Sunday, February 24, 2013

Tori turns NINE!

I found both Tori and Levi's birthday posts in my draft folder, unfinished!  I am taking advantage of this snow day to get caught up a bit. 

On September 12th, Victoria turned nine years old.  This past year flew by.  It seems like yesterday that she was getting baptized.  Tori continues to be such an important part of our family.  She is a peacemaker, she is independent, she is kind, she is stubborn, she is creative, she is helpful, she is tenderhearted, she is wonderful.  Here is an interview with Tori as she turns nine:


What is your favorite food-  Chinese
What is your favorite dessert- Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Who is your favorite singer- Cimorelli
What is your favorite song(s)- Pay Phone
Who is your best friend- Julie
What is your favorite color?- Turquoise
What is your favorite thing to do?- Paint
What is your favorite thing to do with your family? Spend time with them
What do you want to be when you grown up?- Artist
What is your favorite subject in school- Science
What is your favorite T.V. Show- Good Luck Charlie
What is your favorite fruit- Pomegranate
What is your favorite outfit- Dresses
Favorite Holiday- Christmas
Favorite Game- Build a Bear Online
Favorite Drink- Pink Lemonade
Favorite Book- Diary of a Wimpy Kid- Dog Days
Favorite Toy- Legos
What makes you happy- My Family
What makes you sad- Being alone
Favorite scripture story- Daniel and the Lions Den
If you could meet someone famous who would it be? Cimorelli
What makes you scared- The room being really dark
What are you looking forward to most about being 9- That I get to do more stuff then last year


The weekend before Tori's birthday we went over to Brandon's parent's house for a barbecue because  Brandon's grandparents were visiting. Since Brandon was going to be out of town on Tori's actual birthday, we decided to have an early birthday party for her that day as well.
 

 
 

 

 
I love how it looks like Brandon is trying to "help" in this picture =)
 
Here are some pictures from Tori's actual birthday:


 
 
 

 
 
 Tori had been wanting a Pogo stick for quite some time.  She was thrilled to get one and worked hard to perfect jumping on it.  It was harder then she anticipated, and she was a bit disappointed that she couldn't just jump on on and start bouncing.  It took a lot of tries and perseverance, but she finally got the hang of it and was a pro in no time. 
 Since daddy was out of town, grandma invited us over to her house that night.  She made one of Tori's favorite meals, chicken wings and salad.  Great grandpa, Emmy, Daniel, Charbel and Benji, and of course Michael and grandpa, were also there to help us celebrate.

 Tori's always so excited and grateful about everything she receives

 I can't believe how little Scarlett looks in this picture, or how old Michael looks!
 When we got ready to leave Benji hopped right up in the car with us.  He totally thought he was coming home with us =)
 
We had a great day celebrating Tori.  She is such a special girl and we love her so much!
 
Next up:  Spa birthday party details!

 

3 comments:

Daniel said...

I love the last picture!, Benji's loves his cousins and he have special conexion with Tori :)

AJ and Cindy said...

So cute! Look how little Scarlett looks!

Katie said...

Benji is so funny! I love that picture of him in the car. I can't believe Tori is nine!! And I have no idea who her favorite singer is, lol.