HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEAH!!!

Happy Birthday Leah!!
Yes, we celebrated a birthday earlier this week, but it's time for another birthday for the other "twin." Leah was born a year and four days after James. It was a unexpected pleasant surprise when we found out we were expecting another third baby so soon after our second baby. Before she was born we didn't find out whether the baby was a boy or girl, so when she was born and Charlie said, "It's a girl!", I asked....are you sure?
Soon our world turned very pink!! Pink dresses, pink blankets, pink socks, pink pajamas, pink! If you ask Leah her favorite color today....purple. I think she may have had her full of pinkness.
Fun facts about Leah:
Her middle name: Grace
Hobbies: crafts, drawing, reading, sewing
Things she loves: reading (if it's quiet, you can almost guarantee Leah's nose is buried in a book), spending time with her friends
What she does the most: talking (yes, she's a girl so the talking is almost non-stop!) and reading
Sports: hockey and tennis (love seeing a braid or ponytail sticking out of the back of a hockey helmet!)
Nickname: Gracie girl, sweetness
Favorite color: purple
Favorite time period: anything "old-fashioned", especially Little House on the Prairie times. Leah was actually excited when the washing machine broke, she thought she was going to wash all the clothes in our stream.

Leah is loving, sensitive, talkative, funny, and so sweet! She has a heart for others. After the earthquakes in Chile several months ago, she decided on her own to start collecting money for the a missionary from Chile that our church supports. To date, she has collected over $50. Just one example of her precious heart.

We love you Leah Grace!!