Happy Birthday Lucy!

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My sweet girl is 15 today!  She is so cool and I feel super lucky to be her Mama.  

It has been a year of MAJOR SUCCESS...she received the award for highest GPA at the 8th grade promotion ceremony.  


A year of HARD WORK...her marching band competed at the state level this year.  






A year of GRAND ADVENTURE...we went to Scotland with her Granny, Aunties and cousin Ally, in October.  





 A year of NEW LOVE...we welcomed our new furry friend, Juniper, into our lives. 


And a year of BIG CHANGES...Lucy has adjusted wonderfully to be being a Freshman.  



We could not be more proud of our smart, sweet, kind, talented, sassy daughter.  She is an original and she is AMAZING.  

Birthday Interview

What activities/sports/clubs were you involved in this year?
Marching Band, Academic Team, Beta Club and Literature Club


What pets do you have?
Juniper, Cookie and the fish
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Something in a STEM field
Where is 1 place you really want to go?
Tokyo with Lily!


What is your favorite………….


Subject in school?

Geometry

Meal?

Lasagna Soup

Fruit?

Raspberries

Vegetable?

Broccoli

Dessert?

Fruit Pizza

Candy?

Gummy Bears

Drink?

La Croix

Spirit Animal?

Sloth

Thing to do inside?

Read

Thing to do outside?

Walk the dogs

Kind of music?

Indie Pop

Song?

On the Bound by Fiona Apple

Place we visited this year?

Scotland


Chore around the house? 
Empty the dishwasher

Thing to do with Mama?

Go shopping

Thing to do with Papa?

Play with the dogs

T.V. show?

Community

Movie?

Clue

Actor?

Natasha Lyonne

App?

Pinterest

Book?

Jane Eyre


Day of the week?

Saturday

Holiday?

Christmas

Season?

n Summer

Piece of clothing?

Vintage Levis

Sound?

Juniper's growl

Word?

Bamboozled

Smell?

Lilacs

Color?

Green



Comments

Christina said…
I so so love reading these posts every year!!! The love, the joy- these perfectly imperfectly perfect humans that are family!!!
9:51 PM
Dikke said…
You are awesome, Lucy
9:56 PM
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