Eleven year old!

Adell it's your birthday!

Happy Birthday Adell!

Ahhh-dell!  You are eleven years old today.  You have been looking forward to your birthday (like every kid does).  This year we were going to be in Utah for your birthday (again) so we planned to celebrate the weekend before.  Once mom threw a fit and said she wouldn't go to Utah because of COVID 19 we decided to stay home and you had to wait until your actual birthday to celebrate.  Alas, it was totally worth the wait.  

Here are some things I want to remember about newly 11 year old Adell.  She is so artistic.  She loves crafts and crafting and loves it the most when she can wrangle a sibling, parent or friend into crafting with her.  She makes special craft decorations for every holiday.  She is getting better and better at drawing!  She is careful with her work and always wants things to turn out perfectly.  She likes to bake and eat yummy treats.  She likes family activities and always wants the whole family to participate in her schemes.  Remote learning is going really well for Adell.  She loves her teacher, Mrs. Eplin.  She likes Mrs. Eplin's laid back/supportive style.  Adell still has some anxiety around time and there being a "right" choice.  The most tortuous thing you can do to Adell is offer her two very good things but tell her she has to pick only one.  She will agonize for hours over which one to choose and what she will miss out if she chooses one or the other.  It's a rough life.  Adell still has to share a room with Clare.  It is not fair.  Adell is an excellent friend to many but her best friends are Maggie, Julia, and Aviva.  Adell still loves to swim and is looking forward to wrestling being allowed again.  She loves guided draws on art hub.  She loves roller blading and bike riding.  She also likes telling her younger brother what to do.  Adell is still the only girl in her primary class but since they don't meet in person...she's cool with it.  Adell will move into Young Womens in January and that is exciting!  We love, love, love Adell and are so happy to have her eleven year old self as part of our family.