine. She started piano and TaVaci (a singing group) this year. Ari is quite meticulous and has the cleanest of our kids rooms. She is truly a blessing in our family and we are all grateful for her mothering ways and funny sense of humor. We love you, Ari!

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