Julia and Agnes have birthdays just four days apart. Add to that Thanksgiving making November one of the funest months in our house. Julia turned eight today. Although we are doing the main celebrations on Saturday, she did get to pick out the meals and activities for the day. For breakfast we had chocolate chip pancakes with coconut syrup and giant sausages, for lunch Rebecca surprised her with Subway and ate with her at school (I got to stay home and eat leftover pancakes with the boys), for dinner we did homemade macaroni and cheese with corn, and then giant oatmeal cookies for dessert. This evening she chose to play more family games like tackles, tag, and London bridges. I think she had a fun time even though we were only half-way celebrating.
Julia is a very kind, caring, loving sister. She likes to organize make believe games with her brothers and lead in whatever activities she might think up for them. She likes to talk to both Rebecca and I and loves to get involved in whatever project we might be working on. But her kindness probably shows up most in how she interacts with Agnes. She frequently caries her around throughout the day, tries to make her laugh by playing games like peak-a-boo, dresses her up, and helps take care of her needs. Often, if Agnes starts to cry, Julia will even run and get her before Rebecca and I can.
This is a note she left me on our whiteboard.
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