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Audrey's 15th!

Another trip around the sun for Audrey!
We began her birthday weekend with a Saturday outing for a quick photo shoot.
 I really think our kids seem to change the most between 14 and 15. 
These teen years are definitely fleeting :)

This is an artichoke field just a couple miles down the road from us and I thought the color would be just the right punch for the background!
She let me take her photos for a few minutes😀

Fyi, it also smells like artichokes (choke 😜 )




Outdoor dining became available on the same day we decided to head out for a mother/daughter day.
 We strolled Burlingame Avenue, had lunch at the Crepevine and did a little shopping. You would have thought it was Disneyland...people were out everywhere, making connections over lunch, strolling, smiling...chatting,...it was a happy scene!



She went to seminary and online school and then we prepped for her birthday! 
But I have zero pictures of that :( 
But I did get a video of us singing to her with Lucy over a video call!
So, I screenshotted some pics of that :)
Dad made her burgers, I made her the chocolate cake (both her favorites), opened presents and watched a movie.


trick candles ;)

Framed by some doors at The Palace of Fine Arts

 Audrey loves to explore. 
Whether it's a city, the beach, a trail...she likes the experience of being out
She is becoming a very good baker...something I admire since I am only proficient at cookies and sheet cakes :)
She is a ferocious reader...something that did not come easily to her as she had to work hard to learn to read and was finally getting it by mid third grade. 
She has a strong sense of self...she really knows where her boundaries are and visualizes what she wants to do next.
 She is soft spoken unless yelling at her brothers...😂
 She laughs easily and is the first one to dish out a cutting observation on life around her...she shows no mercy on old church videos in seminary.

Audrey, your life has changed twice over in the last 2 years with 2 moves.
 It's been hard and disruptive for you. 
But here you are, showing us all faith while doing hard things. 
We love you!
Happy 15th Audrey Cornelia 💗


Princeton Jetty

Surfer's Beach

Purisima Creek Redwoods Reserve

Crissy Field Beach




 

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