The big double digit's!!!

She had to do this in order to get her wish made - her brother was too excited to help her blow out the candles!

This was a very happy Birthday girl indeed! I just still can't believe it's been 10 years since I had her - crazy how fast the time goes by! She has been a BIG blessing in our lives! We got to celebrate it at the Hirschi's the Sunday before and then again on her actual day which was Thursday the 6th! She had her best 2 girlfriends over, some family and our family friends the Hooley's! She picked Chocolate cake of course and got ice cream w/it! Opened presents and played around the house! It was a good night :) She also got many loving phone calls from family that couldn't be here and they all sang her happy Birthday which she felt very loved!

Here are some of the best traits and her favorite things and hobby's about Brooklynn that make her special and a very important child of God:

• Loving
• Caring
• Loves her heavenly father and the gospel
• Gentle heart
• When her brother, Spencer, is really sad especially at bedtime she'll sneak in there and give him loves or read him a book to calm him down.
• Loves and cares for animals
• Has great values
• Her smile brightens up the room
• She is very smart and tries really hard at her school work and improving at things she knows she needs to be better at.
• She is still a kid and not in a hurry to grow up too fast (this is my FAVORITE thing)
• Very creative 
• Helpful 'most' of the time ;-)
• Responsible and trusting
• Learns and adapts quickly
• Is good at helping w/baby James when asked to! (but still asks for a baby sister) sorry girl!!!
• Is getting better with her social skills at school and making new friends
• Is a GREAT reader and loves to write
• Absolutely adores horses!
• Loves to play games (that's my girl)
• Is a 'daddy's girl' 100% through and through!
• Is pretty good at sharing her time and space w/the little brothers - get's better everyday!
• Really enjoy's her 'alone' time though!
• She loves to ski
• Likes to ice skate
• Loves listening to music and just got an ipod shuffle for her b-day w/$ from her grandparents in WA
• Is just easy to love -- period!