Happy Birthday to our sweet.....


You are magical and energetic and full of amazing ideas.

You love swimming and yoga and big cities and the theatre and animals and cooking and music and hiking and hunting and exploring.

You always make life interesting... you are not one to just let it flow around you... you are either going to be the one swirling it around with a big stick, or the one jumping in with abandon to be carried away.... and sometimes you are both.

You make us proud with the way you view life through a pair of glasses all your own. You are strong, and in that strength will grow your true character and beauty.

You live life out loud... from dancing in the living room to hugging every dog you meet.

You were created to stand out... that is why we have so dearly loved storybook characters like Lilly and Junie B and Harriet... they also are girls who were created to stand out. You are girls with big hearts and big passions. It's messy sometimes, and difficult to hang on to the momentum and still maintain integrity.... but the reason there are wonderful stories written about these girls is because you all are the ones who live lives interestingly enough to have stories written about them. You create moments.

Mady, keep creating... keep living... keep laughing... love out of the deepest part of yourself... trust your heart...

...becuase God has not only made that heart especially for you... but he made you especially for this world. And he loves you.

And we love you. Forever. No matter what.