Happy 25th, Claire!

 Happy birthday to Claire Aurora!  

25 years ago, I gave birth to the most beautiful creature, my Claire!

Today she is 23 weeks pregnant with her own beautiful 

creature (a girl!), and we met up in Tennessee

for a few days together.

I made them pose for stupid pictures, and we laughed a lot.

Oh my gosh, I love my girls!

They're each different, lovely, and funny.

They each have strong opinions, have different personalities,

but more than anything, they love each other.

We are all so excited to watch Minnie grow up and

see who she will become as she joins the Nielson sisters.

Then, just like that, we turned around and went home.

The stay was too short, and my mother-heart was breaking.

But I was so grateful for our quick fall break trip together!

Of course, we checked out Buc-ee's on the way home.