Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Look who's almost 30!

Holy moly, my youngest sister is almost 30. Turns 29 today. The three of us, we are no longer young, not that it stops us from acting like ding-a-lings when we are around each other. It just now sometimes involves alcohol not KoolAid.

So, to my baby sister Jessie:

You started as this, a weird looking head at the bottom of the picture.


...a sweet baby girl at Easter time...


...a fish...


...then you grew up, letting us take photos like this...


...and this...


I love you for all of these things. But mostly I love you for pictures like this:

...Evan's very first elephant ride...


...and Zoey's precious sleeping face at one day old, having slumbered on your lap all night...


I am so proud of everything that you do, but over the last few months I love you most for who you were for our dear Helen, for staying overnight with her at the hospital, for being her confidant, her friend, for helping her to feel safe and loved. I am beyond thankful that she was able to be at your wedding, clearly she was so happy to be there. 


Happy Birthday Jessie.