15!

Yesterday Anna turned 15!
How did that happen? This seems like no time ago....

( How did I ever send that girl to school?!?)

Age 5!

And 7.....

to 11....

and now a beautiful 15.

Her birthday wish was to go for a hike up the mountains with the dogs. As she wanted it to be a 'fast' hike rather than our usual meander with a crowd, we left the other children and the puppies being minded at home and went off just Anna, Justin, myself and the older dogs.

We were blessed with a glorious morning and were amazed by how much ground you can cover with a smaller group!

Then back home Anna wanted the guys to all participate in a formal 'puppy class', which they did with an amazing amount of co-operation from both children and dogs!

Then, of course, no birthday is complete without birthday tea and cake!

Happy birthday Anna. We love having a 15 year old in our family.x