So it's official. I'm the mother of an 8-year-old. Yesterday was Khursten's 8th birthday. She invited two good friends to IHOP for breakfast yesterday to celebrate. I can't believe how grown up she is. She's getting baptised this Saturday. Can you believe it?
I have an amazing friend named Audrey who happens to be the world's best seamstress and she offered to make Khursten a beautiful gown to wear at her baptism. Khursten couldn't have been more excited when it was finished. I honestly don't think she knew that people could actually make clothes. Oh the joys of having me as a mom.
I woke Khursten up when Audrey brought over the completed dress and let her try it on. I don't know... do you think she likes it? It's a little hard to tell from these pictures. (and yes... there was twirling and curtsying involved)
Yesterday my sister Jill of Jill Oaks Photography offered to take Khursten out and get some portraits done of her in her dress. I feel lucky to have such talented and generous people around me. Khursten felt like a princess parading around Wheeler Farm in her fancy dress. She even got to talk to a 'real bride' who was there doing her bridal shots and she thought it was way cool when the bride jokingly asked her when her wedding was.
We didn't realize that it would literally take the entire day for the pool to fill up. By the time it was full, the storm clouds came rolling in. Ever since then, the girls have been waiting ever-so-patiently for the next clear sky. Today when the sun peaked through the clouds, the girls started begging to go for a swim. Although I warned them that it was only 72 degrees outside, and the pool had been sitting out there through freezy-cold rain storms and would probably be icy to the touch, they still wanted a chance to try out the new pool.
We had a blast splashing and swimming around. We lasted almost a half hour before we started turning blue. Can you see how much fun Audrey is having? She was not happy to be posing for this picture.
