Happy 13th Birthday Shaelyn

My little girl is not so little any longer! Shaelyn turned

13th on Friday. I took off work to be with her and we

packed in a lot of fun during the day. First we gave her

the Jade ring we had purchased for her while we were in

China adopting her in 1999. This was really special!

Then we went out to eat breakfast. After breakfast

we visited a local field of sunflowers for a photo shoot.

That was fun :) Then that evening we gave her a bowling

party at the local bowling alley with some friends and

family. I had ordered her a really special birthday cake

from a friend of mine who owns a cake decorating

business. We LOVED the cake...it was beautiful and

so yummy! All in all, it was a wonderful day!!! You turn

13 only one time and we wanted to make sure Shaelyn

knew just how special she is to us. I'm confident that she

knows!! :)