Thalia is ELEVEN!!!

My little doll...my sweet granddaughter, Thalia, is 11 years old today...ELEVEN!

She still has the same sweet smile...
I remember all this like it was yesterday. We wore glasses...goggle type glasses in the M & M factory so we could see the show in 3D.
What a special day this was! How precious she was...sobbing because she was so happy...
Eating lunch with her Saddie, her great-grandma!
Thalia has always loved 'nature'...going into the woods...looking for banana slugs...just enjoying he outdoors...
She learned at an early age that her Mimi loved to take pictures...
and animals...oh my! Does this girl love animals! She loved Eskie, and Eskie loved ...well, never mind. I think Eskie loved her!

Ozzie...now this is THE animal she loved more than anything. When Thalia was small, she would cry if Pete wasn't home so she could see Ozzie...if Pete WAS home and we tried to tell her we'd go see Ozzie later, well, she would just be so sad...
Now how many grandmother's get to go shoot guns with their granddaughters (and daughters and daughter-in-laws!)? Not many, I'm sure.
She used to love to ride her moto...she laughed at me because I went so slow...I told her I was scared to go fast...and she would just laugh at me....but in a sweet way!
Fast forward six years...and here she is at the zoo. I wish I could find the picture I took of her standing in this exact spot six years ago!
Oh my, she's growing up...
She loves her cousins...
Now she has parties with boys and girls!
11 years old...
It's hard to believe she's not a little girl any more...
Happy Birthday, Thalia!

Your Mimi and Papa sure do love you!