Sweet Brookie Celebrates "24"!

Twenty four years ago today I had the privilege of

bringing this beautiful young lady into the world!

She was a charmer from the get-go....she

even won a baby contest just by smiling her

way into the judges hearts. Even as a very little

girl she was aware of people around her

and made them feel special by making eye

contact and telling them "Hi" by name. And she

has NEVER given us a lick of trouble!! So...

today we celebrated her just as she requested!

She started her day by getting her hair done and

her stylist said she needed "birthday hair" and

that's exactly what she got!

Here she shows us her age "the big 24" and

models her up-do!

I think it was a cross between "edgy" and

prom...but is suited her and only Brooke can

carry something like this off. Love her!!

Next she wanted sushi....so we met her for

lunch at the Mikado...three adults and four

pre-schoolers...yeah, I know!

(Rule of thumb...don't let the pre-schoolers

outnumber the adults!)

She received calls from her admirers

throughout the day...and let me tell you

they are numerous!! Everyone loves Brookie.

Of course, the Gregory's were there for

the ENTIRE celebration. Kennan and Brooke

are kind of inseparable! And Jude and Greta

might as well be Minie and Poppy's siblings.

I had to document this sushi....delish and I'm not even

a sushi fan but the Mikado has is goin' on!! The

Vegas roll was incredible...thank you, Brookie.

Those who know Kennan know she HATES any

seafood but after my raving about it

and as a gift to Brooke she was willing

to give it a try. It didn't make it all the way

down her throat. She still hates it...but at least

she tried!

Here's the happy birthday lunch group! I must

admit, we do have a lot of fun together.

Can you tell????

And of course, a Williams women's gathering

wouldn't be complete without a Target run.

Here Poppy and Minie are modeling some

Easter bonnets and gloves from the dollar bins.

Later in the evening, we left the littles behind

and all headed out for an "adult" dinner.

Brooke wanted to go to the Cheesecake Factory, but

they had a 2 hour wait so we followed Brookie's

lead to the Epic restaurant and while we waited

Brooke opened presents. She is sort of into

all things vintage these days and here she

is opening a vintage tea set I found for her.

I can highly recommend the Epic...we

were NOT disappointed. And we had

a great time with the whole group.

As you can see, Mark and Tiff are kind of

just a part of the "whole group".

Here is the birthday girl with the two who brought

her into the world. She has always been a ray of

sunshine in our lives and I don't know anyone who

is loved more. She is a beautiful woman, an

outstanding mother & wife, a talented writer and photographer,

a crafter extraordinaire, and has the most genuinely

understanding and compassionate heart and

warmth that draws people to

her and makes them want to remain close forever.

My life is so abundantly blessed for having her in it and

I'm so grateful that the Lord trusted me with the responsibility

of raising such an amazing young woman.

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWEET BROOKIE!

The best is yet to come....

XOXOXO Mom

P.S. I hope I am there for all of it!!