heidi's birthday

The proud child with the cake she and her dad baked.

 It was a great day.   We got food and went to the park for lunch.  We chose a park close to work, so Kirsten could come too.

Heidi if anyone would have told me when you were little that you would grow up to be a best friend, I would have smiled and nodded, but had no idea what was ahead.

All the fun, the milestones, the foolishness, the parties, and gifts and how much fun it was being girls together, and all the babies we'd chase after?   Oh my goodness.

Looking back on the last thirty years?   I feel a little incredulous, and also astonishingly lucky.



 Plus all the little kids are lucky with you for a big sister, a defender, challenger, protector.    And your big brothers too--having independent, self-assured little sisters taught them things about girls.  Good things.

So here's to the next thirty years of friendship and fun.

Thanks for being our girl.   We could not love you more.

Love MOM and DAD and EVERYBODY