Today was (it is 12:20 am so i'm a little late...) tristan's 9th birthday. I took some lovely photos, but haven't had time to upload yet as i just walked in the door from another long, so long, meeting.
Tristan is the most wonderful 9 year old girl on the planet. She's smart, clever, funny and talented in every way. She has an uncanny ability to be able to do everything she tries. She's fantastic on the piano, is recording songs on the computer with vocals and all the instruments, she does excellent in school, throws a mean softball and is a good friend and wonderful daughter.
The thing about kids is that as they get older they become more and more fun, more and more like a real person. A person you'd like to hang out with. Funny that.
I adore her so much. She is my oldest, my first. The one i have agonized over every new decision, change, milestone reached and not quite reached. She is blazing the trail to make life a little easier, or at least less stressful, for her siblings.
Her grandma gave her scrabble for her birthday. I had a game with her on her floor tonight, making myself an hour late for my meeting. She almost beat me and was most interested in the logic behind the game. All the ways to maximize letters and points. It was the best night we have had together in a long time.
On friday i am taking her and her three closest friends for a night in a fancy hotel in victoria. I have promised lots of swimming, truth or dare and mini boxes of sugar cereal for breakfast. I can hardly wait.
Posted by Jess at 12:19 AM Permalink
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Happy birthday to Tristan. She sounds awesome.
Posted by supa | June 8, 2006 03:53 AM