Happy 25th Birthday Nicole!!!

Today is my little sister Nicole's birthday. She is now the BIG 25! (Wow, that makes me feel old!!) We celebrated yesterday at our house with the family and ate some of Nicole's favorite food...lasagna and pumpkin pie. Instead of making "real" lasagna, we made a Rachael Ray "fake-out" lasagna which was soooo much easier and faster to make. (Basic idea: cheese filled ravioli, cooked & layered in a baking pan with meat and spaghetti sauce, topped with cheese.) Watching Nicole open presents is soooo different than Brenda opening them...Nicole took FOREVER to open, making sure she got every piece of tape and wrapping paper off before tackling the box. (Brenda on the other had rips stuff off so fast and throws it so that she can quickly get to the gift inside. I think she has opened things in under 8 sec. before...now we use LOTS of tape!) Some of the things Nicole got for her birthday: a few necklaces, a book, a picture for her room, and her 1st ever BSU T-shirt! (she's never really asked for one and I just realized this past week that she was the only family member w/o a BSU shirt...she was VERY surprised!) Below are pictures of everyone, except Parley who was sick and opted to stay home to avoid getting the rest of us sick.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICOLE!!!

The Birthday Girl

We just love the camera!

I'm not sure I know who this goofball is...

A rare picture of Dad

Mom actually smiling!

What a CUTE sister picture!!!