Monday, September 01, 2008

Happy 5th Birthday, Annie & Mary Jo!

Yesterday, we celebrated a little milestone as the girls turned 5.

Here's Joey, awaiting her guests' arrival.

ADDED: Dave tells me that Zeke snapped this picture. Perhaps he's got the Uncle Paul gene?

And this is Annie with her new stuffed elephant "Gipper," a present from Uncle Chris and Grandpa. By the way, Uncle Chris is batting a thousand when it comes to gift selection.



Mary Jo looked at the two cakes and asked if Annie was having a birthday, too. After I quit laughing, I explained that, yes, Sissy is having a birthday, too.

8 comments:

Ellie's Parents said...

Happy Bday, indeed, to the girls!!! Many happy returns!

Northern Light said...

Happy birthday, Annie and Joey...and especially to their parents, who deserve all the credit!

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Sara said...

How can they be five! I'm getting old! Happy birthday, girls. Hugs and kisses from Nurse Mayse!

Renee said...

Happy Birthday Annie & Mary Jo.

Peggy Gero DaValt said...

Oh and the fact that you gave them veterinarian outfits makes my heart sing.....

I could use a vet in the family.

Just ask Mom how many times I dressed up for Halloween as a vet!! I took Lassie the collie stuffed animal with me gathering candy!!

Subliminal...go to vet school...go to vet school!!

Peggy :)

SippicanCottage said...

Happy Birthday!

9 months pregnant in August? Mom deserves a Purple Heart.

Peggy Gero DaValt said...

Hiya Sippican....Actually...I think that Ruth was not 9 months pregnant in August. She was due in December of 2003 with these lovely children.

I believe that the whole reason the Maternal Optimist came about was a way to share with the world a bit of what she and David did to cope and to share what they dealt with these young ladies.

Please check this out.....http://optimistmom.blogspot.com/2005/08/nicu-journal-august-31-2003-labor-of.html....

and to steal a line from Paul Harvey.....and now you know the rest of the story....

Peggy :)
(who is pushing to be the Historian of the Maternal Optimist blog...which just means that I know where to find things...*grin*)