Happy Birthday R!

Happy birthday to a sweet person I was in love with before she was born. From the moment I found out I was pregnant with you, through 2 weeks of bedrest but an otherwise uneventful pregnancy, to your rather quick entry into the world to the moment I laid eyes on you, I loved you. You are smart, willing to work for what you want, strong in your convictions and we are proud of you. Happy Birthday, Baby!

And now, in honor of the birthday girl, a pictorial "This is your life". (I apologize ahead of time for the pics of pics. We don't have a scanner. And for the sideways one-gotta love blogger.)

This was about 2 months old. Her first "take them to a studio" type picture.

18 months.

2 years old.

With her sis. They were 5 and 3.

Kindergarden and 1st grade pics.

6 or 7 years old. No front teeth. Gotta love those pics with no front teeth.

8 years old.

And senior pics. She may have only been 16, about to turn 17. These were done the summer before her senior year. Wowzer! She lost the glasses and had contacts. She straightened her hair and it had turned much darker than her baby/child blond. And she had front teeth.

Our beautiful girl on her wedding day. JT, love and cherish her. You two are so cute together.

And the sideways one of her whole family on her wedding day.

Love you, R!!