She truly is, the boys have their shotguns at the ready. Amber is very crafty, learning to crochet, sew and arts/crafts of all kinds and she loves all animals, not just horses. So each year her birthday has an animal type theme.
In the past we have gone to the NC Zoo for Amber's birthday but this year we decided to do something different. We decided to go the Greensboro Science Museum (GSM), so glad we did! They had a very unique collection of animals, including penguins, a stingray petting pool, sharks, red pandas and the one Amber most wanted to see a Foosa. Amber brought he friend Kimberly along, the zoo/science museum is arranged in such a way that we didn't have to worry about them getting lost when they ran ahead out of site. The enclosures were very enriching but also fairly close together allowing us to go through the exhibits twice to see different animal at different times of the day and therefore more/less active.
We went to GSM on Sunday. Her actual birthday was Wednesday; with the traditional birthday ball pelting followed by a special breakfast with the her Great-Grandma's china.
Then Amber was off to her riding lesson. Kendall made sure she rode her new favorite horses; Eddy.
After riding and Lance got home from practice that night, we took her to dinner at "Alpaca" (her favorite restaurant), culminating the night with spice cake.
She finished off her birthday week with having Kimberly over again on Friday to play with all her new Playmobil horses and go with her to the barn for her real horse lesson.
We are so thankful for our beautiful little girl and all she adds to our family dynamics. At the rate she is growing I won't be able to call her little much longer. So if she must grow up, we pray that as she grows in body, she will continue to grow in her character and her love of the Lord.
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