~ Happy Birthday Dear Brent ~

Or is that Dear Brent, Happy Birthday!!! But then it wouldn't sound like a song.....

50 Years Ago With Baby Sister, Trudy. . .

Even More of a Faded Photograph 34ish years ago...
But Not Memory :)

39 Years Ago With A Baby of His Own!
(Photo compliments of Katie, "The Scrapbook Lady" Also pictured below... )

Last Year.. We were in Las Vegas at the Same Time. . .

Another "Stolen" Blog Picture That Has Become One of my Favorites!!!

And ANOTHER Stolen Picture. . . I'm REALLY Busted Now!!!
Thank You Katie and Kathy?

Another year has flown by and time is speeding up!! What a year it's been! I can't let the day get away from me without total and complete recognition of this 62nd birthday.

His daughter, Katie, (Pictured above) put together a beautiful scrapbook for the Jones Family and asked each of us to write something about each member of our family. I would love to share this with you again today in honor of my brother and friend, Brent.

Excerpt from the "Book of Joneses"

"I remember thinking as a little kid that when I heard the phrase "tall dark and handsome" that was my big brother Brent. When he got married and moved to California I was sad. I remember getting letters in the mail that just said "Hi". It made me feel so important! One of his letters came when I was about 11. It was a fun little letter on the importance of becoming an Aunt. I strutted for weeks!

He has accomplished much in his life and has such a beautiful family. Mom and Dad were always very proud. I have admired that his faith and accomplishments were from his own hard work and study. He never believed anything just on faith. He worked to understand; something I never did enough of. "

I wrote this 6 years ago and it still applies today. Brent, Happy Birthday!!! You are STILL one of my heroes!!

Love Forever,

Trudy