My sweet Andie...

My dear sweet little sister, who is only 16, is having surgery today. She just stopped by to hold my babies for a few minutes since she's not supposed to lift anything over 10 lbs for 3 weeks...and my babies definitely weigh more than 10 lbs! She is quite possibly my kids favorite person other than me or their daddy... And she's pretty special to me too...I was the first one to hold her, as our mother was unconscious due to the emergency c-section, and I spent more time with her over the next 5 years than anyone else ever...yeah, we have a bond...

We will be thinking and praying for her all day today. If you think about it and have a minute, please say a little prayer for her. The surgery is at 11 am and should last about 2 1/2 hours.


Here are a few pictures of her, I wish I had a scanner, there would be a lot more...


Me and Andie, when she was about 2, getting ready for church...



Her Kindergarten picture...



Her eighth grade picture...


A practice photo for her 9th grade pageant...



and then a self portrait of her more recently...