Wednesday, September 2, 2009

My Very First Blessing

Yesterday was Hanna's 10th birthday. I posted pics from her party over the weekend. Today I want to post some pictures of her first 10 years. I can't believe how fast they have gone, and looking at all of these pictures tonight has left me feeling very sentimental, thankful and blessed to have Hanna as a very special part of our family. She truly is "my first blessing". **I had to scan in most of these pictures and some of them are very grainy, but it was before my digital camera days:-).**


Here is Hanna at age one (I love the picture of her holding up her cake. Jack did this same thing at his one year old party.):




Age two:



Age three (this was taken at a Gymboree bday party--she had a blast, I don't have cake pics from years two or three for some reason):



Age four (this first picture is Hanna all dressed up--I love this picture):




Age five (a party at The Little Gym):



Age six (another of my favorite close up pictures of Hanna--just before she lost her first top front tooth):




Age seven:



Age eight (This is the year she was baptized--on the day of her birthday even. I like this picture of our family taken at her baptism. I was 4 months pregnant with Jack here.):




Age nine--(We took Hanna to the American Girl store for her 9th birthday. We stayed in an American Girl themed room at our hotel--it was decked out in hot pink everything. They even served Hanna pink milk and pink cookies on a pink tray in her pink bathrobe before bed! She was a true princess!):




Age ten:




Hanna is so beautiful inside and out. She is a caring, compassionate girl who cares deeply for people, animals and nature. She is strong willed and always stands up for what she knows is right. She was such a good example of right at school, and I was always told by her teachers of her trying to teach others to do right as well. She is fun and funny, loving, a helper and a friend. My life is blessed each day by having Hanna. Hanna, I love you forever!

6 comments:

  1. That is so sweet. I love the photos. I can't wait to take R to American Girl. The cakes are all so nice. R would love that unicorn cake.

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  2. I love this! She is so beautiful and you can tell how sweet and loving she is just in pictures! Such sweet pictures of her! She and Ariel would great friends!

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  3. The first birthday cake one makes me think this: "I sing an ode to thee oh yummy birthday cake."

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  4. This was wonderful! Brought tears to my eyes, they grow so fast. A happy and blessed birthday to her.

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  5. Great pictures! She is beautiful! I just love looking back at pictures.

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