Happy Birthday Becca

Becca turned 9 on August 19, and we’re just now completing her birthday post.  That’s ok – she’s been peeking at the draft as we all worked on it, so she knows we didn’t forget!

Here are 9 things each of us loves about Becca.

Dad

1. Her impish grin
2. Her friendship with her sister natalie
3. Her hugs
4. And kisses
5. Her sense of fashion
6. The way she is always fast to offer to rub my back
7. Her sense of humor
8. Her self-confidence
9. The way she loves her mama

Mom:

1. She makes the best fried eggs in the state, and loves to do it.
2. She has a servant’s heart through and through.
3. Her eyes sparkle when she smiles, and…
4. When she’s teasing someone.
5. She once got the best of Grandpa Brown, the world’s worst teaser, and lived to tell about it.  She was only a toddler at the time, but she knew exactly what she was doing.
6. She is blissfully unaware of how beautiful she is.
7. She has my husband’s eyes.
8. She is sweet and helpful to her sisters.
9. She’s not afraid to try or to do something new.

Deanna:

1. She has the most natural supply of ready wit of anyone I’ve ever seen.
2. She doesn’t tend to be bashful.
3. She’s the original Crazy Legs.
4. She has amazing eyes.
5. She is good with little kids.
6. She likes to help.
7. She likes to cook.
8. She has a talent for making the most mismatched outfit look awesome.
9. She shares her new toys a lot more nicely than I do.

Kaitlyn:

1. She’s extremely sarcastic.
2. She loves to take good care of her hair.  And boy is it silky!
3. She dresses very quickly.  She was the one who started our obsession with crazy socks.
4. She’s almost always happy!
5. She’s very creative.
6. She’s generous.  She does us all favors all the time, happily.
7. She loves to help with Parker.  Not just the fun stuff; she volunteers for diapers a lot.
8. She loves to read aloud to the other kids.
9. She makes great challah bread!

Lydia:

1. She’s quirky
2. She’s always happy
3. She’s a dilligent worker
4. She loves helping with the little kids
5. She has a contagous laugh
6. She’s good at reading aloud
7. She volunteers for a lot of extra work
8. She’s very creative
9. She loves crazy socks

Megan:

1. She’s one of the most witty kids in our family.
2. She’s very helpful when she’s second in command.
3. She’s got gorgeous hair…
4. …and a beautiful smile.
5. She’s pretty tough when she scrapes an elbow or knee.
6. She wears crazy socks.
7. She knows how to take a joke.
8. She’s very photogenic.
9. She loves her little siblings.

Natalie:

1. She plays with me the most.
2. She’s hilarious.
3. She’s very pretty.
4. She shares her toys with me and the younger kids.
5. She’s my best friend in the whole family.
6. It’s really fun to play games with her.
7. It’s very fun to go out in the woods and makes stuff with her.
8. It’s very fun to play tag with her in the yard.
9. She is good at decorating cakes.

Rachael:

1. She’s good at drawing monkeys out of my book.
2. I like the dresses she wears.
3. Her challah bread is really good.
4. I like the dinners she makes.
5. I like it when she plays in the pool with me.
6. It’s really fun when we play hard games together, like Go Fish.
7. She’s nice when she makes movies with me.
8. She’s as pretty as the moon.
9. She plays good on the trampoline.