Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Happy 20th Birthday Lauren!

My baby is 20 today. We share a birth month and so many other things. She is like me, and not like me. People always say "Oh, you must be Lauren's mom!" I guess we kind of look alike too. But she is her own girl, no doubt about that!

Her sister made this gorgeous cake for her today while I was at work. it is small because we had our big family party last night with all the aunts, uncles, cousins and grandma. We don't need two big cakes, but it just seemed wrong to not have one on her actual birthday.Lauren shares a birthday with her Uncle! So here they are blowing out as many candles as we could get on one cake without burning down the house. Some for her and some for him. He is back in the shadows a bit so he's hard to see, but he is there:>)
Lauren has been a ray of sunshine and love ever since she was born. I don't have any baby pictures on this post because her father packed them away somewhere so he could build my bookshelf and he is at work right now, so I will just show a few pictures of her as a little girl. My little dancer.
And my little garden angel. Shortly after she was born I was at the plant nursery picking out flowers and a woman came up and said "she is the prettiest thing you will ever grow!" Well, I have two daughters and they are the prettiest things I've ever grown!
As a high school senior ...
And now in college, a young lady that her dad and I are so proud of. Happy birthday darling daughter! We love you with all our hearts:>)




16 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday to beautiful Lauren! I hope it is a wonderful day fill with whimsy and fun!
    Penny

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  2. Kathy - You are blessed! And she is blessed, too. Happy Birthday, Lauren. Have a great day. ~Adrienne~

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  3. Happy Happy Birthday to your beautiful girl! Such a cute cake too!

    Manuela

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  4. Happy Birthday Lauren.
    Our children are our greatest creations.
    Alison

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  5. What a beautiful girl with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes....does she get that from Momma? :-) Rosie

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  6. Happy birthday Lauren! She is a beautiful girl both inside and out, Kathy.
    Looks like you all had a winderful celebration!

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  7. Aww, thanks mom! And thanks to everyone else for the birthday wishes! It really was an awesome day! :)

    <3 Lauren

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  8. Happiest of Birthdays to you, Lauren! You are a lovely young woman!!

    Becky

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  9. Happy Birthday Lauren! God Bless, Celene

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  10. Kathy

    Happy Bday to a lovely girl!
    :0)
    I am doing a giveaway for my 100th post, stop in!

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  11. Happy Birthday Lauren!!!! You are gorgeous! I hope you have the best year yet!

    LOVE the cake it is so cute! What a sweet sister! Kathy, you sure did raise them right! You should be so proud :)

    Hugs,
    Amy

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  12. Happy Birthday......and funny because on May 6th, my son turned 20!

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  13. HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a beautiful girl!
    bj

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  14. Time does flies by, doesn't it! Lauren is gorgeous; and so precious as a little girl.... Blessings to her, you and yours, sweet friend...

    Hugs

    cielo

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  15. Kathy,
    I know your daughters and they ARE the most gorgeous people both inside and out! And you are not going to be old! You keep the young in youthful and I love spending my "funtime" with you. Hugs, Jan@daylilylane

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  16. HAPPY B'DAY LAUREN! Beautiful name... I have a Lauren too!

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