Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Madeline's 14th birthday is today and we decided to keep it free of hikes, travel or running ourselves ragged (at her request!) and I must admit, it has been most wonderful!! It's hard to believe that almost exactly 14 years ago (to the minute) our precious Miss Madeline Audrey Lionbarger entered our lives! She is such a precious, gentle soul and our family would not be complete without her! We have spent most of the day just hanging out as a family, first at the camper and then in a cute coffee/tea shop in Port Angeles, Wa. As is tradition in our family, she gets to pick every meal for the day...so she chose strawberry French toast casserole for breakfast, tomato basil soup and grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch and lasagne for dinner with Boston cream cake for her cake this year. Right after breakfast she played her piano keyboard , took a shower and put on a dress (the first time during the trip) because she has "been missing wearing dresses". Ever a lady...I often wonder where ever did she come from?!? Yesterday afternoon we did take a hike to a beautiful waterfall in the Washington forest and soaked in a natural hot springs not too far from our campsite. Tomorrow we are looking forward to traveling into Canada to experience the Bouchart Gardens in Victoria. I think this might be one of the highlights of our year. We are missing our friends and family especially today, a celebration day, but we are trying to make the best of the day. I know Madeline is missing her yearly birthday sleepover with her BFF. A sleepover with sisters just isn't quite the same! Hope everyone's summer is going well and we love and miss you all! Blessings, Lioness
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Happy Birthday Madeline!! I'm so sorry we didn't get to call. We are never sure if your phones are working or not working, but we should just try regardless! We hope you had a great day and we are sending out card to nana and grandpas house so they can mail to Yellowstone. We think you idea of a slow down day was just what the family needed! Good thing you are around to keep all of them well balanced! We love and miss you very much!
ReplyDeleteOn another note, our neighbors across the street have offered us their 5700 sq. ft house in Nevada (25 minutes outside of Tahoe) to vacation at. We are super excited and hope that we will be able to go there and relax! Uncle Ty also may be headed to DC to do a 18 month temporary duty assignment, so we have lots going on here also. We hope to talk with you all soon. Miss and love you!
Aunt Christy