Olivia at 9

We like to make birthdays last a loooong time at our house.  Around 4 weeks at least.  Olivia turned the big 9  mid-August and here we are talkin' about it today.  A running theme around here is "better late than never" if you hadn't already noticed.  So, in the great tradition of Wilcox birthdays, we did the handprint, the drawing, the photos and the interview.  . . all sorts of exciting things.  Who needs pony rides?

A sampling of the photos:

(And, yes, we are practicing the demure "no teeth" smile. . . . I have way too many pictures of myself at this same age that I would like to collect and burn, due to the overly-spaced, every-which-way teeth I sported.  I'm trying to save her the headache of photo-burning later on in life.  We did save a few teeth ones for posterity. . . and blackmail.)

A handprint:

The drawing:

 (Evidently, this is a picture of her at church, where they were talking about sins being likened to going off of a cliff.  Love it.)

And here is our little interview.  And boy, with these yearly interviews as practice, she will be so prepared for job interviews when she is older.  She will just have to throw on a skirt and she will be ready to conquer the world.  That is, as long as they ask her what her least favorite food is.

How tall are you and what do you weigh?
51" and 54 lbs.

What is your favorite thing to do right now?
Hang out with my cousins and watch movies

What is one thing you are good at?
Riding my new birthday bike

What is your favorite food?
Muffins, eggs, bacon, sausage and chocolate milk

What is your least favorite food?
Chicken pot pie and tomatoes

Who do you like to play with?
Makenna, Bridget and Maddie Ward

What is your favorite book?
Sideways Stories from Wayside School

What is your favorite movie?
Toy Story 3

What do you like about school?
Meeting new friends and writing

What do you want to be when you grow up?
A pet store owner

What is something you need to work on?
Math

If you won a million dollars, what would you buy?
A pet, a movie and a house