Gina's Birthday Missionary Package

                Gina has been out on her mission for 8 whole weeks now, and her birthday is coming up, Cinco de Mayo.  As this is the first she will spend without family near,  my Mom and I put together this charming birthday package for her to celebrate with, so she wouldn't feel forgotten or alone on her special day.  Included in the package, is this delightful birthday poem:

A Special Day

May 5th is a very special day we celebrate each year,

The day that you left heaven to begin your life down here.

God placed you in our earthly arms, we loved you from the start.

I think before you were even born you lived inside our heart.

Twenty-one years can come and go much faster than you think.

Infant, child, teenager … before you even blink.

Today you leave all that behind, a woman you will be,

When you look into the mirror, a priestess you will see.

Someone who serves her Father above, just like she should,

And has become the righteous woman we all knew she would.

So make sure to have your companion, to celebrate with you,

Unroll and tape us on the wall so we can party too!

Wear those crowns, eat your cake, and blow your party horn,

And have a party, celebrating the day that YOU were born!!

                As the poem plainly states, we are all included in the package and all she has to do is unroll us and tape us to the wall so we can join the party.  Here we are, all ready to get our party on:

 Dad

 Mom

 Brent

 Derek

 Isaac

 Katie

 Robbie

Me 

AJ

 Samuel

 Lily

                Aren't those great/ slightly scary?!  But we didn't stop there, because you need more than that to get a bumping birthday party going.  The following is a list of the goodies we sent:  

• Cake mix
• Icing
• Sprinkles
• Spray Oil
• Candles
• Disposable Cake Pan
• Birthday Hats/Crowns
•  Party Horns
• Party Plates
• Napkins
• Drawings of Us
• Tape
• Gifts and Letters

                    

Updated 5/6/13: Pictures from Sister Rasmussen!

"THANKS for the birthday package-- it was awesome!  I had a TOTALLY fantastic birthday, and the south elders got me an Avengers Notebook to match the plates, napkins and cups!  So fun.  We will cook the cake sometime today.  I loved everyone's pictures, and Brent, trim those sideburns. :)  And Lily Bean!!  A big ONE year old.  Too cool."  -Sister Rasmussen