And Then There's Danyn...

And she turned nine! Danyn had been asking us to go see the new Star Wars movie, so Teag and I took her to see it for her birthday activity.

Then we went to Tucanos, a Brazilian restaurant where servers walk around with skewers of different meats to try. There's also a salad bar. Danyn loved their Brazilian Lemonade.

Dany is our little meat-eater, so this was the perfect place for her to go for dinner. She was brave and tried a lot of new things, but said no to the chicken hearts. Teag was the only one brave enough to give those a go.

After dinner, we went home and did cake and presents with Grandma and Grandpa Rogers. Danyn was excited for all her presents, including some art supplies, jewelry, and a set of her favorite books.

Danyn is a very active kid, she's always on the move. She's constantly making up dances or trying to perfect new gymnastics moves. She's very tender, and seems to be more aware of people and how they're feeling. She's also one of the silliest kids, telling weird jokes and making strange faces for a laugh. She's lost two of her very best friends in the last few weeks; her best friends Tressa, and her cousin Avery both moved, and it's been hard on her. But I've been impressed with her ability to stay positive and be happy. Danyn gets over most hurts quickly, and is eager to smile. We love this girl, and all her craziness.