Happy 1st Birthday to Evie!!!

Today is a super special day! Today our niece, "Baby" Evie, turns 1! She is officially no longer a baby. (Though I fear we will never be able to convince Kenzie to call her "Toddler" Evie, "Preschooler" Evie, "School Age" Evie... maybe just Evie... or anything other than "Baby" Evie. )

I didn't take this picture. I "borrowed" it from Evie's
Mommy. =)

I will never forget the days leading up to Evie's birth and that fateful day that we got the call that Evie was born. I will never forget hearing the excitement, yet some reservation in Julie's voice. I will never forget the day they brought her home from the hospital. I wasn't there, but I will also never forget that day they got all dressed up and Evie "officially" became a part of our family despite the fact that she was our family and our little Jellybean from the moment she was born. For anyone that doesn't follow Steven's sister and brother-in-law's blog, you are missing out. They shared with us their struggles, their highs, their lows... and then... excitement, love, and what it means to them to be a family. It has always been so exciting for all of us to see Evie learn something new or do something absolutely adorable and I am so happy to have the opportunity to continue to witness her growing up.

I know this past year has been an amazing one for Julie and Eric. I know how much love they have and how much their hearts have grown over the year. I always feel like birthdays are interesting. We celebrate the person born on that day but I think it is important on birthdays to remember parents. They are these people that also grew and changed on that fateful day that their child was born. They are the ones that had to learn everything new, as well. So, on this super day, I want to make sure I give a major shout out to Evie's Mommy and Daddy. They are such amazing parents to my amazing niece. We cannot wait to see everyone next week to help usher in "ONE"!! Tell that little girl to save her Aunt K some snuggle time!

Today, we celebrate Evie on her first birthday! Happy birthday, Jellybean!

I didn't get a great picture before Kenzie had to take a phone call. She
informed me that it was Baby Evie. Apparently they needed to discuss the plans
for her birthday party next weekend.

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