Birthday for a Princess

 Blog Post About May 2021

For our family, the end of May reminds us of the beginning of Karis. 

This girl...

She came into the world in an unexpected and surprising way, and she is still surprising me.

She makes me laugh with her particular sense of humor and brings such joy to my life. She's a good older AND younger sister. She's a best friend and confidant for both Kylie and Caleb, and a sweet supporter and encourager of Keira. She has sweet friends who adore her; she's a good listener; and she is a stinkin' hard worker!

She also is a princess :)

She came down for her birthday breakfast with a tiara and boa to the background music of ABBA:

You are the dancing queen

Young and sweet
Only seventeen
Dancing queen
Feel the beat from the tanbourine, oh yeah
You can dance
You can jive
Having the time of your life
Ooh, see that girl
Watch that scene
Digging the dancing queen

You can thank me later if that song is stuck in your head all day :)

Apparently, the cat thinks she's a princess, too, and didn't want to be left out

Even though Karis will graduate in May this year, and we are sad to see her go, we also look forward to all that God is going to teach her and how He is going to grow her. I love the way she seeks after Him, and I pray that continues as she heads off on her own.

We had some errands to run for a friend at her new apartment, so we decided to commemorate the day with some selfies...

In the elevator

and in the apartment courtyard...

Since you are half way to being 18, it looks like we will get to celebrate again soon :)

Also, happy birthday to my big sister! (today)