Happy Birthday Suzanne

It seems as if it was only yesterday that we moved to Manhattan, Kansas and JoAnn was 8 months pregnant. Don't ask and I won't tell. It was late evening, JoAnn was putting off going to the hospital since we didn't have any insurance. We were between schools and jobs. Not very good timing on my part, but we only lived 2 blocks from the hospital. In spite of the stress and challenge of moving and the 90 minutes JoAnn spent in labor in the hospital, we ended up with a beautiful little girl who today turns a little older, but I'm not allowed to tell you how much. Like all of our children she has been a delight to us. Enjoy a few photos of her early years.

Talk about precious, and new. She was just a few days old in this photo.

Please note that even at 1 year she couldn't keep her hands off. Without
JoAnn grabbing onto her hand it would be chocolate everywhere.

You can see she was into construction as a youngster, no wonder she
married a civil engineer.

Taken at Ledges State Park in Boone, IA, this photo of
our three little girls is one of my all-time favorites.

Little stinkers. When you are only 13 months apart you are best friends.

Sitting in the park in Ames, IA these two kept us busy just trying to keep up.

And as a mother of five. She has made us proud. Also, compare her
face with the previous photo - there is no mistaking who her.