Happy "29th" Birthday Kirstin!

Some days…ok most days I feel like I did 20 years ago and that I should still have a whole bunch of little kids running around under my feet.  I can remember back then it seemed like someone was always crying about something.  I remember wondering if there would ever be a day "without tears".  Well, those days are here and I miss everything about those "tearful days".

Kirstin turned 29 this year.  It's so hard to believe.  One more year and I will be the mother of a 30 year old!  I can still remember the joy I felt the first time we met, the first time I held her, the first time she wrapped those tiny fingers around mine…all those little first's in her life.  She was an answer to many, many prayers.  We have grown to love and understand each other in a very good way.  I love everything about this little feisty, fun, beautiful woman.  I'm so grateful to be her mother.

Happy Birthday Kirstin! 

She was so very tiny when we first saw her in Primary Children's Hospital.

She always had a big smile and those angel kisses on her nose.

She accomplished so much at such a young age…1st place on trampoline at World Age Championships in Australia.

Still beautiful at 29.

Kira and Kalli helping her blow out her candle.