The Westbrooks

Today is Nicole’s 12th birthday…Happy Birthday NeNe!!  We Love You so dearly!!  You will ALWAYS be my baby!!

Today is Courtney’s 13th birthday!!  She is now officially a teen.  It was only yesterday I was giving birth to her at 2 a.m.  You are our precious girl no matter what your age!!  We love you!!

February is here and so is another month of birthday love.  We ourselves have two birthday’s to celebrate in our family.  So without further ado here is our birthday love.

Happy Birthday to our oldest daughter Courtney.  She turns 13 this month.  Another teen in the house.  

Happy Birthday to Peder my cousin’s husband.

Happy Birthday to our baby of the family Nicole.  She turns 12 this month.  

Happy Birthday everyone.  We love each and everyone of you.  I know we will be enjoying cake and Lefse twice this month.  YUMMY!!

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Now playing: Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight
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We would like to wish a very special person to me a Happy Birthday!! 

Estelle who is my sister from another mother and father!!  We love you girl!!  Happy Birthday and it is my pleasure and honor to be your sister!!   Goose and Juice baby!!

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Now playing: Autograph - Turn Up the Radio
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Today was Alec’s award ceremony for his essay that he won 2nd place in.  His teacher asked him along with 2 other students to write an essay for the Patriot’s Pen.  The theme was “Why America’s Veterans Should Be Honored”.  In an earlier blog I posted Alec’s essay if you wanted to go back and read his writing. 

Alec received a certificate and some money for his essay.  It was wonderful to see Alec learn on his own about Veterans and then put his thoughts down on paper.  With both Bruce and I having immediate family that have served in the military (Army, Marines, National Guard, and Air Force) it touched both our hearts to read his words. 

I would like to say a public “Thank You” to all those who have and are are serving our Country in one capacity or another.  I would also like to say a very personal “Thank You” to my uncle out in Seattle, WA who served in the Army in Vietnam, to my father in Dunnellon, FL who served in the Air Force (stationed at Hickam A.F.B.), to my late step-brother who served first in the Marines (Desert Shield & Desert Storm) and then in the National Guard.  Then to Bruce’s father in South Carolina, who served in the Army during Vietnam stationed in Germany.