One decade...

I can hardly believe Jennah is now 10 years old!

Here are 10 fun facts about our beautiful girl...

1. She LOVES to read. She tells us all the time that she just can't go to sleep unless she reads first. Sometimes it becomes quite an obsession for her, and we have to tell her to cut back a little...something I never thought I'd have to tell one of my children.

2. I've probably said this before, but when she was born (via C-section), the doctor that reached in to pull her out said (almost yelling), "this baby is breach!!". Well, it turns out, it was just her incredibly chubby cheeks that he grabbed, thinking it was her little behind. After the Dr's and nurses realized what happened, they all burst into laughter. She came into this world at a mere 10 lbs. 6 oz. One of the nurses told me "you just gave birth to a 3 month old".

3. She is a very caring and compassionate little lady. One example is when she came out of the movie "Up" she was in tears because of all the sad things that happened in the movie.

4. Her passion for writing is equal to her reading. If she's not reading, she probably has her notebook out, creating another unique little story.

5. She has basically taught herself to play the piano. As anyone who has tried to teach piano to their own children knows, it's next to impossible to teach them. Because we can't afford to pay for a teacher, I have shown her the basics, and she has taken it from there. Something I was never motivated to do at her age.

6. She is really into "The Littlest Pets". That's about the only thing she asks for lately. (I'm just glad they take up such little space!)

7. She makes friends easily, and all of them are her "best" friend, even the one's she has had to move away from. Another example of her compassion...she loves them all equally!

8. She is very artistic and creative. She loves to draw pictures to go with her stories, and also loves to make things for her friends, such as friendship bracelets.

9. She loves to laugh, and make others laugh (notice the cross-eyed picture above). She'll try to come up with her own jokes to tell, just to get someone to smile...even if her joke doesn't make any sense...if you laugh, regardless the reason, then her mission was accomplished!

10. She doesn't like cake, candy or most anything sweet. If you notice in the picture, it's cheesecake...the only cake she'll eat. The only candy I've seen her enjoy are Tootsie Rolls, and Sour gummy worms, even then, she'll only eat 1 or 2 at a time. (I wish I had that "problem")

We love Jennah and all the love and creativity she brings into our home!