Happy
Birthday
Brandy



Sixteen years ago, a very wonderful thing happened.

A very special, magical little girl entered the world, captivating the hearts of everyone who met her.



She did a lot of sleeping the first few weeks, catching a nap every chance she got.




It wasn't long, though, before she started taking a real interest in everything that was going on around her. (Toes were VERY interesting - particularly her own.)






At the tender age of five months, she claimed the title of "Best Halloween Costume" at the day care center she attended.




She slept thru most of her first Thanksgiving, but folks were happy to just hold her while she slept.






Her first year passed very quickly and before you knew it, it was time to celebrate

ONE YEAR OLD!!


So much to do.............................







so many people to see.......





so many things to learn.........
...so many things to play with....
so much growing to do..........


Well, time marched along - Brandy was busy learning to care for her pets, ride a bike, and, in her spare time, hang upside down.





Graduation from pre-school was her first educational milestone.
             


Growing..........growing...........growing...........growing..........growing............

			When I was One, I had just begun. When I was Two, I was nearly new. When I was Three, I was hardly Me. When I was Four, I was not much more. When I was Five, I was just alive.
But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever. So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever. (A.A.Milne)

As nice as "6" was, more new experiences and adventures awaited, beginning with "real" school at Rock Crusher Elementary.




Boy, all the activities sure kept a kid busy.





Party Time!!!

Ten Years Old


In Crystal River Middle School, the work started getting seriously harder. Brandy was up to it, though, and still kept up with her church, sports and other activities.









even took up studying the guitar for awhile............





For her 12th birthday, Brandy received a special present of a trip to Niagara Falls, Canada from her Grandmom and Aunt Pam. It was really awesome, especially when she got so close that she could actually feel the spray of the falls on her face.




.........................ah, the lazy, crazy days of summer



Crystal River High School


Seems like only yesterday that Brandy was in first grade and now she is in high school with some really serious decisions to make. What shall she do with her life? brain surgeon? veterinarian? lawyer? accountant? psychologist? firefighter? teacher? career mom? so many choices.....so many paths.....which is the one for her?

High school is not ALL hard decisions, however. There are sports and dances and friends and boy friends and new clothes and new hair-dos and movies and parties and....and......and.....and......sometimes it makes a girl ditsy.







Brandy did well in track, proving that those long legs were good for more than just looking good.







In 10th grade, a venture into a different kind of school at The Academy of Environmental Science. This is a new school for students interested in careers in the natural environment. They get to do hands-on exploring of many environmental issues.







Another school picture - nice smile - those braces sure paid off big time.
















So, Pumpkin, this will be my birthday card to you. I hope you like it and I wish you the most wonderful 16th year anybody ever had.
            Lots of love,
                  from Grandmom














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