Austin is 7!
March 1st, 2017 by mica
People have always told me, but it is hard to believe how quickly it all goes. Austin is now 7!
She woke on the morning of her birthday to a trail of paper 7’s, leading her to different treasures and small presents around the house. 
The last treasure trail took her to a part of the house that I had converted into an artist studio for Austin. She loves having a quiet, undisturbed place to work and I had a lot of fun setting up her art supplies as well as the brushes and smocks from Grandee’s art studio.
Here she is in her new studio space!
The evening of her birthday, she prepared a menu for her dinner guests and walked around with a notepad, taking everyone’s order. She slipped me pieces of paper with each person’s name and food requests and I became the sous chef in the back, getting meals ready for her to deliver. Completely her idea for how to spend a fun evening!
Austin opened her present from Gentry and I to find a wooden xylophone. She has really enjoyed playing her new instrument and mastering songs. She seems to be a natural.
The school birthday celebration was also a wonderful time for Austin. She walked around the “sun” seven times, and with circle around the class, I told a memory of Austin from each year of her life.
She was beaming on her special day, getting to hand out treats and celebrate with her friends.
Getting to be silly at times too!
Seven years in and Austin continues to be such a source of joy for our family. True to who she was when we first met her, she loves to be with people. Over the years, we are getting to see more and more of her natural desire to care take as well as all of her many artistic interests, from performing, to painting and drawing, to music and dance. She is full of interests, creativity and so much life! Happy birthday love.