Happy Birthday Natalie

Happy Birthday Natalie,
How do you like this picture? I thought I would just throw it in to make Brad jealous! haha
Dad and I were talking about your birthday on our way home from Tiffany's and we feel so sad that we don't get to be with you on special occasions and hope you feel our love even though we're so far away and we don't have as much contact with you and your beautiful family as we would like to have.
You are such a lovely lady and one to be admired for all of your wonderful talents and abilities. You bring joy to everyone whose life you touch which is everyone that you meet. You are the kind of person that people don't forget because of your beautiful smile and the kind way that you treat others.
I've always been so amazed that Heavenly Father blessed us with such beautiful and talented children. We couldn't have been happier throughout those wonderful growing up years in our home. We have such fond memories of each stage of life with you and your sisters and brother.
I loved being a room mom for your classes at school and enjoying all the things you did for each season of the year. I was on the PTA board in Sandy when you where in Elementary school and that was awesome to be a part of your life at school and you liked to help me with the drawings we would do for the bulletin board. Remember how I would take the picture and project it on the wall and it would make it large enough for the board and we would trace it and then color it in for all the different seasons? I really miss those magicial days and I miss watching you guys grow up and seeing the excitment you felt in each new stage of life. Those memories are priceless.
I remember when you had your huge picture of the Old Indian Chief that you drew on the wall at your middle school in Ohio and I was so proud of you I could hardly stand it. I always wanted to take all of my friends to the school to brag about your talents.haha I couldn't help it!haha
Then it was so fun to watch you and Cherstin in high school with all the fun programs that Mrs. Stonebreaker did and you guys were always front and center and I again was so proud of my girls. I especially loved the little mermaid program that you guys did.It was the best I've ever seen and I think about it and how magicial it was sometimes when I'm remembering those good years. I really miss them.
It was so fun to watch you get a little older and start to date and see what boys started hanging around the house. I loved helping you and Cherstin get ready for your dances and it seems like you always either went together or maybe we were just helping you both get ready and I just thought you were always together. ha
It was so nice that you got to go back to Ohio for graduation and be a part of the show there. I remember they let you play the piano and sing a song by yourself even after you had been gone from the school for awhile and I was impressed that they would do that for you. I'm sure it's because you were so special and so talented.
I hope you enjoyed your growing up years Natty, and that you have great memories of those years because you sure made them special for our family. You were always such a calming influence on the rest of the kids when there were fights going on around you. We were impressed with how you would always be the peacemaker for everyone and it really helped with the contention level in our family. We can see that influence in your family too. You always show love and patience with your kids no matter how crazy things get. You are a wonderful wife and Mom and so very talented in so many ways. We are so proud to be your parents. We love you very very much and hope you had a wonderful birthday this year!!!!!!! Mom and Dad