NSR warning: This post will contain no stamping. NONE. Move on to my next post if you are not interested in hearing me rave about my oldest granddaughter, Maddie Kate!
Maddie Kate turns 12 today, which is also the anniversary of my becoming a grammie!
Maddie is beautiful, inside & out. She loves the Lord and her family. It never occurs to her to be disloyal to her sister or brothers. She often prefers to spend time with us rather than go do things with her friends.
She can be goofy: She can be cute:
She sings:
She loves sports & tumbling and just a few weeks ago earned a spot on her 7th grade Cheerleading squad for the 2013-2014 school year.
She also loves to bake. She finds recipes to try on Pinterest. Often I will find her in the kitchen baking up something yummy!
She is organized and always ready for the next event.
She always has a hug for me and her grandpa.
When Maddie was in kindergarten we started the tradition of making her valentines together. This tradtion continues and now includes her sister, Ava, and brother, Cohen. In a few years we will be making valentines for Jaxon, Liam, and Oakley!
In 2011 she chose to spend the weekend with me attending a family wedding in Tennessee rather than spend the night with a friend. She told her mom, "I can spend the night with my friends anytime, but how often will I get to go to a wedding with my grammie?"
This year she asked to go shopping with us during Spring Break!
I am so thankful and honored to be her grammie. God has blessed me with 5 grandchildren so far, soon to be six.It's amazing how the love in my heart for them just keeps multiplying!
Proverbs 17:6 says, "Children's children are a crown to the aged, . . ." I guess that puts me in the "aged" category, but I don't mind. I'm blessed to be able to see my grandchildren often and to be able to participate in their lives.
We are going to Maddie Kate's family birthday party tonight. A couple of years ago her mom, Jessica, decided to stop having a family party for her and just have a friend party, but this year Maddie requested a family party again. She's truly a special girl!
So happy birthday, Maddie Kate. Your grammie loves you with all her heart!