Virginia Is For Hansons

When Viv started driving I asked her to do the same things I asked the boys to do when they started driving. Let me know when you get to where you're going and when you're on your way home home so I know when to expect you. The boys where ok about it. They tried, but it was a lot of "oh ma, I'm sorry. I forgot".  You know who doesn't forget? Viv doesn't forget! Never have I gotten so many texts from her as I have since she started driving...  She's also a big fan of Wicket and I walking her out to her car and waving as she drives off. It's such a Viv thing! 

 Weekend signs of life from the boys are the best kind!  Maxwell and Jordi at Octoberfest in Vail, CO... ...and Henry and Angela at the game in Tuscaloosa, AL! 

Ok. So the car wasn't a surprise, but who wouldn't love to wake up on your birthday to a big red bow on your new(ish) car?!  Happy 17th birthday to the girl that makes me smile every single day. To the girl who loves big and is always the first to offer an "I love you". Happy 17th to the daughter I never knew I needed.  Happy 17th birthday, Viv. I love you with every corner of my soul.  Love, Mom