Sunday, December 14, 2008

Happy 7th Birthday Anna



These are all of her Utah cousins lined up here with her at Jungle Jim's.



I can't believe I am the mother of a seven year old. Time really does fly. It seems like just yesterday when she was born and our eyes met for the first time. I felt such a deep connection to her immediately. That became such a great blessing for me, too because she was such a difficult baby. That deep mother/daughter connection really allowed me to love her unconditionally despite all of the screaming (on her part). =) She is so grown up these days. All of that is past and she has become a sweet, smart, helpful girl. We are lucky to have her strong and bright spirit in our family. Above are some pictures from our celebrations.

3 comments:

The Pearsons said...

Holy Cow! 7 years! It really is hard to believe that you have a 7 year old. Congratulations and good luck tomorrow! We'll be watching your blog for updates.

lilia said...

Happy Birthday Anna! We miss you. Nalia kept wishing that you were together to celebrate.

The Araki Ohana said...

Happy belated birthday Anna! Hope you had great time at your birthday party. Sorry, we totally forgot about your big day. Matthew has been thinking about you. What do you like to now? Thank you for being such a wonderful example to Matthew. Continue to be a good girl to mommy and daddy. Love you always, Auntie Tiff, Uncle Yohei, Matthew, Keahnu, and Hana