HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU............

This is April's Mom and I have kidnapped April's blog. After this post I'm pretty sure she will change her blog password and I will be banished from ever posting again. Ahem...... that is probably what is going to happen.......but we will enjoy this moment while we have it!

April was born on April the 8th, which happen to be Good Friday that year. Oh what a Good Friday it was. Weighing in at 11 lbs 3 oz and 21 inches long........ahem..... you read that right. April was the joy of our life. We couldn't have been more proud. Since April was our first child we didn't even think her weight was that big of a deal......I mean don't all babies weigh 11 lbs at birth? April was the star of the hospital nursery and everyone wanted to see this 11 lb wonder. This was back in the day when babies stayed in the nursery and behind a glass panel and no one but parents got to hold the baby until she left the hospital. OK..... I am telling my age at this point.....

April blessed our life in ways I cannot even begin to describe. A true Blessing from God. April was the first grandchild on my side of the family, so to say she was not spoiled would be a stretch of the truth. Although April may have been spoiled, she was actually a very easy baby and grew into a loving and caring child. One of April's greatest traits is her loyalty and honor for family, so it came as no surprise when her younger sister's joined the family and April became the "BEST" big sister Ashley and Kaleigh could have ever asked for. This is a role she has continued to honor and gives me as a mother great comfort knowing that April will always be available for her sister's. April LOVES her family with a passion!

April I'm very proud to call you my daughter, I am also very proud of the woman you have turned out to be. It is hard to believe that 32 years ago today, at 2:12pm, you entered this world and forever changed my life....... Having you as a daughter has made me the woman I am and I thank you for that! Your smile, your laugh and your keen sense of humor are some of the many qualities you have and I admire you in so many ways words cannot began to express them! You are a great mother, wife and friend to everyone and have such a zest for life. I admire your creative side and still say "you didn't get that from me".......ahem........ I admit...... I did not teach you to sew. You had to have gotten that from your GranGran!!!!

Happy Birthday baby......you know you will always be your mother's baby no matter how old you are!

All my LOVE.......

Mom