Yes. Yes. It's birthday week around here and today it's my one and only big brother's special day! So HAPPY BIRTHDAY to GAR!!!! Just wanted to give a shout out and share a little love...

OMG. Too funny. I LOVE both of the photos. I'm sure I was super stoked he let me stand on the back of his tricycle and hold his hand. (awwwww cute!)

Here's my brother holding his cake, me on the far left with some of his friends. :)
If you didn't figure it out yet we're one day apart with 2 years in between. I always get asked if we celebrated our birthdays together as kids. My answer to that is..."no" of course not. :) My parents were super cool and would set aside two weekends in a row for our b-day parties to make them special. One for him and one for me. I loved our kid birthday parties. Just good ol' clean fun. Treasure hunts, homemade cake, pin the tail on the donkey & sometimes we'd check out a film projector and a movie from the library. (My how times have changed :)
Nicole Friend photography
Now that we're miles (or shall I say oceans) apart I want Gar to know how much he's influenced my life and thank him for always being here for me and I mean ALWAYS. Honestly my brother is pretty kick ass & I feel super lucky to not only be family members but to call him one of the closest people in my life. So cheers to you Gar and thank you for being the best big brother a sister could ask for. :)
I love you and Happy Happy Birthday...may all of your Wishes & Dreams this year come true. xoxo gia