Happy Birthday Mom!

Mom and dad got a hotel room for the night before Mom's birthday (today).  Our entire family was able to make it.  Casey had to work but was able to come later for pizza, but Nate and the kids even came to swim!  It was so much fun.  The kids all had such a good time.  It was fun to see where Kez and Adah are at now that they are a little older and haven't swam in a few months.  Adah was a little hesitant to leave my side at first but by the end I had to watch her very close since all she wanted to do was swim without a life jacket and jump in without me 'in the way' to catch her.  Keziah was happy to just swim around with her life jacket on (or floaties).  She would ask someone to catch her every once in a while.  When we were done swimming in the big area we got into the hot tub area to warm up.  When we were all done swimming we went up to their hotel room for pizza and presents.  It was pretty hilarious to see all of us in this one little room.  We ate picnic style!  It was one of the best times I have had in a long time and I can't even tell you how incredibly blessed I felt to have my entire family there with me (and it wasn't even my birthday!)

Happy Birthday, MOM!  (She thinks she should get to celebrate all year since she was born in 1956 and turned 56! I think she deserves that!)  We love you so much and thank-you for all that you are to us and all that you do for us!