Happy 8th Birthday Jersey B!

Wow, we never thought this day would finally come. She has been waiting for this ever since she came to America. Hooray! We all made it. We have been counting the months and who has a birthday in that month until we made it to April. It's strange though, because with all the anticipation she was so very timid once it got here. People gave her cards with money, wished her a happy birthday, hugged her and the whole bit. I don't know if she doesn't want the added attention like our oldest son or if she thinks she is bragging by being so excited. Either way, I hope she loved her birthday just as much as she thought she would. I still have to hold my breath in hoping that I don't dissapoint her. The girl knows what she wants and doesn't settle for less.
The theme is a DARK green flower with a stem and a leaf. Vanilla only cake please. Gotta love her.
She did get a little sentimental when we made out invitations last week and we made and sent one to her bmom. I could see her eyes glaze over and she's gone. Off back thinking of Meticu and her grandma and all the others. She is sort of in her own world for a while and then she returns.
She had a dream that she saw all of them by the ocean. At first they didn't recognize her walking toward them and then they said, "Yes, it's Bethlehem!" They hugged and talked and played and then she said, "Ok, see ya. I have to go" and she walked home. I said, you didn't cry and they didn't cry. Nope, she said. Wow, I hope I never forget that.
We took pictures of her with her moms photo today. And the one of Jersey with the "flowers"..her brothers picked those for her!
Hope everyone is well. You are loved from above. God Bless and see ya soon.