13!

Our first baby girl is now a teenager!  She's pretty thrilled with that and we can't quite get over it.  She celebrated her start of her summer with five days at her first ever summer camp. She went with a group of girls from school and loved every minute of it.  She came back taller, suntanned, excited, and exhausted. 

Our Amalia is still enthusiastic about life. She loved her new school this year, her group of friends, playing basketball, her middle school youth group, traveling to see friends and family, and hosting gatherings of all types at our house.  She's a kind big sister and now baby-sits a friend of Delaney's regularly. He thinks she's pretty great too.  She loves to try new foods and new activities also (new to skiing this year!).  Her go-to's are still board/card games, Harry Potter, and movie nights for a recipe for a good time. She does have very particular taste about certain things however (clothes shopping!) just like she did when she was a toddler.  It's such a fun journey to watch this how this unique personality develops over time.

We love you so much, Amalia June Ward! We're thankful that your beautiful, bold personality still shines through each stage of your life.  We thank God that gave us to you, as our first born blessing,