Sarah is 8!

Today is Sarah's birthday! I cannot believe she is EIGHT!
She is such a wonderful daughter! I love watching her grow and mature physically, emotionally, and spiritually. She is such an active girl with a wonderful, creative imagination. I cannot believe all the things she can do! She is extremely thoughtful and sensitive to others. She is also a leader (naturally, being the oldest). One of her biggest achievements this year was to quit sucking her fingers! She has sucked her two middle fingers since birth and just this year she has completely done away with that habit! We are all so relieved! (I was having visions of her going to bed with her husband with her fingers in her mouth!)

She still loves horses and dogs and wants to be an animal trainer and a vet when she grows up. She loves wearing blue jeans and boots. Her favorite colors are green and blue. She has two pen-pals she writes to faithfully. She loves to color and paint and create things. She has written three books-- the first one was about her cat Whisper, the second two are part of a series she is writing called, "The Horse Chronicles." Here is an excerpt from the first book called "Ginger":
After she was done with her horse chores, Dakota went inside the house where her Dad and her mom and David were sitting at the dinner table waiting for her. Dakota said, "I have already named the Chestnut mare. Her name is Ginger." Her dad said, "I thought you might name her. You may ride her tomorrow with David." Dakota said, "Thank you Dad." She ate her dinner and went to bed. Before she went to sleep she was thinking of where Ginger and she would go on their ride the next day.

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I love being your Mommy! I love you Sar-Bear!