happy birthday lux

6 years ago on a memorial monday our lux came bursting into our world and life hasn't been quite the same since. i remember vividly going from no kids to kids. geoffrey and i had 5 years with no kids and we were happy and felt fairly complete (i won't say totally complete since we were quite sure we would have children). anyways i'm very grateful for those 5 years, i needed them, we needed them and most importantly our children needed them.

back to lux. so after an uneventful may 30th of not much if any labor but no more amnio fluid she was finally rushed on to be delivered at 7:59 pm. i remember our first night was fine, i'm not sure if we (geoff and i slept), wee lux did. the next day i suppose was a typical first day of a newborn, we struggled with diapers and squaks from our little one, we were exhausted, overwhelmed scared beyond anything recognizable...so there she was, and what an incredible journey its been, what a kid, what an amazing kid.

so today on her 6th birthday she learned to ride her bike, a two-wheeler, on a grassy field and on the playground of her school. its a milestone for sure. way to go lux, how proud we all are of you.