Happy Birthday Lily Bug!

Last Thursday was our Lily Bug's fifth birthday! We celebrated on the road on a business trip with dad, and Lily had a great time blowing out the candle on her chocolate mousse dessert at Applebee's! What a joy Lily is to have around! She has really grown up in the last few months, and is all ready to start school in the fall. I couldn't help but spend a few minutes on her birthday thinking about the rough start that she had in life, and marveling at how far she has come. I really have to think hard to remember the baby girl who spent her first eight days in the NICU with a feeding tube through her nose and down her throat, looking so frail in the warmer and pulling so hard to take every breath. Now she is a beautiful five year old who never stops. She is our renaissance woman, enjoying so many different things. She is determined to try and keep up with her brother, and asked me recently at one of Hunter's baseball games if she could play softball next year and get a pink glove. That's my well rounded girl!! We are so blessed to have Lily in our family. We love you lots girl!!