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Evie turns 12

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How did my little girl already turn 12???!!! 😭😮😭

She's so grown up now! At 12, Evie is still the biggest sweetheart but she's also now turned into a fashionista who borrows my clothes and shoes! In fact, she's wanted to wear my pants on her birthday. I think it's also a fad right now, but she likes to wear white shoes and was diligently cleaning her sneakers the other day.  

For her birthday, she chose to have Sushi and even ventured out of her comfort zone to try a few new rolls, which made me super proud. She didn't like them as much as her tried-and-true salmon avocado though. She also requested Grammie's apple pie because it's the best! 

Evie has continued to play the oboe for school band, but she misses playing flute so will voluntarily go practice flute every once in a while so she doesn't forget. She's a straight A student and loves school, and still picks Language Arts as her favorite subject because of all the books they get to read. She's still very much a reader girl and spends a lot of time with her books - she's moved on from fantasy though, and I spied her reading "The Summer I Turned Pretty" the other day. Yikes! 

It's so awesome to see her grow into a young lady and she couldn't make us prouder!! We love you, Evie-Vivi-Leelee Simpson!






 

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