Lena turns 9!

 Last year in the single digits for Lena Grace! For her birthday this year she only wanted to have her friends sleepover. The party theme was 'dogs' since Lena's love for animals shines! We were glad to encourage her to help them on another level by asking her friends to make donations to the Circle Area Humane Society in lieu of gifts; she loved this idea! 

At her party we had a dog adoption activity in which all of her friends got to pick a puppy and fill out an adoption certificate for it. 

They played all night (some longer than others) and everyone had a great time. Lena requested a chocolate cake with chocolate icing and strawberries in the middle. The cake was delicious but it did fall apart when we cut it - made us laugh! 

Overall, I think Lena enjoyed her day. She got to see friends and family and spend the night with her friends! 

Lena started playing in her first year of 10u softball. She has some new teammates to get to know this year and we're looking forward to another fun season next spring/summer of '24. This winter Lena played basketball for her first time in the Biddy program at school and she had a great time! She learned the fundamentals quite well and had fun playing with a lot of her friends. They won some games and a couple of games she had some points. We are so proud of her and hope to see more Tiger basketball played next year. 

Lena is a kind, young lady who loves her family, friends and animals. Her heart is so sweet and we are so glad that God blessed us with her. She makes us laugh all the time and I couldn't imagine life without her. To the moon and back for infinity, we love you. 

xoxo, 

Mom