Our Beautiful Daughter - 39 years

April 9, 1980
We were so very happy to get a little girl in our arms again.  It had been a year and about 4 months since Ambure had died.  I wanted a girl so badly.  She was teeny!!  I always say that she reminded me of a little baby bird that fell out of a nest.
6 pounds 4 ounces (I think), and lost down in the 5's before we brought her home.  She started gaining fast though, because she was such a good little nurser.  Best of all my babies.  She became a thumb sucker early on, and we were totally okay with that.  She had a blankie, and would pull the fringe through her fingers.  Oh how we loved her, she was such a joy.  Then she grew up (haha) - and we still loved her (even through the teens........though she about drove us crazy).  And now...........?????

Manda is seriously a wonderful person, WONDERFUL mother and wife.  Wonderful friend, and WONDERFUL daughter Hard worker, smart, conscientious, caring...........and the list could go on and on.

Here she is with friends Therese, Jessica, Tracy,  and of course Cam.