Birthday shout-out to Daddy, Rubix, and The Grease

Happy (belated) birthday to Daddy on December 31st! He celebrated his fifty-somethingth birthday!

(me and my daddy when I was just a wee little thing.)

Thanks, Dad for all the good late-night talks we had over vacation, for passing on your odd-ball gene of inventing sweet nick-names, and for always being only a phone call away.


Happy (belated) birthday to The Grease who turned the big 1-0 on January 1st!

(Annie when she was 7....she hasn't changed much! Still tiny and cute!)
Thanks, Greasy, for taking such good care of your littlest niece, Kenners, over Christmas vacation, for letting Kenners bunk up with you in your room, and for being your cute little self. I love you!

And because I don't want this to be belated, Happy birthday to Rubix on January 31st who will turn 15. Thanks, Rubes, for being an awesome aunt, for going on many hiking adventures with me over the years, and for letting me cheer you on at the top of my lungs at your basketball game the other night (and probably embarrassing you in front of Sarah Palin as I screamed, "Go Rubix!"). Love you, girl!
summer '06

(Sadie hopping in a FREEZING river on one of our hiking excursions when she was 11.)

Sheesh! My family members sure are getting OLD! I still LOVE you all anyway :)
Happy Birthday!