We recently celebrated a very special occasion... our sweet Abigail turned 10 years old! How quickly a decade slips by when your days are filled with baby talk, multiplication facts, bike riding and make believe. One day we were holding a tiny, blanket wrapped, baby girl and in the blink of an eye we are teaching her to drive, discussing politics, and hearing where she wants to go to college. Everyone warned us, but there was no way to fully understand until we experienced it... time flies by!
Although Abigail is growing up, we are so thankful that she is not trying to rush it. We discuss choices in clothes, friends, hobbies... often. One blessing is her love for her American Girl dolls. Kaya was a gift when she became a big sister the second time, Josephina was a surprise for her 8th birthday, and wonderful accessories have been collected over time. These dolls have been so cherished, and are so worth investing in. That's why we were happy when Abigail wanted to spend some of the money she had earned in their farming business to buy the Elizabeth doll.
We bundled her purchase with her birthday and celebrated at American Girl Place. The store's three stories are filled with dolls, clothes, furniture, books and every shade of pink! Our girl was so excited and her brothers were so supportive. We all had dinner, followed by cake and peppermint ice cream in their restaurant. There are even special chairs for the dolls.
Abigail was most excited to purchase her Elizabeth doll, who just happens to look exactly like her. As we were looking at her beautiful pink gown and talking about her story, we realized that Elizabeth moved from far away when she was about 10 years old to live in Virginia. These two blond hair, blue eye girls have a lot in common!
As a special gift, we signed her up to take a class in their "Doll Hair Salon". They learned the proper way to care for their doll's hair and even how to do a couple braided hairstyles.
It is a blessing to watch Abigail grow up and a privilege to spend these days with her. As her interests grow and mature, we pray that she will seek God's will for her life and build on the solid foundation of His Word!
It was appropriate that our American girl, chose the patriotic Yankee Doodle for her first piano recital this past weekend! After taking lessons for just three months, she was nervous to play in front a room full of people, but did a great job.
For our family and friends living far away, that we wished we could have invited, here is a short video of her performance. (look closely, she's right behind the harp!)
5 comments:
Yeah Abigail!! I loved the look of joy on your face when you knew you were successfully finished! Way to go! Your friend out here in Arizona is happy to be following in your piano footsteps.
What a journey it has been watching you grow into such a lovely young lady it has been our privilege and we cannot wait to see what the Lord has in store for you in the coming years. We know that whatever it is you will do it with grace and beauty!
Oh and mom seeing those photos at the top gave me a little start to see once again how stark the change has been. I wish that we could slow down time just a little bit don't you??
Thanks for sharing...we love you,
Tiffany
Tears. She is so wonderful. I wish I knew here better. Thank you for sharing this moment with us.
What a great piano performance. It brought back some memories for me! What a sweet girl Abigail is. You are doing a great job Mom, she is a beautiful and ambitious just like her Mama!
I love me some Abigail! You are truly blessed to be part of her life. She's so special!
Hope you guys are thawing out after all the snow! :)
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Wow! She has really grown up fast! What a treasure she is to have.
Abigail you did a wonderful job on the piano! I am so glad that you shared the performance with us, so that we could all see it.
It was so great to have you all here for a visit. I do cherish our visits! I can't wait until we see each other again.
Love you all
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