Erica Turns Twelve

Erica had her twelfth birthday on January 15th.

Erica wanted an Oreo Cheesecake. It turned out good, especially frozen.

She got a necklace with the Young Women Value colors.

She liked it. She also liked the new journal she received.

More dot-to-dot books -- a favorite of Erica's. There are some dot-to-dots in these books that have over one hundred dots! They are in various shapes with few lines, if any, to begin with.

Erica wanted her own whiteboard. She has enjoyed writing where we are reading in the scriptures and fun notes on it. One thing Erica likes is teasing people about boyfriends or girlfriends and writing about boys she likes (much to her mother's chagrin).

Erica is a delight and has been for these twelve years. She often makes people smile and her laugh is very contagious. She has become a wonderful young woman.

Turning twelve means that Erica has become a part of Young Women. She is enjoying the fun activities and time with the other young women. She went to the temple for the first time on Tuesday. The young women weren't able to do baptisms (We didn't know that it was an Aaronic Priesthood night.) so she only did confirmations. Afterwards she said "The temple is so pretty."