Happy 7th Birthday!

Dear Morgan,

Happy 7th Birthday!  Usually, these posts gush on and on about how we can’t believe you’re another year older and how it can’t be so.  This year, though, I think our impression is a little different.  Mommy’s favorite phrase is “she looks like she is 12 in that outfit.”  Or, “that book she is reading would be tough for a 3rd grader.”  With all of the things you’re doing and accomplishing this year, sometimes it is hard to remember that you are only just now 7!

For example, you started with ballet lessons and now you’re on the swim team and practicing 3 days a week & competing in real swim meets!  You’re reading books to your brother and know how to make your own breakfast.  You used to wear anything Mommy dressed you in, but now you have fashion opinions and favorite outfits.  You’ve had play dates with classmates at their house after school.  You have birthday parties with the whole classroom invited.  You have your own laptop, camera, and MP3 player.  My favorite, though is when you write your own books…complete with characters, plots, and illustrations.  Are these things all 6-year-olds do?  I don’t know, but they’re things that our 6-year-old did!  What will our 7-year-old be up to!?!?

Well, whatever it is, I’m sure it will be fun.  You’ll drag Mommy and Daddy along as you continue to sprout up on those crazy legs, learn new things, and have new experiences.  We’re up for it!  We’ll always support, encourage, love, and appreciate you.  And, we’ll never lose sight of how fortunate we are to have a wonderful girl like you!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy