Happy National Siblings Day!

April 10th is a lot of things.
April 10th is nearing the deadline to file my taxes. Yikes.
April 10th is only 7 days away from my Nephew's birthdays!
April 10th is only 8 days away from my Uncle's birthday, and my favorite Piper's birthday!
April 10th is only 8 days away from my sister in law's due date, and subsequently baby Adalyn's birthday/entrance into the world! (maybe)
April 10th is National encourage a young writer's day. I'm pretty sure that means encourage a young aspiring author, but I have a young writer hanging out with me at the office who loves to write her name. I just bought her a preschool work book that we are going to begin working through, and I know she will need some encouragement!
April 10th is National Farm Animals Day. I will print out some farm coloring pages today and maybe go through all of the different animals that live on a farm with my Sweetness.
April 10th is National Cinnamon Crescent Day. How the Cinnamon Crescent got it's own National celebration, I'm not sure. Maybe I will have Ryot help me make some sort of cinnamon bread dessert after work. Maybe...

April 10th is also National Siblings day- which is really what I wanted to write about.

I have siblings, I have cousin siblings, I have sibling-in-laws, and I have friends that might as well be my siblings. You might look at that and think one big episode of Maury. But I look at that and know that even when life tried to throw us all around a bit, we still made it with our heads high above water and an unbreakable bond.

I love them all. I would love to honor each of them individually, but let's be honest, you have more to do with your life than sit and read this blog post for 4 hours. You're welcome. So I will honor them by category with just five descriptive words (or word phrases).

My siblings:
Coral - Big sister, second mom, intelligent, gorgeous, talented.
Dustin - Big Brother, idol when I was growing up, hilarious, hard-working, servant-hearted, fearless.

My sister-cousins:
Jennifer - Trust-worthy, beautiful, compassionate, thoughtful, wise.
Lindsey - Spontaneous, genius, creative, witty, confident.
Allison - Spirited, inventive, stunning, ambitious, humble.

My Sibling-in-laws:
Heidi: Beautiful, trust-worthy, creative, down to earth, talented.
Patrick: Hilarious, intelligent, tall, skillful, likeable.
Seth: Leader, faithful, funny, strong spirited, reflective.
Scotty: Ambitious, joyful, steadfast, witty, smart.
Nate: Hilarious, active, humble, hard working, supportive.
Ashley: Talented, empathetic, visionary, beautiful, encouraging.
Thomas: Leader, clever, resolute, emboldening, loyal.
Kendra: Kind-hearted, enchanting, sincere, confident, graceful.
Cody: Considerate, skillful, dynamic, devoted, hilarious.


All of my friends- you know who you are- you have made the rough years bearable and the good years great. I love you. Thank you.

I have the greatest group of siblings and so many nieces and nephews. I can't wait for baby Adalyn to enter the world and for Allison and Nate have kids. The more the merrier!

Love you people! I'm so blessed to call you my family!