She's EIGHT!

I guess Caitlin's been 8 for nearly a month now...but better late than never.

 She celebrated her birthday at school a day before her actual birthday.  So she got all dressed up and I even curled her hair. That's pretty fancy for us!

 The morning of her birthday:

That evening Caitlin requested "steak and sourdough bread" for her birthday dinner.  With birthday cake for dessert, of course.

 And her BFF, Jackson, came over too

  She didn't want a "friends" birthday party this year. Instead she asked if she could come along with me to a girls shopping weekend to Seattle that was planned for my sisters' birthday (which is a week after Caitlin's).  I was thrilled that she asked for this, it was SO much easier than a birthday party! My girl loves to shop.
 

Here are a couple of pictures from the hotel that we stayed at.

 

Caitlin is such a fun-loving, sweet, caring girl.  She has so many friends and is one of those kids who can get along with anyone. She is very responsible and trustworthy.  She is such a huge helper for me.  She does really well in school and her favorite subject is Math, and she is good! She knows her times table better than I do.  She is determined and never gives up (which for the most part is a good thing, but sometimes I wish she would be a little easier on herself!).  She always wants to know what is going on and who is doing what, and why someone called, and who just texted me, and what was that email about, and what's in that UPS package, and what's for dinner, and what's in the...well, you get the point.  She's a nosy little girl:) But she's the BEST!