Tuesday, January 6, 2009

HOLLIE, THANK YOU FOR 29 YEARS OF . . . .


1. LOVE
2. JOY
3. LAUGHTER
4. HAPPINESS
5. BLESSINGS
6. PRIDE
7. GRATITUDE
8. FUN
9. LEARNING
10. EXCITEMENT
11. FULFILLMENT
12. STRENGTH
13. KINDNESS
14. HUMOR
15. FAITH
16. HONESTY
17. DETERMINATION
18. COMPASSION
19. HOPE
20. DELIGHT
21. APPRECIATION
22. PLEASURE
23. COMFORT
24. CONTENTMENT
25. HONESTY
26. STRUCTURE
27. BEAUTY
28. UNIQUENESS
29. CHERISHED MEMORIES

IN THE LAST 29 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO WATCH YOU BECOME
A FAITHFUL DAUGHTER OF OUR HEAVENLY FATHER,

A DELIGHTFUL, AND BENEVOLENT DAUGHTER,

A LOVING AND CARING LITTLE SISTER (FRIEND),

A LOVING AND PROTECTIVE BIG SISTER (FRIEND),

A KIND AND COMPASSIONATE GREAT GRAND-DAUGHTER,

A DELIGHTFUL AND HELPFUL GRAND-DAUGHTER,

A FUN AND SWEET COUSIN, A BELOVED NIECE,

AN AWESOME AUNT,

A LOYAL FRIEND, A DEDICATED STUDENT,

A FEARLESS PATIENT,

A BEAUTIFUL AND LOVING WIFE,

AND AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING MOTHER.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU BECOME

OVER THE NEXT 29 YEARS.

YOU HAVE MADE IT SUCH A JOY TO BE YOUR PARENTS, WE KNOW HOW TRULY BLESSED WE ARE THAT YOU CAME TO JOIN OUR FAMILY EARLY THAT SUNDAY MORNING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES IN YOUR LIFE THAT WE HAVE BEEN REMINDED WHAT A TRUE MIRACLE YOU ARE, AND WHAT AN HONOR IT IS THAT WE WERE CHOSEN TO BE YOUR PARENTS. YOU TRULY ARE A PRECIOUS GIFT FROM OUR HEAVENLY FATHER.


"TO BE A CHILD IS TO KNOW THE JOY OF LIVING, TO HAVE A CHILD IS TO KNOW THE JOY OF LIFE."



HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

LOVE YA,


MOM & DAD

8 comments:

jori-o said...

Here, here! Happy birthday, Hollie!

Jennifer Richins said...

I LOVE the picture. It's SO adorable. Happy Birthday Hollie!

Hollie said...

Ah, shucks, that is so sweet. Thank you for your kind words, you brought tears to my eyes. I'm not sure it's all true but it's nice to hear. I owe a lot of who I am to you & dad, so thanks for all you do. Love you guys.

I asked Addi if she knew who that was a picture of and she said no. When I told her it was me when I was a little girl she said it was back when I was a princess. I guess she thinks all little girls are princesses. =)

Hollie said...

By the way, LOOK AT THOSE CHEEKS! Now we know where my kids get it from. And look how dark brown my eyes used to be. What happened? It's so fun to look at pictures of yourself as a kid.

Heather said...

happy birthday how-how! look how cute you used to be.

i guess you are still cute! hee hee

Heather said...

Hey Mom, I put a picture of your BEAUTIFUL "move it" coat on my blog!

Heather said...

Hey Mom, I put a picture of your BEAUTIFUL "move it" coat on my blog!

Christy Wheeler said...

Happy Birthday to Hollie!
And I just had to say how adorable the coat that you made for Ava is! I love it!