Getting Ready!

Much of today was spent prepping for Jocelyn's first real birthday party, which will be tomorrow afternoon. We picked up a few last things at the store, cleaned, Ben started his baking masterpieces, I decorated a little, and did a little more cleaning. As I was working, I got to thinking that preparing for this party is a lot like getting ready for the birth of a child - you try to get ready as much as you can ahead of time, have occasional moments of panic and stress, inevitably forget something minor, but it all turns out perfectly in the end. I am so excited to share this experience with Jocie tomorrow: the chance to celebrate with her family and friends what a wonderful person she is and how blessed we all are to have her in our lives. For now all that can be done is done, and now it's one last sleep before the big day!