HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICKI

That's her, over there on the left with the red arrow above her head! Adorable Nicki Davis, my own, and ONLY, sweetest daughter-in-law. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARLING GIRL! Gorgeous blue eyes, clear complexion, silky hair, petite and dainty, (I don't think she's 5 ft tall in her bare feet!) full of love, tenderness and devoted mothering.

Yes, that's me beside her, and Ben on the right. Lucky Ben somehow managed to catch her. (It's quite a story, and if you'll go here, you can read about one of the most imaginative marriage proposals you've ever heard!)

Nicki is the most patient, loving, involved, diminutive little wife and mother you could believe. Long after I, (in my earlier motherhood) would be screaming at my kids (WAY too often!), or drop-kicking them out an upstairs window (figuratively), or taking ANY opportunity our wallet would afford to hire a sitter and escape with what little sanity I had left, Nicki will simply take a deep breath, gather her little ones onto her lap, and read them a book. I believe she would rather be with her darlings at home than on a 2 week Vegas vacation without them.

And she knows just how to handle Great Big Ben (6 ft. 2), who actually has to stoop down or plie' to kiss her, and doesn't mind a bit!

And boy, does she make gorgeous kids! (Although I have a notion Ben helps - - especially when I look at young James).

Thanks for being in our family, Precious Nicki!