Kate was so excited for her 11th birthday. It's a big one in our house because Matt got an ipod on his 11th birthday so that became our minimum age for having one. The deal is you have to have shown that your responsible and you have to pay for half of it. Kate had spent some of her money so she'd been working hard to have enough. It was close!
She wanted to stay home all day and play her ipod but she decided to go to school in the morning so she could take a birthday treat to school and see her friends.
So I checked her out at lunch. We went to In-N-Out and then she played on her ipod the rest of the day! I can't believe Kate is 11! She is growing up so quickly I can't believe it. I am so proud of the girl she is. She is really good at going with the flow. She's a little scatter brained but doesn't let that bother her. She just keeps on keeping on! I love that she loves being outdoors and that she's not afraid of an adventure! She is so much fun to go camping and hiking with. She's a tough little monkey and even though sometimes she forgets that, when she remembers, she's a rock star! She is full of emotion and sometimes that can be rough to handle and it makes her unpredictable which adds to the fun! I love her so much!
She didn't want to have a birthday party, just a stay late with a bunch of her friends. They had pizza, played outside, painted nails and giggled. A lot. It was fun for her! Happy birthday, Kate!
Kate has started the orthodontic process. She had to have an expander and it took a long time to get her mouth right. And then when her orthodontist was happy with her mouth she had to leave it in for three months. She got her top braces on with it in and had to wait a couple of months before she was ready for her bottoms. It's quite the process, but we can already see some great alignment.
