Happy Birthday Cass!

This past Sunday on September 14th we celebrated 23 years ago to the day that Cassidy came screaming into the world and I don't know that there is anyone more thankful for that arrival than I am. I love you Cass and I'm grateful that I've been able to spend at least the past three out of those twenty three years of your life with you. That's only 7.67% of your life, but hopefully if you don't get sick and tired of me following you around, by the time your life is over I will have been able to spend a big majority of it with you.

In honor of your twenty three years of life, here are some photos of the first twenty that I missed along with the past three that I have thoroughly enjoyed. For those of you who witnessed the first twenty this should bring back some good memories of the Cassidy that we all know and love and for the rest of you who missed it along with me it's a glimpse at what we missed. Poor us!



The beginning...



What a cutie.



I don't think there is any doubt where Scout's cuteness comes from.



This is where the chocolate obsession began...



... but it definately didn't end there.



This is where she picked up her holiday spirit. Anyone who's been to one of her Halloween parties knows what I'm talking about.



The smile that I can't resist.




Cass likes to tell me how she taught herself to ride her bike with no training wheels when she was still jsut a little kid (she likes to remind me of it everytime she tells me that she can do something without instructions or cook something without a recipe).



One of her favorite places when she was a kid in Bawwwwston.




One of my all-time favorite pictures. I can't wait to teach Scout how the digestive system works and what happens to a Big Mac after you eat it. Have you ever seen a cuter face full of freckles?




Little nature girl and animal lover.




My little athelete.




Cass and her little brother and sister. You can tell just by looking at this picture that she would be a great Mom and Social Worker.




The breakfast in bed tradition that we now have in our house too. Speaking of which, I still owe you one for this year Cass.




First of all, I am probably going to be in big trouble for posting this, but there are differing accounts as to what is really happening in this picture. Cass swears that she was just brushing away some dirt or a bug or something while everyone else claims she was just caught in the act. I'll let you decide.




I've never seen anyone play field hockey before, but if Cass did it then I'm a fan.




Cass just before heading off to college and eventually BYU-Hawaii where she had no idea what was waiting for her. (Awwwe Brandy).




Look what she found in Hawaii, a real Hawaiian. One thing led to another...




...and another...




...and another(notice now the half hug is with BOTH hands)...




...and another, until...




BLING!!




Ahh Yeah!!! There's no getting rid of me now. I'm going to follow you forever!


Thanks Steve and Sandie for raising an amazing girl and thank you Cass for letting me be part of your life. Scouter and I are very lucky.