Happy 13th Birthday Esara!!

Yes, today is Esara's birthday!! Her 13th {as shown above^}.... to be exact. :)

Esara, remember the beach? And swimming in the Ocean? Oh, that was fun!!

{pictured below, left to right: me, Esara, Narthea, dad and Caldirwen}

"Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all ocean depths..." --Psalm 148:7

Esara, you are so smart!! You know more about animals {preferably horses} than anyone else I know!!

"And God said, 'Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind.' And it was so." --Genesis 1:24

Esara, it is so fun to watch you and Caldirwen play together. Y'all come up with the cutest things.

"Jesus called a little child and had him stand among them. And He said: 'I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'" --Matthew 18:2-4

I have so much fun curling your hair, not to mention looking at it! It's so beautiful!!

"...if a woman has long hair, it is her glory. For long hair is given to her as a covering." --1 Corinthians 11:15

You are so beautiful, classy, smart, amazing, talented {did I mention beautiful?} and I cannot believe my "little Esara"....

....is growing up so fast. Right before my eyes. 13 already?!

My oh my. Look how the time has flown. But we've had fun, haven't we? Sure, we've had our differences and... *clears throat* "debates" {or whatever you want to call them}, but that doesn't change the fact that I love you, and you're my sister. You'll always be my little sister, no matter how old you get. :)

I love you Esara, and I wouldn't trade you for the world. No, not even a bag of chocolates.... :)