The big event of our week was celebrating Andrea's sweet 16th birthday.
Saturday, we took her to her favorite restaurant, "Crepes and Waffles" for her chosen Chicken, Broccoli and Cheese crepe and a yummy waffle for dessert!
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We enjoy lunch and a b-day treat at Andrea's favorite restaurant, Crepes and Waffles |
Then on Sunday the eight missionaries from the Inaquito Ward, which include the nurses
and office missionaries, came over to the Mission Home and surprised her.
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Cheesecake for her birthday treat! |
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Hermanas Garcia and Pemberton, the Richardsons, Elders Gallardo, Bahr, Dickerson, Chavez and Higgins |
It's not every birthday that you get
to celebrate with eight awesome missionaries. They took a special
interest in Andrea and asked her some "inspired questions," like
"What will you miss the most about being here?" and "What do you want to
accomplish before you return to the States?" They each shared something they admired about Andrea, which in almost every case was her beautiful smile.
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Elders Ramponi and Higgins |
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Elders Chavez and Dickerson |
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Hermanas Pemberton and Garcia |
The next morning, on her actual birthday, I decorated
her room while she was asleep and woke her to a personalized birthday song. I
actually got a smile but of her in the morning which is saying something.
Later that day, I made arrangement for eight of the
youth in our ward to come over and surprise her. They watched a movie, ate
pizza and had chocolate cake and ice cream.
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Isaac and Martin, Alexandra, Adriana and Fabiana, Katie Christensen (behind), Sol and Estaffanie and Andrea |
She was happy to hear from her brothers as well as her grandmother for her birthday and felt loved and remembered, so I guess you could say she had a great and memorable Sweet 16!