For J

Ugh - I have really been lax with posting lately! I've been wanting to post some pics of J since she had her 17th birthday the end of October. Yes, she's SEVENTEEN! (gasp! . . .we JUST brought her home from the hospital, didn't we?)

There are next to no pictures here of when she was a toddler - I'll have to dig deeper to find them! I know I took lots!

Here we go:



Bathtime in the kitchen in our apartment in Winnipeg . . .





Visit from Dad & Brenda . . .




Kindergarten . . .




First Grade . . .




Third or fourth grade (don't remember!) . . .




With A R during a visit to Minnesota . . .




With K in their matching dresses that I made them . . .




Ninth birthday . . .




Tenth birthday with K in front, C in back, and A on the right . . .




I don't know what grade this is!(but I'm guessing 5th?) . . .




J helping work on the piano. This is the piano that I learned to play on (somewhat!) when I was a kid. Dad and one of my stepbrothers brought it up to us from Minnesota. We refinished it and then had a piano technician do some work on it, but we did as much as we could ourselves. This step is replacing the stirrups (I think that's what they're called - little straps). We discovered that it was easiest for J to do this part since she had such small nimble fingers. She did a great job. Thanks, J! . . .




On a trip in the van somewhere . . .




J riding a friend's horse, Blackjack (BJ) at 4H. Funny, but we now have BJ in our corral keeping Prince company. He's on loan.




7th or 8th Grade . . .




Graduation photo for junior high . . .




Ninth Grade . . .




Tenth Grade . . .




Eleventh Grade . . .




Twelfth Grade . . .




Where has the time gone? Whoooooosh! We recently found her grad gown - had a fun time shopping in bridal shops in downtown Winnipeg (well, I had a fun day - I didn't have to change a gazillion times!) Now she's got her eye on a car she likes. Today she borrowed our car to go to Winnipeg on her own (with a friend - A) to go to the orthodontist. Soon she gets her braces off. She's pondering her future after high school - considering working a year, and then maybe training in nursing or paramedics or wherever the Lord leads her.

We love you J!

Love,
Mom