Happy Birthday to Susanna!

Happy Birthday to Susanna! We sure love her! Here are some pictures of her 7th and 8th grade years:

The summer before 7th grade, Susanna went with us to Kirtland, Washington, DC, Boston, and New York.

With her cousins

We also went to California for Susanna to get her patriarchal blessing. It might have been the last time we saw him. He died September 29, 2014. That was a good trip with Susanna and Camille, Mom and Dad.

The General Conference Trivia team. Here is the scoreboard:

Susanna started playing the violin when she was 9 and excelled at it.

I think Susanna did OTAC for her 7th grade year until it felt like too big of a commitment for our family--too much parent volunteering required. She was a good swimmer!

Susanna has been a huge reader and can devour books in a short amount of time.

Turning 13!

First day of 8th grade!

Turning 14!

The granddaughters with Grandma

It's really fun to look back at these pictures and remember some happy memories. We're sure glad to have Susanna in our family!

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