Amanda

So here we go. Amanda's top ten list of things that she would like to remember about 2008. (I don't think that they are in any particular order other than maybe when they occurred in the year).
1. Amanda had her first piano recital this year, did a wonderful job and continues to progress. Way to go Amanda!
2. Marching Band--she has been in band for 2 yrs now playing the clarinet(the first months were the hardest on me) but this year they were able to march in the Homecoming Parade.
3. Birthday--of course this one would be on anyone's list, but for her it marks the yrs of teenagedom, this yr was number 13.
4. Our Family Reunion in Lander---we took our new motor home and went camping for the week seeing the sights around the area---she mentions Martin's Cove(she got to pull a handcart), Independence Rock, and Sinks Canyon.
5. Band Concerts---she has really blossomed through band and playing in the concerts (it helps that they have an awesome teacher too).
6. She got a hair cut in May that looked really cute and she really liked.
7. Memorial Day--we went to Greybull to see Gabe's Grandmother and also went to the cemetary there and here (I took pictures of the headstones for our geneology.)
8. July 4th---always a favorite holiday, made even better by spending it in Cody with Grandma Sherry and Grandpa Lyle going to the parade and having a BBQ.
9. Swing Set---I am not sure why she would mention this as she is almost too big to play on it, but maybe it has been the time that she has spent with the other kids and helping to put it together.....Thanks Grandma Sherry!
10. Jeff and Becky's Wedding----Becky had gotten dresses for all the girls and ties for the boys and made all the little kids feel special. Amanda liked it because she was in the actual wedding party, on top of feeling and looking like a princess in her dress.
Now those were hers, but I am adding one or two that she doesn't want to mention---
1A. Braces---she was finally able to lose all her baby teeth this year, some by force, to get her braces on for good. If she does what she is supposed to by the time she is 15 she won't have them anymore----just in time for dating (oh joy).
Just to round it all off Amanda has been growing into a young lady, she is in the 7th grade and doing quite well. We are proud of her accomplishments and look forward to seeing what she will become. I am not looking forward to the time ahead when she stops wanting to be so helpful with the other children.