Sophia is a TEENAGER! Happy 13th!

I'm officially the mom of a teenager!!!!! (Seriously can't believe it.) Happy 13th Birthday to my Sophia! We celebrated playing putt putt, laser tag, arcade games, and batting cages with the family. Sophia is smart, funny, sweet, and gorgeous! She cares for others and is a giver. She's an interesting conversationalist and an empath. She still lets me hold her hand. I am so blessed to have this girl in my life. 💓I look forward to all the years God blesses me with her. 

 I ask my kids these same birthday questions every year on their exact birthday.  Here are Sophia's responses on her 13th birthday. :-)

1.  What is something Mommy always says to you?  I love you.

2.  What makes Mommy happy?  When I do the right thing.

3.  What makes Mommy sad?  When I lie.

4.  How does Mommy make you laugh?  Sometimes she'll randomly dance or make weird faces.

5.  What was Mommy like as a child?  She looked like me, apparently. It's not like I was there. She did cheerleading. She read a lot. Smart. That's it. 

6.  How old is Mommy?  oh no! 39...turning 40 in....oh shoot, is it June or July??  June!  30th!  Am I right??

7.  How tall is Mommy?  5'5; and I'm 5'1 3/4 and about to be as tall as you!

8.  What is Mommy's favorite thing to do? Go to Hawaii with her friends.

9.  What does Mommy do when you're not around?  Clean, edit, and cry about the fact that I'm gone. Obviously.

10.  If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for? Photography

11.  What is Mommy really good at?  Photography and I guess just being a mom in general.

12.  What is Mommy not very good at? Killing the dinosaurs on the arcade game from Chuckles.

13.  What does Mommy do for her job? Oh, she's a photographer and a mom.

14.  What is Mommy's favorite food?  Steak

15.  What makes you proud of Mommy?  She's a hard-working single mom.

16.  If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?  the mom from Alexa and Katie...She's protective, and you both have brown hair.

17.  What do you and Mommy do together? We watch TV, eat, ride in the front part of the car, listen to music together.

18.  How are you and Mommy the same? We look similar.

19.  How are you and Mommy different?  Different hair color and age.

20.  How do you know Mommy loves you? She tells me!

21.  Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?  Hawaii

22.  What makes you happy?  Talking to my friends and watching cop shows with my family and eating food with family and friends.

23.  What makes you sad?  People being rude.  It also makes me mad.  

24.  What makes you laugh? People being stupid sometimes.  Like silly.  Just random jokes out of the blue are really funny.

25.  What is your favorite thing to do? Everyday things- listening to music; but if I got to do anything- traveling the world would be awesome!  Being rich enough to have traveling as a hobby.  

26.  What is your favorite food and drink?  Pad Thai from Rain or Sweet Basil or steak.  There is this one burger from Bad Daddy's Burger; it was just amazing!  

27.  What is your favorite color?  Blue

28.  Where is your favorite place to go?  Dollywood

29.  What are your favorite movies or TV shows?  I like YouTube a lot.  I don't watch much TV.  I like The Rookie and SWAT.  

30.  What is your favorite book?  the first Hunger Games book; a close second would be the first and second Divergent books.