Today is Ashley's twelfth birthday! Happy Birthday to my Special Girl! It's hard to imagine that she could be so old. I can vividly remember my twelfth birthday. Zina Petersen came and spent the night, and gave me a little kitten for my birthday. My best school friend, Elizabeth Byleen gave me one of those bouncy balls to play foursquare. And my mom made my favorite meal, barbecue spare ribs. I had a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. The reason I remember it so well is that it was my "golden" birthday. I was twelve on June twelfth.
Ashley's golden birthday will be when she turns twenty-one--only nine more years from now. Ashley has some fun things planned for her special day, thanks to mom and dad, so I hope it is a memorable day for her, too.
We love you, sweetheart, and wish you the greatest day!
Grandma Claudia and Grandpa Ed
