Happy Birthday, Frannie June!

How did this little thing:
Turn into this lovely young lady:


All in two seconds. Okay if you want to get technical it's actually been 11 years today, but it feels like 2 seconds. Seriously, wow.


We are so blessed to have Anna in our family as a daughter, sister to Abby, Nate, Ben and Joshy, and as a really talented unique person. She has had to deal with a pretty big obstacle for someone so young, but she's also been blessed with so many talents and abilities that have given her strength to deal with the hard things as well as enriched all of us who get to be close to her.

Anna is so full of life and love and affection. She has a serious thoughtful side and a playful mischievous side. She's super girly but never prissy. She can be amazingly tough, confident and determined, but is also very sensitive and vulnerable at times. She can be very philosophical about her life and struggles and joys, but at other times she's all emotion. The one thing she isn't is predictable. Mostly she's Anna and that means there will be affection, fun, laughter, creativity and joy. We love Anna so much and hope you have a wonderful 11th birthday!