Oh How I Love My Birthday Girl! Let's Celebrate Pink Saturday Too!

April 10th, 1971..........One of the VERY happiest days of my life......

Even as a little girl myself I dreamed of growing up and being a mommy......It's all I ever really wanted. And, I so hoped to have a little girl.




Oh how God blessed me.



Today is that little girlie's Birthday.



Where have 39 years gone?



I can hardly believe it.


If you have a little one enjoy this special time........It'll be gone before you know it.


I don't know why her eyes look brown in nearly all of these pictures.



They were SOOOO blue!



So were my grandson's until about two years ago or so....My daughter's and my grandson's both turned GREEN the same year. Isn't that odd?

Baby Dodi...........on her first birthday......sorry the picture is so blurry. I had to scan old pictures.

One and a half........Isn't she adorable?

I had to throw this picture in........I shared a picture of her on Easter wearing this as a pinafore over a dress.........she wore it for a LONG time.......now over jeans. Boy we got a lot of mileage out of it! :-)


She was crazy about pink.......(and still is)....and wore it all the time.



And, had a PINK room too.



Just look at that lovely 1970's style..........GROOVY!

Reading in bed........she still likes to have a good book or magazine in bed... :-)

Growing up........Nine years old...........



Yep, still loves jewelry too!

My sweet girl with the doll I made for her. It was the year that Xavier Roberts' Little People came out..........they were $125.00.......way out of my budget, so I made this doll for her.


Don't know exactly what was going on with her hair......I can't think of any good excuses either.


Fortunately she knows how to handle her hair now and is known among her friends as the girl with the shampoo ad hair.....It's BEAUTIFUL!


Look at those freckles!

And, the first day of school her senior year......


I took her picture coming out of that very same door every single year on the first day of school.




As I was putting this post together I thought how silly I was not to have used her birthday pix through the years...... I'll remember that next year!



I had a hard time rustling these up......My sweet daughter's been over many times going through the old snaps, so MANY are missing....



She was such a joy as a child and has grown into the MOST wonderful woman.

I'm so proud of her..........Sooooo proud.



She has a WONDERFUL sense of humor. Everyone around her is laughing constantly. She is hilarious. :-)




And, she has the biggest heart of anyone I've ever known. Truly. I've never seen anything like it. So generous and sweet. I learn from her all the time.




She has worked since she was 16..........REALLY.....she wanted a job so badly that she pestered them at the Safeway constantly until they told her they'd hire her as soon as she turned sixteen.........so, the day after her 16th birthday she went to work.........and has worked ever since.


I'll be spending her big day with her.....we're going to go shopping and somewhere yummy for lunch..... I can hardly wait.



My darling daughter...........You are such a treasure. I love you to bits.



I'm the lucky one......and SO blessed.




Happy, Happy Birthday!


Mummy


xoxoxoxox


Y.M.L.Y.


PS............I laughed myself silly over some of the comments on my Easter post.......


A couple girlies referenced the VINTAGE pictures...........OH MY! :-)




That's when you're sure you're older than dirt.



And, now that you've made it through that really long post.......I know you'd love to peek at some lovely pinkies.......


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Huggies and Lovies,

Spencer