September is loaded down with birthdays. Corkey had his on September 1st. It was definitely memorable and certainly scary. Thankfully the Labor Day crisis ended well. His blood pressure stabilized, and heart tests showed no attack or damage. Severe bee stings contributed to the start of the whole problem that played out before an audience of family and friends.
I snapped this photo while he was resting and waiting for the doctor to come by and release him.
The next important birthday was Lauren's on the 9th. My admiration for my daughter grows and grows. She has handled the past two years with amazing courage. Taking care of two little ones after the sudden death of her husband Justin has been extremely hard, but she has shown tremendous strength.
This is one of my favorite pictures of Corkey and Lauren.
The third birthday in this series belongs to a sweet little granddaughter who turned 2 0n the 11th. After their school day Corkey and I joined Lauren and the girls for cake and ice cream.
The sundress that Etta wore to celebrate her birthday was once Lauren's.
How special to see Etta in that dress!
