What it's like to Celebrate a 9 year olds birthday....

Nine years ago today

I had tried desperately

to change my flight

back to California

but with no such luck

at 5:31pm (EST)

I found myself mid air

While my niece Madison

was coming into the world!

I remember getting off the plane

looking a my phone

and seeing one missed message

and I knew

she must have been born!

How I wished I could of been there!

Fast forward to today

Where I started the day

jumping into Mad's bed

with my sister and other niece

in order to wake her up 

by singing happy birthday.

And then following it up

with a morning adventure

with her to get

birthday balloons

and a pre-party smoothie!

Then we had not one

but two parties...

a friend party

(fifteen 3rd grade girls

sugar high and super excited...

My sister and I are officially

C-R-A-Z-Y!!!)

and a family party...

to celebrate her life!

I have to say

Spending the day here

as opposed to 

on a plane far away

was a much better way to celebrate!!!

Happy Birthday Mad!!!