Hannah's Birthday

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We didn't have very much time for the World Wide Web yesterday. Hannah turned eleven! Oh my. All the moms that record these on blogs talk about how fast they grow up (they do), and how they can't believe how much the birthday child has grown and changed (she did). These are universal truths.

So we will skip lightly over the cliches. Birthday surprises are so much fun. But there is an aspect of birthdays that is also fun: getting exactly what you want. Hopefully we had a good combination of both.

Hannah spent the day before her birthday and overnight with her dad. Since he had to be at work, we thought she'd be here for a late breakfast made to her exact specifications: waffles, sausage, lemonade freezy drink. She didn't get home till after lunch, so we made a raincheck for Friday. After a big breakfast and before her huge dinner, she only wanted a light lunch of egg-over-easy sandwich with Rice Krispy Treats. Since she was late, we skipped the sandwich, and went right on to the treats.

Hannah's main gift this year was the trip to Savannah, Georgia with Girl Scouts. However, what's the fun of a birthday without something to open? Hannah got the new version of Clue called Secrets and Spies that will actually send messages to your cell phone during the game! We didn't get to try it out yet, but I can't wait to see how it's played.

Cate and Bill came over for dinner of Hannah's menu design: T bone steak, mashed potatoes, steamed green beans, homemade buttermilk biscuits, and French vanilla cake frosted with vanilla. Jeff took off work to celebrate with her and he handled most of the dinner preparations on his own. Elinore thinks Bill is amazing and wouldn't let him out of her sight. She even tried to follow him outside and to the bathroom!

Hannah is amazing, herself. She is kind, thoughtful, and considerate. She is a loyal friend, a loving sister, a wonderful daughter. She loves her cat, but desperately wants a puppy, longs for a backyard to play in, but doesn't want to move, enjoys reading, but hates cleaning her room. She's a great critical thinker, skilled at math, hates composition. Ready to get baptized, shares generously, teases her family, has great fashion sense. Her independence has grown to the point that she has spent three separate weeks away from home. Currently, Hannah's goal is to start college by the time she is thirteen.

Happy Birthday Hannah!