Sunee, Katie, and I left Hooper around noon. I felt a little sick to my stomach at the thought of leaving. It had become such a safe, comforting space. I had enjoyed being with my mom and my siblings so much.
But I knew that I was needed at home. This was the night of Emma's big sixteen-year-old birthday party. When I finally rolled in at around 5:00, I was so grateful for how hard my family had worked in my absence.
We finished getting ready, I took a dip in the beautiful pool with my little kids, and then got out just in time for the party to get started. Emma and I had cried, but we just wiped our tears, smiled really big and decided to have fun.
Lots of boys and girls came and had such a fun time swimming, playing volleyball, sitting by the fire, playing basketball, and just hanging around. Emma seemed to be glowing with happiness. She looked so cute and had such a great night. I can't believe my little baby girl is sixteen years old!!!
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| That's Emma in the middle! |
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| Of course I made them play my famous boy-girl keep-a-way game!! |
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| Volleyball friends!! |
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| A lot of kids had left already...but we love our birthday girl! |
When it was all over, we all fell into bed. It was good to have a distraction. It was good to realize that life goes on.
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