The Big 1-0

Yesterday my baby girls turned ten.  I can’t believe that she is ten already.  So much has happened in the last ten years.  When Alyson was born, Scott started a new job and he was called to serve in the bishopric in our ward.  I had four children ages 6 all the way down to a new born with the 6 year old being the only one in school.  Needless to say I had my hands full.  Even with l the changes that came that year, I wouldn’t change any of it.

                Alyson is a smart, talented, caring and sweet girl.  She is my hugger.  She loves school and has lots of friends.  In Kindergarten, there was a classmate who sometimes had a difficult time behaving, but as long as he got to sit next to Alyson he was fine. 

                Alyson is my only red-head and a red-head she is.  It is said that the freckles that red-heads have are the souls they have stolen.  Don’t cross Alyson.  She will give you this look and steal your soul.  She is also my crazy child, so she fits perfectly into our crazy family.  At the dinner table when we all tend to get a bit silly, Alyson has this cackle that just cracks us all up.

                Alyson loves to read.  This year she is participating in the Book Club at school.  She has the opportunity to participate in the Name That Book Competition in April.  They have to read the 20 books that are on the list and be prepared to answer questions about the books.  She has already read most of the books on the list.  She has been challenged by some of the books because of subject matter or higher reading level.  Through this process she has founds some book that she likes and wants to read more of.  Who would have thought that one of her favorite books would be Dead City, a book with zombies?

                My baby girls is growing up!