Maisie is a Teenager!

Maisie's 13th birthday happened to fall the day we planned to fly home from California. We didn't want her to feel neglected though, so we packed a few of her presents to open that morning. She got a new sweater to wear, a new phone case, and some jewelry.

Once we got home, we made her a birthday dinner, and cake, and she got to open a few more presents. A fuzzy blanket (purple of course).

And a new comforter set. Teag thought it was super weird that anyone would want a comforter set for their birthday, but Maisie loves it, and it has inspired her to make her bed most days, which is pretty freaking awesome.

Then it was time for cake!

She's getting a whole lot more candles on her cake these days! We're really proud of our Miss Maisie. She's handled her first year of Junior High well, though it's been a bit of an adjustment to what she was used to. She had a part in her school's production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and took on all the extra time needed to be a part of that.

It wasn't an easy experience, and there was a lot of learning that took place, but I think she's stronger because of it. She also ran to be on next years Senate team. She's branching out and trying new things, and it's fun to see her grow and find her niche. We love our Maisie!