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By Sarah
 Yet another year has come and gone -- K is 8 years old now!  Since getting a guinea pig as an early birthday present including the promise that I didn't have to throw her a birthday party this year, we didn't have one of those, but there was still plenty to be happy about for this girl.  We took her to Water World for the first time and rode rides like Lost River at the Pharaoh's and Voyage to the Center of the Earth.  She loved the wave pools, especially Thunder Bay.  I teased we never had to visit the ocean again.  But at the end of the day, it was the little Monkey Business ride and the Silly Shores lazy river that made her day.  K told us we could just take her to the local rec center for the next birthday.  What a thing to hear after spending all that money on expensive tickets and overpriced food.  lol.  Lesson learned. 

We went straight from Water World to Daddy's softball game and it was so fun to see yet another win for the team.  We also had Stacie and Trent come visit us on their way to somewhere else.  It's always good to have family around.


 K loved opening up presents and playing Mario Cart 8 with the family.
 And of course she loved having Grandma Karyl make her a birthday cake of K's own invention.  The girl loves chocolate cake with chocolate frosting but wanted waves to decorate the cake since we went to Water World for her birthday activity.
The day after her birthday she got to spend the day with her good friend Anna from her class last year.  Their family has horses and an above ground pool, so it was hard to leave.  The next week she came here and tried out out our new basement and big screen.  
As an added bonus, K was quite relieved to not need any vaccines at her yearly check up.  She is in the 91st percentile for height (at 53.5") and the 87th for weight (at 71 pounds).  Her goal is to be taller than me and I think she'll get her wish for sure!

Below is her 8th birthday interview.  It is hard to believe just how smart, athletic, and musical this girl is.  Whatever she dreams she will be able to achieve.  Happy 8th Birthday, K!

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