Happy Birthday, sweet daughter Lindsay. I was 29 years young when you were born. Pretty close to your age right now. I was just a kid. So are you! You were a pretty easy baby! You were an awesome addition to our family. You are a wonderful daughter, wife, mommy, and sister. You have had a lot of adventures in your 28 years. You have accomplished a lot. You have a lot of inner strength. We all learn from you. I am so glad you had a fun weekend. I hope there is cake on your day. If not, we will take care of that when you come.
L--lookin' very foxy for an old married lady with two kids!
I--in the mood for a Coke. Anytime.
N--never miss a beat. Always dedicated to your family, every minute, every hour, every day.
D--definitely the fashion queen, with princess London coming on fast.
S--spunky and sassy. You stand up for yourself and your crew.
A--a schedule. You are always organized.
Y--Yes, to playdates, dinners for friends, letting your kids make messes, home school for three year olds, and crafts, crafts crafts.
LOVEYOUTONSLINDSAYZUNDELLEWISMATHIE
Happy Birthday Gelder William Lewis. We were all so happy to celebrate your birthday today. Your favorite kind of party, too. A picnic at the pool. It was a great day. Now you are sitting at the kitchen table looking over your cards. Life just does not get any better than this! Love you, old man!
I have always wanted to go to Victoria Island and see the Butchart Gardens. Bill has wanted to go, too. So when we scheduled a trip to Seattle for Trace and Lisa's big event, we decided to go. I got my passport at the last minute. You CAN get passports within a week. Anyway, we took a ferry to the island on Sunday and spent the night. The island is GORGEOUS. On Monday, we walked around a bit, had a lovely lunch overlooking the "inner harbour", and then drove to the gardens. We spent about two hours there. Of course, my camera battery died, and so I was dependent on phone pictures. I did take a lot of them, and they are all on Facebook. The gardens were worth every bit of effort it took to get there, and then some. They are amazing! I think we would both love to go back. We are so grateful that we got to see them. Our trip was fun. Last night after we got home about 11:30, (after getting lost in IDAHO!!!), I said "Everything that was important went perfectly, and everything that was unimportant went wrong". Oh well. Most special of all to me about the gardens was the "Pink Parfait" rose. This is what was planted at my home when I was growing up, and it is what we have in our yard. To me, there is not a prettier rose. And the smell in incredible.
