HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY ALIZAH!!

Alizah’s birthday was a little bit emotional this year due to the fact that I feel like we are lucky to have her with us. As most know, she took an extremely bad fall down the banister and has a skull fracture and a broken arm. Needless to say, I was a little choked up at her birthday party, just sitting back and watching her with her friends. It’s sad that sometimes it takes a little scare to give more hugs and kisses to our kids. She got plenty of them today. So here I go starting what everyone else does on their kids’ birthdays-naming 5 things that are just Alizah! (great idea to actually pause and think about just that kid)

1. I love the way she says her r and s sounds, and holds her l sound, I know she’ll eventually pronounce these sounds the right way, but I want to remember the cute way!
2. Alizah is also known has our Tiger. She has a way of dealing with things internally until she gets fed up, then unleashes very quietly, but deadly. Hanna’s scarred face is evidence of this. Is it right to love something like this?
3. Jeans and yellow/white stripped shirt, headbands, silver sequin shoes, blue jumpsuit, white ballet, and…..LEE-LOWS!! These are things that Alizah wears on a daily basis. She has her own “style” that she rarely wavers from- even though I beg, plead, and bribe.
4. Animals and ponies. When Alizah gets hooked on something, she totally immerses herself and everyone surrounding her in it. Our living room is often set up with her animals or ponies in a line talking to each other through her. She plays very contently for hours by herself. She’s possessive of what is hers, but is learning to share with her sisters.
5. Brave! Alizah has overcome many obstacles this past year, even more in the last few months. She has been able to answer questions in church, go to her school be herself, make new friends, go to the doctor multiple times-each better than the last, brush her teeth every day, and open up to new people. These may not seem big, but they are to Alizah. She has been “diagnosed” with a few anxiety disorders and a few other things, but has done wonders this past year to the point that I’m not sure about them anymore. I am so proud of her!!

I LOVE YOU ALIZAH AND HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY!!