Happy 4th Birthday, K :)

oh, what a ride it has been....

so wonderful and amazing... :)

and i remember her arrival just like it was yesterday...

thankfully, my mind has erased (?) the pain...

but i remember the long 23 1/2 hours of labor with her...

and being so surprised that she was a girl (i was convinced i was having a boy)

and i remember crying after i got to my hospital room...

because she was just incredible...

and i was being trusted with this sweet, sweet angel...

she is our angel...  in so many ways....

she changed my focus in life...

and we made changes here at home so i could be

with you every single day....

watching you grow and learn and giggle....

and we just fell more and more in love with you every

single day....

your smile is pure joy :)

your curiosity is relentless...

your intelligence is incredible...

you have provided so much wonderment to each and every day...

and like people always said, "you'll never know what you did in life without her..."

and that's the truth... 

you bring lots of giggles...and your stories are so creative and fun...

you love music...and singing and playing instruments...

you love playing outside...and sitting for long periods of time coloring

quietly at the kitchen table...

you love princesses...Cinderella, Ariel, and Rapunzel are your favorites...

and you can act out and speak, verbatim, the lines from your princess movies...

you are still a picky eater...but you will do almost anything for a special treat...

 

you are a wonderful big sister...you care passionately for Hannah, who thinks the world

revolves around you.  you are almost always patient and kind to her...and i love your

growing love and close relationship with her...

the last 4 years have been such a tremendous blessing...

and i've learned so much about myself...yes, even things that i'm

not so proud of... 

but, one thing is for sure...

becoming your mom has been one of the greatest

and most incredible blessings and gifts i've been given in life...

and we celebrate you, lil one...

happy birthday, sweet Katherine... :)