September Birthday's!

Alright......I know I am behind, but at least I am still within the right month! This month we have had three birthday's in the family. So here we go....

FIRST....Kim. (Sept. 4) Oh my....where do you even start?? I love Kim. Kim is amazing....and since she posted these pictures on her blog, I know I am safe to post them here! :-)

Kim is the blonde-hair beauty!

Their adorable family. Kim is brilliant, talented, fun and beautiful. Whenever we have a family birthday or party, she bakes an amazing cake (yes, she is the one responsible for all of those!) and it has become such a wonderful tradition for our family. And really, Kim is just a great wife, mother, and sister-in-law....what else could you ask for in a person?!

With each of my sister-in-law's, I share something unique or special with them--whether it be a similar hobby, a point of view, or a similar background, etc.... And with Kim and I....well...I don't even know how to put it into words. We feel the same way about several things--I guess simply put, we are a lot alike...whether it be wanting a 4-star (5-star would be better) luxury hotel, an exotic vacation, or getting our hair done to handling a child spitting up on us, to getting their poop in our finger nails, to keeping a happy home...I am grateful for Kim and the friendship and love we have. I am grateful that I can tell her things and she knows immediately what I am talking about. I love how we can spend a day at the mall or a night at home in pajama's watching TV and still have a great time.

Kim-I love you and love you for the person that you are! I love being around you and am so blessed to be related to you! I admire and respect you and love your little family! Happy Birthday Kim!

SECOND--Cameron. (Sept. 9). Now, Cam has a little secret. You will see in this picture below that he is holding a blue and white Dallas Cowboy's shirt, but DEEP down, he is using it as a cover-up for how much he secretly LOVES BYU. (For those of you who don't know, Cam is an avid Utah fan...blah! And when we told him we named our dog Cougar, he said that he was sorry in advance, but that he just couldn't like our dog. haha).

Cam is fun. When I think about Cam I think about how we can go weeks without seeing each other and when we do see each other it's like picking up from where we ended. I also enjoy the sarcastic, fun humor Cam brings to things--because if you know me, you know I grew up in a similar circumstance! :-) But also, in all sincerity, Cam also knows when to be serious and how to bring the gospel into daily life. I am grateful for the example and role model he is to not only me, but also our family. Cam coaches Braden's football team--a great example of father and son bonding. We sure love you Cam and hope you had a great birthday!

THIRD--Kendra (Sept. 14) She turned TWO!!! I can't even believe she is two--I can't even imagine how her parents feel about her turning TWO!
Kendra holds a very special spot in my heart. When she was born, I stayed with her two other sisters so her mom could be induced, etc. Hence the reason why her life is so special to me...I have been there since the very beginning. We also had a wonderful opportunity to live with Kendra when she was really little--from about the time she was three months to seven months old. And she is one special little girl!

While I feel robbed from not being able to see her and her family everyday from when she was seven months to now two years old, she is still just the sweetest, cutest little thing. I am loving the chances I get to see her and to watch her wonderful, fun personality evolve. I can't wait for both her and Isaac to be big enough to play together! I sure love you Kendra!

NEXT BIRTHDAY: ISAAC'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!