Calista Year Ten Retrospective

Calista is ten, which means it's time to look back on the last year.

Favorite color: cerulean.

Favorite food: maybe the thai curry soup. It's so good!

Favorite movie: How To Train Your Dragon 

Best part of being 9: I am taking more responsibility, like going to the park with both my brothers alone.

Advice you'd give to your nine-year-old self: Never give up!

Wisdom you've gained this last year: to not take anything for granted, really. Covid taught me that.

Looking forward to for 10: getting another digit! Double digits!

What would you change about the world? Covid. It's coming to an end, but I just want it to end now.

One Decade Old!

My baby girl turned 10! She's officially in double-digits!

For her birthday, we started with presents and chocolate chip pancakes.

Calista had asked for "a blue whale stuffie. Anything else you want to give me is fine. I'm sure I'll like it."

She did indeed like the books 

and promise of a new bike. 

When she opened her last present, Calista was shocked: 

"I wanted it, but I didn't expect you to be able to find one!"

I then took the kiddos to Muttart Conservatory, which due to remodeling and Covid, we haven't been able to visit since Calista and I took baptism pictures 2 years ago. 

They loved wandering around, especially looking at the fish, 

trying to find the corpse flower, and playing in the overhanging leaves. 

At home, after more tasty food (cheese pizza and lasagna rolls), we pulled out the cake: 

Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting (and no nuts).

Happy birthday, dear Calista!

Happy birthday to you!