Happy Birthday, Lilly-kins!

Today, we officially became the parents of a five-year-old.  Almost 6 years ago, we went through a lot of excitement and turmoil in the few short months from October to January.  But at the end of it all was a healthy, very exciting and somewhat scary pregnancy.  That pregnancy went just fine, though, and the fears were unfounded.  Then I went into labor and we had a pretty terrifying experience.  But really, that went just fine, too.  And we were blessed with our beautiful, brown-eyed little girl.

Through the years, Lilly has grown into such a wonderful person.  She's funny and caring.  She loves to help people.  She learns more and more every day.  She loves to snuggle.  She's incredibly sweet.  She's the perfect person for our family.  We love you, Lilly!  We're so proud to call you our daughter and your sisters are so lucky to have you as a sibling.  Happy 5th Birthday--you're a whole hand old now!!