Happy, Happy Birthday, Hanna!

Your dad and I want to wish you the happiest of birthdays, Hanna. When I was pregnant with you I remember how much I REALLY wanted to have a little girl. I am continually amazed at how the Lord knows the desires of our heart and He abundantly blessed us with you! It's hard to believe that the tiny little baby born fourteen years ago is the same young woman who is growing up so beautifully. I still think that there must be some switch going on in the middle of the night - how else could you grow up so quickly?

Hanna, we love you very much. Our lives have been filled with so much joy because of you!

Nine!

Happy birthday Sophie! We all hope you have a wonderful day on you're birthday- nine years old! We all love you so very much, sweet girl!
-Hanna and all of you're siblings

Pecan Torte

My Grandma's birthday was this past Saturday and I made this yummy Pecan Torte- although instead of corn syrup I substituted maple syrup to make it a Pecan Maple Torte. Everyone liked it and grandma said it was 'one of the best cakes she had ever had'. This is a picture of the cake below. Enjoy! Go HERE for the recipe.

Happy Birthday, Mommy!

Today is our mom's birthday! To us, she is the best mom in the world and we love her very much! Happy Birthday mommy! Love, Hanna, Si, Chris, Soph, Lil, Viv and last but not least, Sam

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Yesterday was our Daddy's birthday! Happy birthday, Daddy! We love you so very much and hope you like your presents :)

Lots of love and bunches of hugs and kisses,

H, J, C, S, L, V, and S

My Birthday Surprise

This morning when I went to get dressed, my mom told me to put on some nice clothes because she and daddy had a surprise for me. When it got close to lunch time, mommy curled my hair and had me get my coat on. Everyone wondered where I was going - including me! Soon daddy came home on his lunch break and off we went! The big surpise was that daddy took me out to eat! We had fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Daddy gave me my choice of dessert and I picked apple pie. I had such a nice time with my daddy!

Happy Birthday, Soph!

We want to wish Soph a very happy 8th birthday! We had a marvelous dinner with our family, grandma, and two uncles. In our family, whoever's birthday it is, they get to pick out what we have for dinner. For the past week or so, Soph has been telling us that she wanted hot dogs. We finally convinced her to have pizza instead! We love you, Soph and are so thankful that God gave you to our family!