My oldest child just turned 11. Eleven is close to 13, and 13 is considered a teenager. I’m not afraid to admit that the thought scares me just a little. Is it wrong to want your daughter to stay young and innocent forever?
One day after school we had a couple of free hours. We decided to do a birthday photo session with some of her favorite things. Actually, it was my idea, but I think she would admit it was a lot of fun. I took her just as she was. No hair styling, dressing up or anything. It will be fun to look back on these photos when she’s older and remember our afternoon when she turned 11.
This girl LOVES to read. She reads every chance she can get. For the past 2 1/2 years she’s been obsessed with Harry Potter. I don’t know how many times she’s read the entire series, but I’m pretty sure I don’t have enough fingers to count.
This is not an unusual scene.
She loves her music too. Taylor Swift is her absolute favorite right now.
I have no doubt this child is the pickiest eater on the planet. She’s not really a fan of food in general, but she will eat just about anything that is lemon flavored. She picks the lemons off of our tree in the backyard, and begs me to make lemonade. Her birthday cake was lemon, and she makes lemon cookies with her grandma.
I love her!
Oh she is so BEAUTIFUL! Happy Birthday sweet girl. I hope you had a wonderful day. I love the pictures and I think it’s really cool to take pictures with her favorite things.