Happy 17th Birthday Presley and Evie!

This is 17

Another year has come and gone

It's your birthday and you're 17

It's hard to belive you are that old

Who is this young man that I am seeing?

It's been quite a year for you

You got your license and you drive a car

In fact, you share a car with your sis

But you drive safe and don't go far

You like to drive to get food

Westfield, B Dubs, or Jimmy Johns

You are always hungry

Sometimes you even go with your crew

You've got quite a group of friends

You like to hang with your baseball buds as well

Besides getting food, you go to games

You even go shopping too, which is swell

You have quite the beauty routine

And take great care of your hair

You regularly get perms and cuts

And always put effort into your skincare

You played baseball again

You were on the JV team at school

Sometimes you even played up with varsity

You would pitch and that was cool

You also had your final year with JR Stars

And it was very bittersweet 

Playing with the team the last five years

It was so much fun and pretty neat

You usually pitched or played shortstop

You all grew so much over the years

Many good friendships made

And many memoires we will hold dear

You still want one more summer of ball

So you went to some tryouts

Got some offers and you had a decision to make

You settled on Whiteford without a doubt

You have great sportsmanship skills

And your efforts never go unseen

That's why it was no surprise you were selected

For the Sport Leadership Team

I love watching you grow

And watching you change

But now you're one year from being an adult

And for me, that's a little strange

You do pretty well in school

And I am so proud of you

Keep working for what you want

And all  your dreams will come true

My wish for you is simple

I want you to be happy and have fun

I got your back, no matter what

Happy Birthday-I love you son

To Presley, From Mom 11/8/26

This is 17

Happy Birthday Evie Mae

Today you are 17 years old

That sure went by fast

But here you are-beautiful and bold

It's been quite a year

You got your license and a car

You weren't keen on driving at first

But now you drive near and far

You love to go to Target

And Starbucks too

In fact, any place that is a store or has food

Is perfectly fine by you

You are a foodie for sure

Chipolte, Chick-Fil-A, Crumbl to name a few

You just like to eat

And drink your iced chai too

You're on the cheer team

And you are a flyer

You work super hard at this

And they keep putting you up higher

You enjoy cheer a lot

And have a lot of fun

You've made some new friends

And grown in your tumbling a ton

You're still BFF's with Piper

But Mikayla and Izzy are part of your crew

Your circle of friends keeps growing

You're not the quiet girl I once knew

You've learned you love to work

And worked a second season at Heaps

You worked at church, babysat, and now Pizza Ranch

You certainly love the money you get to keep

You always give everything your all

Whether it's cheer, work, or school

You study your little butt off

And were #10 in your class-no fool

You help at home too

You clean and do chores

I don't even ask you

You just don't like to be bored

You are still quite crafty

And crochet quite a bit

And you love to bake anything

Cuz you just can't sit

I want you to know how proud I am of you

I will always have your back

Things won't always be easy

But give yourself some slack

Happy Birthday sweet girl

May all your wishes come true

Keep being you and reach for the stars

And never forget how much I love you.

To Evie, From Mom 11/9/26

 

Happy 19th Birthday Grace!

 

Happy 19th Birthday

Happy 19th birthday Gracie Girl

I have no idea how you're 19 already

It's your last year in your teens

The 20's are coming, are you ready?

This year has been crazy for sure

In August we moved you to Otterbein

It's was far and in Ohio

But we knew you'd be fine

It was hard to leave you there for sure

But zoology is what it's known for

You wanted to work with animals

But after a few weeks, you weren't sure

You did adjust to life away from home

You got along with your roommate and decorated your dorm

You made new friends, Naomi and Aubrey

And you adjusted to your new norm

We talked nearly every night

And we facetimed so you could see Binx

But you got into your routine

And you did better than you think

We came to visit you for family weekend

We did all kinds of fun things

We flew you home for breaks too

And sent you fun packages and new things

One day you called because you needed to talk

You were thinking about changing your major now

You decided maybe nursing is what you wanted to do

So you set off to figure out how

Ultimately we decided you would move back home

You would go to the community college, JJC

So we packed you up and registered for classes here

And that would give you more time to see

But before you left Ohio, you met a boy

Micah is his name and he's a nice guy

I remember you telling me about him and your first date

He took you ice skating for that first try

And now months later, you are still dating him

He treats you well and makes you happy

You do make a cute couple

And he travels here to visit, not too shabby

But you've really grownup in this last year

Figuring out your path and getting it going

You have such maturity and responsibility

And this past year, it's really been showing

You are doing well at JJC

And you are liking your classes

You got a job at Walt's Ice Cream

And have been busy serving the masses

You've decided to stay at JJC one more year

And get the basics out of the way

Soon you'll be applying to schools again

And before I know it, you'll be on your way

I know that you are going to be fine

You'll do amazing things along the way

I'm so proud of the young adult you are becoming

I'll always support you is what I want to say

Keep being you and don't ever change

To your dreams, stay true

I can't wait to keep watching you grow

And no matter what, I'll always love you.

Love, Mom 6/30/26