Fourteen

Happy 14th Birthday to my Babie! 

Truth be told I was very happy with one child and did not plan on another. My mom said raising kids are hard so one can be enough. But one day I was watching Emily play in the family room and she looked lonely playing by herself. I couldn’t not give her a playmate so Hannah was born. A much smoother pregnancy and delivery with my awesome midwife-to-be (at the time she was training) Rhoda Smith. Hannah is nothing like her big sis so it was a new experience for us in raising her! She is extremely expressive,playful, fun loving, and accident prone. We knew she would be the one we would be taking to the doctors/hospital vs her very cautious non risk taking sister. I am so thankful God blessed us with this precious young soul in our family!  #godisgoodallthetime #beingamotherisablessing #mybabyisateenager

To celebrate her birthday she wanted to go to the 'happiest place on earth'... and it was the crowdest! (At least that's how it felt.. not sure of how Disneyland was since we only went to California Adventure). So thankful Marissa could join in her celebration even though she was so tired from rehearsing for the Nutcracker all weekend!
 

Thank you Auntie Lisa and Marissa for the cool Disney shirt!

Hannah with Michelle and Brinly (minus Trinity who met up with them later)

And on her actual birthday today, we took some of her school friends to lunch and shopping. Thankfully the Black Friday crowds diminished significantly and it was not as crowded as we expected it to be.