The last birthday of Aub’s that we didn’t get to celebrate with her was in Germany eight years ago. Geez EIGHT?? years? Until this year:( Anyway, It reminded me that I sent her favorite enchilada recipe to her incredible host mother Anne Simon and she attempted to make it for her, but tortillas and enchilada sauce is not easily found or translated in Germany. Aub ended up with a kind of “lasagna soup” but loved the effort. It makes me giggle a little to imagine it. We’ll get to see her on Mother’s day for a minute, so maybe I will bake her a cake or make enchiladas then.
I want to flash back and scoop up that little sweetheart!
She shares the love of animals with her dad. The puppies were straight from heaven
I love this photo – goodbye party off to BYU
I know I put this in our Christmas card but I love seeing my kids together and CANNOT wait for Master D to return to get a proper photo of them together.
Blue is her color!! And she’s now twenty-five!!
1. She loves books.
2. She loves music.
3. She loves her family.
4. She loves her friends.
5. She laughs at us and with us.
6. She loves animals, mostly horses, dogs and her cat named Tina.
7. She helps me with my homework (thank heavens)
8. She is totally enthusiastic about her amazing new job at Survey Monkey! (I love the “because knowledge is everything” on their logo)
9. Her supervisors have already recognized she is really good at her job at Survey Monkey.
10. She drove all the way down here in February to make it to Master D’s farewell.
11. She speaks German fluently.
12. She is truly one of a kind.
13. Her brain is extraordinary and we knew that REALLY early!
14. She played Coldplay for me the very first time I heard them when she was 14.
15. She has a great relationship with her dad.
16. She likes the dumb little packages I randomly send her.
17. She loves our holiday traditions.
18. She kicks everybody’s butt at banagrams!
19. She has green eyes (I wanted green eyes when I was young – I thought they were magical and hers definitely are)
20. She has the most beautiful skin.
21. She is really fun to talk to.
22. She is amazingly courageous and resilient.
23. She handmade everyone a card for Christmas.
24. She gave me the world’s coolest t-shirt with Chris Martin’s face on it.
25. I am extremely blessed to be her mom.
I loved her from the first time I saw her actually enter this world. I have many fond memories of rocking her and singing to her, ” Hush little baby, don’t say a word, Grandma’s going to buy you a mockingbird, etc. etc.” Taking her out in the stroller, I was amazed at how she would see the wrappers from fast food places and “read” them when she was just a toddler.
As usual, time has flown, and I can’t believe she is 25!!
Where did the quarter of a century go??? Crazy!! She was definitely such a cute little stink! Happy Birthday to Aubriane!
Love Becca