Natasha Diane

Natasha is our peace maker. She is very easy going and makes friends everywhere she goes. She loves everyone to get along and makes sacrifices regularly so that others can be happy. Natasha is very tender hearted and gets her feelings hurt easily. She is an amazing big sister to both David and Zachary and finds great joy in helping with them. She was eight years old when David was born and we worried that there might be some jealousy over not being the baby anymore, but it didn't phase her at all, she was so happy to have a baby in the house and just wanted to learn about him and take care of him as much as she could.
Natasha is now eleven years old and is growing up way to fast! She has started becoming interested in make up, clothes, fashion magazines, boys and jewelry. But she still has her old favourites too: Skating, art, barbies and crafts. Natasha has been learning how to crochet and wants to start knitting as well. She has also been working with her Grandma Schindler on quilting and is making some progress there.
Natasha is our little mother, she cares for everyone and looks forward to the day when she will be raising her own family. There have been many times that we have left the kids with her in charge because she can be the most responsible of all of them!
Natasha is a social butterfly, she has lots of friends and enjoys being with all of them. We have to put caps on the number of girls she invites to her birthday part each year, or we would have the whole town over, and she gets invited to way too many parties each year as well!
Natasha always takes life seriously. Ever since she was tiny she has looked at things very analytically. She likes to do things right and she likes to do things fairly, but she is always willing to take the toy not wanted or the spot least desirable so that everyone can be happy.
Eleven things that I love about Natasha:
1.Your generosity
2. Your love of life
3. Your respect for your siblings
4. The way you play with David and make him feel like he's the most important person in the world
5. How you always compliment me on my cooking
6. You always notice my new clothes, or shoes or jewelry and compliment me onthem
7. You love to give hugs
8. You rarely complain about anything, even when it's justifiable
9. You still sometimes ask me to do your hair for you
10. You show gratitude and make me feel like the best mom in the world
11. You have a heart of gold and everything you do you do sincerely

Natasha, you are such an amazing person, you make people feel special when you are with them and that makes them want to be with you more and more. Please don't ever stop doing that. It brings joy to all those around you and to yourself as well. I'm so glad to be your mom and I will love you forever.
Love, Mom

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