NOT 16 ALREADY!!!

I MISS THESE DAYS OF SCAVENGER  HUNTS.  ENTERTAINMENT WAS WAS SIMPLE.

THIS SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY...PANTS FROM CHILDREN PLACE...I REMEMBER.

SHE WAS SUCH A GOOD LITTLE DANCER. WE HAVE A VIDEO OF HER DANCING IN THIS COSTUME.  SHE JUST LIKED SPORTS BETTER.

SHE PLAYED SOFTBALL FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND WAS GOOD AT IT BUT SHE THOUGHT IT WAS BORING.

THIS WAS HER FAVORITE DAY EVER...VACATION AT DISNEYLAND WITH HER COUSINS.

THEY LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD  WHERE SHE HAS HAD A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS THAT HAVE MOVED AWAY. THIS IS KAYLEIGH WARDLE THAT USED TO LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM HER.

SHE IS JUST GROWING UP TOO QUICKLY!

I WOULD PREFER TO GO BACK TO THESE DAYS!

OR EVEN BETTER...THE ABOVE AND BELOW AGES! I MISS THESE AGES!!

BUT THERE ARE SO MANY BLESSING IN LIVING IN TODAY!  LOOK AT HER CUDDLING WITH SWEET LITTLE BRYANT!

...AND LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THESE GIRLS HAVE GROWN UP TO BE!

ALLIE LEARNED WHAT PERSEVERANCE WAS DURING LAST YEARS BASKETBALL SEASON AND WE ARE HOPING THIS YEAR WILL BE SO MUCH BETTER!

HER YOUNG TEAM EARNED GOLD METAL AGAINST MUCH OLDER TEAMS AT THE SUMMER GAMES IN SOCCER AND SHE HOLDS HER OWN WITH THE BEST. SHE HAS ALSO LEARNED TO LOVE TRACK.

SHE IS LEARNING TO LIKE BASKETBALL MORE AND IS HOPING THE COMING SEASON IS BETTER.  SHE IS TRULY A GIRL THAT IS VERY MUCH LIKE HER MOM WAS AT HER AGE.  SHE STRIVES TO KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS AND ALWAYS KEEPS THAT ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE....EVEN THOUGH SHE DOES LOVE SPORTS. NOT TO MENTION SHE IS ALWAYS AT THE TOP OF HER CLASS IN SCHOOL!

THE INTERVIEW: FAVORITES.....
COLOR: STILL PURPLE LIKE HER GRAMS
GAME: SOCCER: OF COURSE
FRUIT: PEACHES
TV SHOW: THE OFFICE
TO EAT FOR A SNACK OR LUNCH: YOGURT
ANIMAL: DOLPHIN
SONG: AMERICAN PIE (I LOVE THAT NATE IS TEACHING HER TO LOVE THE OLDIES)
BOOK: HARRY POTTER
BEST FRIEND: TAYLOR CHIDISTER
CEREAL: CAPTAIN CRUNCH
THING TO DO OUTSIDE: SOCCER
DRINK: CHOC. MILK
HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS
TAKES TO BED WITH HER: SOFT THROW
BREAKFAST: PANCAKES
BIRTHDAY DINNER: SPAGHETTI
WHAT SHE WANTS TO BE WHEN SHE GROWS UP: MOM/ARCHITECT
IF SHE WERE INVISIBLE: SHE WOULD GO ON AIRPLANES AND FLY WHEREVER SHE WANTS TO GO.
SHE IS PROUD OF THE WAY SHE PLAYS THE PIANO. SHE SHOULD BE...SHE WORKS HARD AT IT.
IF SHE WERE THE PRESIDENT SHE WOULD SWITCH TO THE METRIC SYSTEM LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD.
SHE IS AFRAID OF...BEING KIDNAPPED (I HOPE ALL OF MY GRANDKIDS ARE AFRAID OF THIS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS),
BEING A GOOD FRIEND MEANS TO NOT JUDGE
FAVORITE TIME OF THE DAY IS 7:11 PM.....THE HARD STUFF IS OVER!
HER BEST DAY EVER WAS BEING IN DISNEYLAND WITH HER COUSINS!
SHE IS TOO BUSY FOR A HOBBY EXCEPT READING AND HANGING OUT
SHE SAID...CLIMBING A TREE IS FUN!
SHE WISHES THERE WAS A LAW THAT SAID TO ADVERTISEMENTS DURING SONGS ON THE RADIO.
SHE FEELS SAD WHEN SHE'S HAD A BAD SOCCER GAME.
SHE FEELS HAPPY WHEN SHE'S HAD A GOOD SOCCER GAME.
IF SHE COULD FLY WHEREVER SHE WANTED SHE WOULD SEE THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
SHE WOULD LIKE TO GO TO DISNEYWORLD OR HAWAII ON VACATION
HER FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH HER MOM AND DAD IS PLAY SPORTS.

THAT INTERVIEW WENT VERY MUCH AS I EXPECTED.  BECAUSE SHANNON AND NATE HAVE ALWAYS LIVE IN UTAH....AND NEVER MORE THAN 3 HOURS AWAY....WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO SEE ALLIE IN THE MANY STAGES OF HER LIFE AS SHE HAS DEVELOPED INTO A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN.  WE WERE SO PROUD OF HER WHEN SHE RECEIVED HER YOUNG WOMAN'S MEDALLION AND AS SHE HAS RECEIVED OTHER AWARDS SUCH AS THE MISS HUSSLE AWARD  IN BASKETBALL.  EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T DO WELL AS A TEAM, IT WASN'T BECAUSE SHE WASN'T GIVING 100% PLUS PRACTICING ON HER OWN.  WHATEVER SHE DOES....SHE GIVES IT HER BEST.  THAT IS JUST THE WAY SHE IS AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER AND HER WORK ETHIC. 
AT HOME SHE IS A PEACE MAKER.  SHE DOES NOT LIKE CONTENTION AND WHEN "THE LITTLES" ARE FIGHTING, SHE GETS IN UNDER CONTROL QUICKLY.  WHEN SHE IS PRACTICING THE PIANO IS SEEMS THAT A SPIRIT OF PEACE AND LOVE IS IN THEIR HOME.  IT IS MY FAVORITE TIME TO BE AT THEIR HOUSE. 
AS WITH THE OTHER GRAND CHILDREN THAT ARE GETTING OLDER, THEY ARE WANTING TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND LESS TIME AT HOME.  THAT IS THE REASON I ALWAYS WANTED MY HOME TO BE THE ONE THE KID'S HUNG OUT AT.  IT IS HARD TO HAVE HER ENTERING THIS AGE (AS IT IS WITH THE OLDEST GRANDCHILDREN IN ALL THE FAMILIES).  OH THAT WE COULD KEEP THEM YOUNG AND NEAR...BUT THAT IS NOT THE PLAN.  WE LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER AND HOPE THAT YOUR BIG 1-6 AND GETTING YOU DRIVER'S LICENSE IS ALL THAT YOU HOPED IT WOULD BE.  HAPPY...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!