Mikayla is 15!

Ok, so her actual birthday is on Monday, but we celebrated Mikayla's 15th birthday today! I got thinking about it, and while she has had a lot of great birthday parties with some great friends, this was the first time since she was 5 years old that we lived near English-speaking friends that she could invite to her party! (Note: that's not to say that she hasn't had some great friends at parties in the past; we have celebrated many times with different family friend who are dear to all of us.  This was just the first time in 10 years that she had a bunch of same-age friends living nearby that she could invite.)

It was fun looking back to the pics from that way-back-when birthday party in 2005...

 5-year-old Mikayla with her friends and siblings and cousin

 And now that little girl is 15 years old!  Here is a collection of pics from her last 15 birthdays:

We had a great time celebrating her 15th birthday with some wonderful young ladies who have become her friends at Faith Academy.  One of her friend's dad has a drone that he used to take a pic of the girls posing into 15! 

Happy birthday, Mikayla Faith!  We love you and are so proud of the young woman that you are becoming.  We know that God has big plans in store for you; keep seeking Him with your whole heart!