Maisie Turns 11!

Alas, no letter from Hogwarts however. She did have a pretty great birthday though, complete with a dinner at Chuck-a-Rama (of course!), and some gifts for which she'd been waiting since Christmas. One of them being this particular Lego set of Bilbo's Hobbit Hole.

Along those same lines, she also got another One Ring, because she lost her first one. Oh the irony that she has had more than one One ring.

She also got a book that I would definitely classify as "tween". She's getting up there in years for sure.

After presents, Maisie was very excited to be able to partake of her very first ice cream cake. Mint chocolate chip.

Maisie is definitely growing up, and maturing. It's amazing to think my oldest will be joining my YW group a year from now. She's continued to be an exceptional student, especially in language arts. Her reading and comprehension levels are at the level of a Senior in high school! Maisie is also quite the piano player, and often memorizes her pieces so that she can play them without music. She participates in a group called "Running Forward" at the school, and was also selected to be on the Dream Team for the Ballet West program that her elementary participates in. We're very proud of our amazing eleven year old.

Love you Mais!