They say it's your birthday...

Brook is 30 years young today! She's probably going to kill me for broadcasting her age over the world wide web, but I don't care, I just wanted to say Happy Birthday to my wonderful cousin! I am so thankful to have you in our family (and to think, we all owe it to my mother and a bowl of chilli!). It takes a very special, patient, kind, and loving person to put up with my cousin Scott, and for that you deserve the bestest birthday ever.

I was going through my pictures trying to find a picture of Brook to make my little masterpiece above, and I just don't have any. I have tons of pictures of her beautiful children, Ella and Eric, but just about every snapshot I have of Brook (that wasn't taken by Ella) is like the above... her being a fabulous mommy! Seriously, if I ever have children I can only hope to be half as good at it as Brook.

So, here's to Brook, hope your day is as special as you are!