I can’t believe you are already 17!  Seems just like yesterday that you would put on dress clothes and put everything you could find in the house and put them in all of your purses and carry them around the house!  The birthday parties we had where you had a fashion show – and for your 8th birthday when we woke all your friends up house by house and had them come over for breakfast in their pajamas!

I thank God every day for you being in my life and making my life so great!  You are a warm, caring, smart, independent young woman and I can’t wait to see where life takes you!

For those of you who may have missed it, this was Hannah’s big birthday present – we gave it to her three weeks ago today!

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And I tried to put together a slide show, but I am not that technical.  I probably have about a MILLION pictures of Hannah, but I thought I would share a few of my favorites!

her hair was really curly when she was little!
her hair was really curly when she was little!
always loved dressing up!
always loved dressing up!
sleeping with her baby doll!
sleeping with her baby doll!
Hannah and Joe in Door County
Hannah and Joe in Door County
Hannah and Nana out to lunch
Hannah and Nana out to lunch
Hannah and Tony just HAPPEN to have the same shirts on!
Hannah and Tony just HAPPEN to have the same shirts on!
Hannah running a 5K with me, even though she hates running!
Hannah running a 5K with me, even though she hates running!
Me and Hannah at 8th grade graduation
Me and Hannah at 8th grade graduation
Taking a nap with Poppy!
Taking a nap with Poppy!
One of her softball pictures - each years pictures look exactly the same!
One of her softball pictures - each years pictures look exactly the same!

 

Tony and Hannah at a Father/Daughter Dance
Tony and Hannah at a Father/Daughter Dance
And here is my beautiful bridesmaid the day I married Tony!
And here is my beautiful bridesmaid the day I married Tony!

So you can imagine how hard it was to pick out pictures to share!   I am going to be making her Banana Milk Chocolate Chip Pancakes for breakfast.   Then we are planning on going to our local thrift store, checking out a church rummage sale, a couple of garage sales, hitting the batting cages, going to a Japanese grocery store on the hunt for Green Tea Mousse, and then meeting Joe for dinner at a Chinese restaurant!  

Please leave Hannah a birthday comment if you can!  Not sure when I’ll be back today – hope everyone has a great day!