HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDY!

OMGosh! Mandy is now legal! We all believe she's more 'lethal' than 'legal'! Found this picture of your mom and dad and your first birthday cake - we haven't changed much. It was fun to have Mandy - she was the 'what ever we have is perfect' baby - we already had a boy and a girl and we were working on spare children at that point. (You know dang well you were planned you dork!) Del only wanted 2 kids - I wanted 4, so we compromised and we first had the two and then we had the four. Mandy was my 'natural birth' child - and the reason I pee when I sneeze now. I barely made it to the elevator, let alone to the delivery room - I didn't know I could scream obsenities that loud! They did'nt have time to give me any drugs, but they said I could have them later on when she was a teenager - hum, I should have called them back! I remember this beautiful, perfect baby being put into my arms (they told me I could stop screaming then). She was absolutely the most petite little angel I've ever seen. She was wide awake when Del held her and she just looked at him with her big blue eyes and her fuzzy blond hair and Del said, "Who's kid is this?" (coming from my black haired, brown eyed husband) She has her Grandma Molly's nose and her mom's heart from the start. Mandy is my artistic child - creativity and ability to perform and draw and sing and ...... well ok - Linda Fenton kicked you out of ballet but 4 out of five isn't bad. Our family loves teasing her the very most because she is the funniest person you'll ever meet. We survive on Mandy's funny lines, and adventures, and outlook on life. She excells in spreading joy and service. I'll call and try to talk to her and she'll be off helping someone in her ward, no big deal, just helping out. But it's always a big deal to those she serves. Her talents have taken her to performing as a featured Soloist for the Utah Symphony - it was an amazing moment as a parent to see her walk out there and wow them. I laughed myself silly because she said that the 'conductor' had a prosethic butt - or at least she'd been told he had..... and we all spent most of her performance trying to look at it! It is a known fact that her husband Ryan is a patient, kind, and loving sweetheart - he would have to be. We actually warned him about her before he married her that his sides would always ache from laughing. He still married her - and we're glad they are together. Today Mandy - know that you are always in my heart - I carry your heart - I carry it in mine - as the quote goes. Celebrate the fact that you are loved, and cherished by many, many people. I can't wait to meet your kids - I know they are in heaven right now fighting to see who gets to come first. Let's hope it's a little tiny blue eyed blond, runner (with a saxophone in her hand). Happy Birthday Sweetheart. (Don't forget that the Pole Dancing course at BYU is filling up fast so hurry and get registered!) Love, your freaking fan, MOM /Bobby)