dear mom

Dear Mom, you'll probably cry, but I just have to remind you of all we've shared and why YOU deserve a special day all to yourself:

birth: scary!!! but you did want another daughter, so God gave you one:)

school: all the way from preschool to elementary to middle school to high school to college, who's been my biggest fan? You. You. YOU! :)

knowing Him: you sang me all the right songs when you rocked me to sleep (Jesus Loves Me), taught me all the right stories, spoke simple wisdom, and loved Him yourself. Now, I'm His child too.

So, if you ever want to bike to Hardees on the River Greenway, pick up sticks in the driveway, dominate in CAN'T STOP, or eat some jalepeno poppers from Arby's, count me in because I do really REALLY love you,

Cass (LL)

My little nieces turn 1

It was a joyous birthday party, complete with presents, cheesy hats, sloppy cake, etc, etc.

 

at least Delaney paid me some attention.....typical Bertsch obsession: COMMAND & CONQUER!!! 

Silly Brad: butterfly cakes are for kids:)

 

 

COMPLETE CHAOS=all 8 grandkids in the same picture

 

Zach: you are supposed to blow into it....not smoke it

 

wow dad...wow....he kind of looks like the tin man from the Wizard of Oz!!!!

Sara ran a mini marathon: 13.1 miles on Saturday. She did awesome! It was in Nashville, and there were 31,000 runners!

We cheered her on:

It was also Bamber's birthday! She turned 14. We ate at P.F. Changs. It was TASTY!!!!!

I gave her a journal with cheesy coupons that I made up for her to use....apparently I thought it was funnier than she did:)

oh....and the roses by my apt are blooming. I couldn't help but admire:

--be loved and love--