Shelby is 13

 

Shelby is in seventh grade and we just celebrated her 13th birthday. She wanted to go to iFly, which is a sky diving simulator. We took her cousin Kenady, and her close friend Olivia. The rest of us did it with her too and all the kids did really well. It was so fun and felt pretty cool. We each got to go twice, the second time was a higher experience than the first.

Shelby is changing a lot right now. She doesn't look like a little kid anymore and is definitely getting her teenager attitude. She is a little more feisty, but still very easy to get a long with. She loves to watch movies and quote them with her dad. She spends many hours a day drawing and creating cats, Pokemon and lots of funny comics. She draws on her iPad and likes to create anything she can.

She is still playing the cello and is getting pretty good. She runs outside for an hour or more each day and is very strong. She has amazing legs. Everyone tells her she is lucky because her hair is always adorable but she rebukes anyone who tries to tell her that. She is pretty sure thick curly hair is the curse of her existence. 

At school she gets really good grades and is meeting some new friends. She has a couple of new friends she even talks to on the phone. She's not the most social and prefers smaller groups. She loves to play board games and lately we have been playing a lot of Catan. She will stay up really late with us playing and it's been really fun.