Happy Birthday Woo Child!

Happy Birthday little sister!The kids watched Casper meets Wendy today in your honor. We know how much you loved that movie! The kids love it knowing that it was one of your favorites! We bought some balloons too and they each wrote a little note to send up to you. Samantha asked me what I thought you were doing right now? She said she thinks that you are having a party and eating cake! I told her that I bet you were right there with us watching us writing our notes and sending them off up into the air taped onto our balloons. Then she agreed! She says- yep, I bet she is right there (as she outlined where you would be- next to me!). We sang Happy Birthday to you as we set the balloons off on their way. The kids LOVE doing this! We all just sat and watched them float away.... they all went the same direction except for Josh's.

I bought myself a new Halloween decoration this year- as I promised myself I would every year in your honor..... it was a headstone to put in the yard. The kids really like it! Too bad it doesn't say.... WENDY....RIP...... That would be cool! Maybe I can make my own!

I love you and miss you so much! I know that you are by my side so much these days. I need to know that you are here with me, and I do! Thank you so much for all of your help in my life. I feel strong and happy even among all the chaos and sadness.... I know that are helping when you can and in all the ways you can. The kids think of you often and we talk about you all the time still. We keep you in our prayers... Uncle Dave and Aunt Jewell too! I love you! Until next time!

Happy 31st Birthday!

Today you would have turned 31 Wendy. You would be having a big Halloween Bash, I'm sure. All your friends would be there. You probably would have thrown a kids halloween party for all your nieces and nephews that you loved soooooo much. You were such a good Auntie. I'm sure you would have a great job and be making a lot of money, which you would be sharing your blessings with your family in some way. Just like you always did. I remember the family cruise you were planning, the Christmas presents that you so carefully chose for each person, and the trip to Victorias Secret where you took me for my birthday. You wanted to be sure I was able to have one of those really expensive bra's at least once in my life! *lol* We would also be planning our family Christmas party and drawing names. You would probably be having the Christmas party at your place and be planning a food theme for us all.
I wonder a lot about whether you would be married now, have children of your own, what color your hair would be, and if you would still be so dang skinny?? Jealous! I wonder if you would be happy, and still trying to set me up on some new diet/work-out routine, and still yell at us for eating McDonalds?? I'm sure you would.
Most of all I wonder where you are today. What you look like. Whether you can see us. If you can help us? Because I know if you could you would be and maybe you are. What you are doing? Are you happy? Are you with our brother David? Is he happy? Do you get to be together? Can you see us crying? Do you know how much we miss and love you? I hope that wherever you are, you feel all the love that we have for you and how much our hearts ache for you. But most of all, I hope we get to be together again, as a family, forever and ever.