Libby Alley Personal Narrative

Hi, I’m Libby.  I’m eleven and I like drawing and babysitting.  I also play piano and I like writing stories.  I have five siblings and I never get tired of them.  Well, maybe sometimes.

The Best Part of 2014

It had been seven months since I first found out and I still couldn’t believe it.  We parked in the parking lot and everyone got out of our van.  My grandpa (we call him “Pop-Pop”) brought us to the doors.  I couldn’t stop smiling.  We went in and it took a while to get to my mom’s room, but we finally got there.  She looked exhausted but happy to see us.

I felt breathless.  It felt like I had found out I was going to have a sister only days ago.  “Hi guys!” Mom said, “Come see the baby!”  Everyone rushed to the crib and peeked in.  And there she was.  Our newest and smallest addition.  Violet.  She was really small, but we all had a big feeling of love when we laid our eyes on her.

When I held her for the first time, it was like holding a little angel as soft as a cloud.  I stroked her hair, kissed her little face, and held her hand.  We had to go home, but I got to come back two or three times after that.  Both times I didn’t want to leave.

Waiting for mom and dad to come home for two whole days was hard because we missed them so much and wanted to show Violet her new house.  When they got here and Dad parked the car everyone surrounded the doors.  Since then Violet has been wonderful and all of us are so happy to have a new little sister in the family.  To me, it was definitely the best part of 2014.