Sunday, November 30, 2008

It's Your Birthday, Hannah!

Hannah has had an eventful year. She went to Amsterdam and Paris with all the Van Kampens. She spent a few weeks in Utah with the Langes and attended BYU Volleyball camp. She was thrilled to be in Utah when her newest cousin, Tyler was born. She went to girls camp for the second year. She helped me stay awake and alert on our drive to and from Alabama. She played on the 8th grade volleyball team. She ran for and made student council. She earned a spot on the yearbook staff. She babysits a lot. She is now doing stats for the wrestling team and is in a select band that will perform in December. 

She is a busy girl doing great things. More importantly, she is a wonderful daughter. She enjoys the benefits and suffers the brunt of being the oldest child. She is a kind older sister who is still amused by her younger siblings. We love her and hope this is a wonderful year.
Hannah with cousin Nora. 
Hannah with her volleyball teammates. These girls saw a lot more of Hannah than we did this fall. This team of girls work great together and made watching volleyball a blast. 

2 comments:

Jenny said...

Happy Birthday Hannah! I didn't even know it was your b-day yesterday, or I would have wished you a very happy one! Are you glad your mom finally blogged something about YOU? :) Wow, 14...you ready for the dances? I'm sure your parents aren't! And now that you are older, you need to master one skill...how to beat boys off with a stick! :) Love you...Happy b-day!

Doug, Kalee, Jonah, Nora, and Gavin said...

What a beautiful girl...I can't believe she's 14.