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My Memories : An Autobiography

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Cherished Memories: An Autobiography

I was born on August 20, 2001, in Chesapeake, Virginia. I am the second child to my parents, Richard and Tiffany Philpot. My parents told me that I was a surprise because the doctors told them that my mother could not have any more children after my older brother, Cameron.
I do not remember anything from when I was a baby. My mother told me that I liked to chatter and to listen to music, especially if it was from Barney. However, I do remember when I was around three years old my sister, Celeste, was born. I remember being excited to have a sister after only having a brother for as long as I could remember. I soon found out, sadly, that babies do not make very good playmates, as they have to …show more content…

The year I turned five, my second brother, Christian, was born. I remember my parents going to the hospital and my siblings and I staying with my god-family. My godmother, Aunt Jen, made us some special tee shirts for the occasion. Mine was a bright pink shirt that said “Big Sister” in a magenta colored puffy paint. I was excited to have a new baby in the household and I really liked to hold him all by myself because it made me feel grown up.
Not long after Christian was born, we moved from Chesapeake, Virginia to Prince George, Virginia for my father’s job. It was not a big deal for me to move since I was homeschooled and I was only five. I did not have to switch from any schools and I did not have a huge emotional connection to my old house. I remember the moving process pretty well with all the storage units and moving trucks. I rode in one of the U-Haul moving trucks that had three seats in the front. I felt so mature riding up front and sitting between my brother and my father as we went on our way to the new house.
A few months after we moved, I did a couple of extracurricular activities to meet some of the children in the area. One of the things I did was joining a Girl Scout troop. This is where I met friends that I would become very close to and we would stay friends for a long time. Another activity I started was dancing. I did all types of dance: ballet, tap, baton, and so on. I loved dance class with my teacher and my dance teammates,

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