My mother died just a month before my daughter was born. She was looking forward to her arrival but didn't make it. It hurts to know that my daughters will never know their grandparents. My father past away just 6 months after my mom. I don't even know how to begin to explain to her that I have a mommy and a daddy too when she has never seen them. There is so much she could have learned from them -- there love of God, their love for each other, and their unconditional love for us and our families. There is no better mother-in-law than my mother. My husband can tell you, she practically adopted her sons-in-law.
Anyway, we are celebrating her birthday this Saturday with a cookout with our friends from our small group at church. We took her birthday pictures this morning in our backyard. We dressed them up and set up the table from her playroom outside and let her and her sister have a tea party with some teddy bear guests. I went crazy and filled up an 8 GB SD card with pictures. They loved the tea party and were gracious hosts with the teddy bears.
I found the cutest song for a photo montage I made of her pictures. It's by country singer Billy Dean and it's called "Let Them Be Little." You can watch the video of the song below. It's so cute. I look forward to their developmental milestones, and it's so great to watch them learn new things. I think sometimes we forget to just enjoy them as they are today and just let them be kids. 
Very adorable. Have you ever thought of making a book for her about your parents? Stories about them so she can know them? I relish the stories my dad has told me about my granny bea. I was fortunate to know her but never knew she was a model when she was in her twenties. I found a box of photos after she passed and the stories my dad told made her even more than just my granny.
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