Happy Birthday Jen!

My sister-in-law, Jenny, is celebrating a birthday today; therefore, the birthday tributes continue. I've personally been looking forward to Jenny's birthday (minus the fact that I've been trying to get a hold of her all day and can't!) because I have been mentally thinking about all the things I love about Jen. To begin, she is gorgeous. She is the one in the red sweater on the left.

Girl's Night Out, November 2007

When I first met Jen, I connected with her immediately because we both shared a love for dance. She grew up dancing as well, so we had a lot in common. Jen has always been so sweet, nice and kind, not only to me but to everyone, but to everyone she comes in contact with. She is the type of person who can have a conversation with just about anyone because she is so genuine. She genuinely cares about others...which definitely leads me to the next thought...Jen is one of the most SELFLESS persons I know!!! She honestly puts everyone before herself, which is so admirable.

I am a personal fan of this picture because she is holding Isaac--Jen is such an amazing mom!!!

Jen is the mother of three little ones...Braden (just turned 6) and the twins Brooke and Dane (20 months). These are some of the words/phrases associated with Jen to give you a better idea of what kind of person/mom she is: "If anyone in our family is going to have twins, Jen is the perfect one!," "Jen can do anything," "Jen is so patient," "Jen is such an amazing mom," "There is something about Jen that just makes her so special," etc, etc, etc....I always thought prior to actually becoming a mom that I wanted to have the patience and love motherhood requires that Jen possesses. I have looked up to you so much, Jen, especially when it comes to motherhood!!

Disclaimer: The following picture does not include all of my wonderful sister-in-laws, and I feel bad about that, but like I said earlier, I have a limited amount of pictures on this computer...here are my sister-in-laws at the time that Taylor and I got married...

So I had to add a picture of Erin as well...

I seriously have the best sister-in-laws...Heather, Kim, Jen and Erin...

I love so many things about Jen--she is talented in so many ways--and I am honestly one of the luckiest persons in the world to know and associate myself with her. She has several attributes that I admire and wish to emulate in my life--I am grateful I can watch and learn from her. Jen, you are so beautiful...inside and out! You can pull off being a blonde, brunette--you name it! You enjoy being outdoors, mixing things up and most of all, just having fun!

So this is to you, Jen...happy birthday! You are such an example to me in so many ways: as a mother, a sister-in-law, a wife, etc. You are so amazing and I am so lucky to be related to you! I love you so much!