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Going out with my honey bunny!!

Today we went to the best movie we have seen in a long time -- Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax" in 3D. We normally are not 3D fans, but if there was ever a movie to see it 3D - this was it!!

It was perfect and we loved the music......Can you say "Broadway Musical" It would not surprise me if that didn't follow sooner or later!

And we loved how closely it stuck to the book -- it didn't rhyme as much as Dr. Seuss always does but it was fabulous!!

What a fun way to make a "green" statement! And Alan commented that "see, you don't have to have all that language, violence, and sex that most movie makers think you have to have now to have a great movie! You can just have a great clean family movie!" I agree, and I wish Hollywood would realize that more.

Dr. Seuss will never go out of style!!

Aileen has special Visiting Teachers!!

For Aileen's birthday her visiting teachers, Magdalena Peterson and Mirta Brown, came buy with a wide assortment of surprised to wish her a happy Birthday!!

Aileen with her Visiting Teachers - Mirta Brown, and Magdalena Peterson.

Aileen's Birthday memories 2012

This is me patiently waiting to begin opening my presents!!


Opening the DVD's that my Mom and Dad gave me. Plus I read Grandma and Grandpa Jackson's card with their check!! Yay, time to go shopping!!


Opening more presents, but oops - Mom's pointing the camera at me so I have to stop and pose for the picture!!


This "Puss & Boots" DVD I had to hide from Uncle George because he was going to "borrow" it!! The DVD and a cute bunny was from Aunt Tootie and my cousins Lauren and Taylor!


My Cousin Steven and his family Teresa, Mariam, and Dallin gave me the Barbie DVD's because Mariam feels that I need more than just Disney Movies!! Mariam and Dallin also made me hand drawn cards!!


Grandma Barbara and Grandpa Clay gave me a princess picture frame, a princess drinking glass that flashes lights and twinkles when I push a button, and a princess balloon!! Which is still floating in my room!!


Steve, Teresa, Mariam, and Dallin Brown - came all the way from Allen, Texas to celebrate my special day with me!!


Grandpa and I celebrated our birthdays together!! And this chocolate cake with chocolate mouse filling and chocolate frosting was just what Grandpa loves!! CHOCOLATE!!!


Then Grandpa started dancing with Grandma Barbara!! Too cute!

Uncle George, and Tytan game by later but missed pictures (they may have planned it that way) and Uncle David came for a few minutes to wish Grandpa and me a happy Birthday!!

John and Allison called me on my Birthday, Anne Marie called, and Grandma (Brown) Jackson called!! It was a great birthday weekend!

The birthday girl!!!

Grandpa's birthday was Saturday and Aileen's is today, so on Saturday night we celebrated both!! So I took a picture of the birthday kids together!!

It is so hard for me to believe that Aileen is 27!! It feels like yesterday that she was my cute little girl.......now she is my beautiful grown up girl.

Aileen is a gift from my Heavenly Father that I am so grateful for! I'm grateful that he trusted me and our family to take care of her, love her, and learn from her!! And I trust that when the Savior comes again, Aileen and I will get to talk about and remember so many things!!

She is so fun to have around now that we are empty-nesters, we don't have to be so lonely!! And I think she likes being the center of our life.....but she misses her sisters and John!!

She is showing more and more of her brilliance and personality as time goes by, she ran laughing away from her Dad when he was trying to keep her from getting into dinner before he was ready for her. Dad could not catch her!! so funny!!

She knows how to get her message across even without words!! And the cutest thing lately is sometimes she will come downstairs late at night and stand at our bedroom door, like she is wanting to come in and get in bed with us but not sure how to let us know.....but all we have to say is "Aileen do you want to sleep with us tonight and she comes right in and gets in the bed and snuggles down and goes right to sleep!! Those have been some of my most precious moments of late.

When her sisters and John called to say happy birthday, she listened intently on the phone and never pushed it away or got tired of hearing their voices!! Same with Grandma Brown when she called she didn't want the call to stop!! And she loves Grandma Barbara and Grandpa Clay and always acts so grown up around them. I know that she has special conversations with Grandpa Brown and Grandma Clay who I know visit and look after her from the other side!!

We love you Aileen!! So happy you are in our life!! It would not be the same without you!!