Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Happy Birthday Hope!



Our oldest turned 7 today...SEVEN! Where oh where has the time gone?! We celebrated with breakfast of her choice...oatmeal (because Grandma Kate made her pancakes yesterday, Hope reasoned). We still had to do school, but not much. We skipped math today. We took off for an early dinner of Hope's choosing. Those Olive Garden commercials did the trick, so Olive Garden it was! Once home, Hope opened a few gifts and we are currently watching Meet The Robinsons. It's a great movie about the value of family (no matter what your family looks like or how God brought it together). Here are a few pics from the evening. Thanks to Nana Daphne for the savings bond and $7, Grandma Jan for the cabbage patch doll and the Garvey Grandparents for the check!

I thank God daily for Hope and the beautiful, smart and gifted girl that she is. She is a true joy in my life and helps to keep me sane in this noisy house! Hope loves art, babies, kittens and playing make believe. I am blessed to be her momma and excited to see what God has in store for her in the future.

We are getting ready for our church retreat this weekend in the Dillon area. We'll have a little party for Hope up there on Saturday with cake and family and friends. Once we get back from that on Sunday I have two days to get us packed and ready for our California trip. We'll be gone from the 7th to the 28th. Our friends Micah and Mark are moving in, so the house will not be empty, which is always nice. They are looking to rent a bigger place and hopefully will have found something by the time we get back ;)
~Rose

5 comments:

beckwanda said...

happy birthday hope!
my grandma would give us $1 per year on our birthdays as well! that was always fun.
i can't wait to see everyone!
love,
b

the Phamily said...

happy birthday hope! i still remember when we pregnant together working in the bookstore, Rose!! it is amazing how fast our babies have grown!
looks like we will miss each other again in socal :( we will be there in january. one of these days maybe we will make it out to denver.
have fun in socal!
becks

kolorado said...

happy birthday, hope! Love Abby

Anonymous said...

Hey Hope, your new doll, Faith, has beautiful hair. I think glow-in- the-dark pink hair mixed in with brown hair is just the right kind of doll for you!! I know you'll take good care of her sweetie. I love you, Hope, and am looking forward to playing games, rolling down hills, walking on the beach, going on nature walks, swimming, doing crafts, having cooking class, and, hopefully, we can drive race cars at Mulligans too! Oh boy, see you next week!!!!!
Love,
Grandma Jan

Heather said...

Oh my goodness... I can't believe Hope is already 7! I was just looking back at pictures the other day and found one of me holding Hope when she was about a year old. She's growing up so fast!