A Teenager Today...

Happy Birthday to You. Happy Birthday to You. Happy Birthday dear Taylor. Happy Birthday to YOU!

Taylor is turning 13 on the 13th. It is her golden birthday! Here is what Taylor does at thirteen:

1. She rolls her eyes.

2. Her parents are lame, but not the lamest parents she knows.

3. She plays a mean game of basketball.

4. She does extra credit in math even though she doesn't need to.

5. She works her tail off to get straight A's.

6. She wears mascara and sometimes eye shadow.

7. She is still not too big to cuddle.

8. She is the beehive class secretary.

9. She is her mom's great helper.

10. She hogs the t.v. watching sports and driving her siblings mad.

11. She is slowly letting go of her moving grudge. (Maybe!?!?)

12. She is becoming quite a young lady.

13. She is very courageous, and knows who she is.

14. She is confident most of the time, but sometimes not.

15. She is the best big sister Jake and Torey could have.

16. Jake says she is very pretty. We agree.

17. She is going to be tall, we hope. She wears an 8 1/2 and has grown three inches lately, but strangely enough she is still a midget.

18. She has spent more time in front of the mirror the past year than she has the twelve years prior.

19. She has a strong testimony.

20. As one lady in the ward put it, "She is very impressive."

Taylor we love you more than anything in the whole world. You are the best. Hug, Hug. Kiss, Kiss.