OUR SWEET Clara is turning 5 years old! JANUARY 23, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CLARA, OUR DEAR GRANDDAUGHTER, SWEET BIG SISTER,  LOVELY DAUGHTER, FUN NIECE, DARLING GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER AND LOVED DAUGHTER OF GOD. HAPPY FIFTH BIRTHDAY SWEET HEART. HERE YOU ARE WITH NORA, HAPPY AS EVER.

THIS PICTURE MAKES ME LAUGH OUT LOUD FOR JOY EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT. I LOVE THE GLASSES AND THE TILT OF YOUR BODY AND YOUR FISTED HAND AND YOUR MOUTH OPEN WITH SOMETHING WONDERFUL COMING OUR I AM SURE... I CAN ALMOST HEAR YOU, YOU ARE A JOY, A JOY!!!

SAND, SAND, SAND IN THE PARK, IN YOUR HAIR, IN YOUR BOOTS AND BY THE WAY I  LOVE THOSE BOOTS. I LOVED GOING TO THE PARK WITH YOU AND ELI WHEN NORA WAS BORN. YOU TWO  HAVE SO MUCH FUN THERE. IT IS A FUN PARK.

I LOVE TO COLOR AND YOU LOVE TO COLOR. WE WILL COLOR SOME DAY SOON AFTER OUR MISSION. IT WILL BE SO MUCH FUN AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT DAY.

THIS IS WHEN YOU LEARNED TO FASTEN YOU SEAT BELT ALL BY YOURSELF ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK OF THE VAN. YOU REALLY LEARNED HOW TO DO AN IMPORTANT TASK. I AM SO GLAD YOU WEAR YOUR SEATBELT. I WAS PROUD OF YOU AND YOU WERE HAPPY WITH YOURSELF. THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE THAT BIG SMILE ON YOUR FACE.

I PLAIN JUST LOVE THIS PICTURE OF YOU BECAUSE I JUST PLAIN LOVE YOU!!!

DO YOU REMEMBER THIS ONE? IT WAS AT THE LIBRARY AND YOU WERE WATCHING A VIDEO OF A BOOK. IT WAS A LITTLE SCARRY FOR ELI AN HE WAS NOT SURE HE WANTED TO WATCH IT. YOU TWO LOVED PLAYING ON THE BIG SCULPTURES THERE AT THE LIBRARY AND FINDING LOTS OF BOOKS TO TAKE HOME. THAT WAS SO FUN.

HERE YOU ARE CREATING SOMETHING WITH STICKERS. YOU ARE VERY CREATIVE AND HAVE BECOME VERY GOOD AT COLORING ESPECIALLY LATELY. YOU ALSO LOVE TO PAINT, RIDE YOUR BIKE, GO TO SCHOOL, SING SONGS, PLAY WITH PLAY DOUGH, HELP COOK, READ, FOLD CLOTHES AND DO MANY OTHER FUN AND CREATIVE THINGS. AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU FOR LEARNING HOW TO RIDE A BIKE WITHOUT TRAINING WHEELS. WAY TO GO CLARA.

THIS PICTURE FEELS AS IF I AM SITTING AT YOUR KITCHEN TALBE EATING WITH YOU AND ELI. I MISS YOU BUT KNOW WE WILL SEE EACH OTHER AFTER OUR MISSION.

I LOVE THIS PICTURE BECAUSE IT SHOWS OFF YOUR BIG BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES.

I LOVE THIS PICTURE BECAUSE IT SHOWS YOUR ADORABLE, DARLING DIMPLES.

HERE ARE THE THREE BRASHER GIRLS BUT MISSING OUR LITTLE ANGEL IN HEAVEN. THIS IS NORA'S BLESSING DAY. I AM SURE YOU WERE A BIG HELP FOR YOUR MOMMY. YOU ARE ALWAYS SO WILLING TO HELP CLARA. I AM PROUD OF YOU.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES OF YOU SLEEPING. I ALSO LOVE THE ONE OF YOU PRAYING WHEN YOU WERE TINY AND THE ONE OF YOU PUTTING YOUR HAND ON THE TEMPLE WALL WHEN DANE AND TRACIE WERE MARRIED. YOU JUST WALKED UP THERE AND PUT YOUR HAND ON THE TEMPLE AND LOOKED OVER AT ME. YOU WERE SATISFIED. IT WAS THE SWEETEST THING.

HERE IS ANOTHER HAPPY FAMILY PICTURE OF YOU AND YOUR DADDY, MOM, ELI AND NORA, DO YOU REMEMBER THIS? IT WAS AT THE TOP OF MT. ROYAL IN MONTREAL. DO YOU REMEMBER ALL THE SQUIRRELS? WE WALKED TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. IT WAS SUCH A NICE DAY. SPEAKING OF YOUR DADDY PLEASE GIVE HIM A BIG HUG FROM ME FOR SENDING YOUR MOM TO SLC TO BE WITH THE FAMILY. WYNN, JAMES, ACADIA, RAINY, LIBBY, HARPER, DANE, TRACIE AND EVELYN WERE ALL THERE TOGETHER AND YOUR DAD WAS SOOOO SWEET TO SEND MOM TO BE WITH THEM. GIVE HIM A BIG THANKS AND HUG, THANKS CLARA!

IS THERE A BETTER OR MORE LOVING SISTER? WELL I KNOW YOU ARE A KIND AND LOVING SISTER TO NORA AND ELI AND A SWEET DAUGHTER TO YOUR MOM AND DAD. THEY ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE YOU. AND YOU ARE SUCH A GREAT HELPER TOO.

NOW THIS IS A HAPPY FAMILY AND YOU ARE SO LOVED BY YOUR MOM AND DAD AND ELI AND NORA AND ALL OF US. WE CANNOT BELIEVE YOU ARE 5!!

HARD TO FIND PICTURES OF CLARA WITHOUT ELI. AND I LOVE THESE TWO. I BELIEVE IT WAS WHEN YOU WERE TOLD YOU JUST RECEIVED A NEW BABY GIRL COUSIN, AND IT WAS EVELYN. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS PICTURE. THE ENERGY, THE LOVE, THE EXCITEMENT, THE CELEBRATION. NO ONE CHEERS LIKE CLARA.

I LOVE YOU SWEET PEA. YOU ARE MY SUN SHINE, YOU MAKE ME HAPPY WHEN SKIES ARE BLUE. YOU'LL NEVER KNOW DEAR, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, THANKS FOR BEING MY LITTLE SUN SHINE GIRL. WE LOVE YOU AND THINK YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUR SWEET CLARA, YOU ARE OUR LITTLE SWEET TART AND WE LOVE YOU SO. PEPA AND I WISH WE COULD BE THERE TO CELEBRATE AND EAT CAKE WITH YOU. I KNOW YOU WILL HAVE A VERY FUN DAY. WE SEND ALL OUR LOVE A HAPPY WISHES FOR A LOVELY BIRTHDAY. HAPPY 5TH SWEET SONG BIRD.