Sisters.

"Sisters, sisters 
There were never such devoted sisters, 
Never had to have a chaperone, no sir, 
I'm there to keep my eye on her 
Caring, sharing 
Every little thing that we are wearing 
When a certain gentleman arrived from rome(JUST WAIT FOR SUMMER TO END HA!)
She wore the dress, and I stayed home 
All kinds of weather, we stick together 
The same in the rain and sun 
Two(THREE) different faces, but in tight places 
We think and we act as one 
Those who've seen us 
Know that not a thing could come between us 
Many men have tried to split us up, but no one can (TYLER!) 
Lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister 
And lord help the sister, who comes between me and my man"

Meredith Brooke & Melissa Joye: 

Thank you for being the best big sisters a little sister could ask for. Sure we don't get a long at all times but I mean all sisters go through things. I also know that we have all gone through phases of wanting a brother or two..and still do. But, even without, we are the perfect sibling trio. No one can top it. 

When we were growing up you guys were always close since you were close in age..at least you always hung out together. I always just sat around and couldn't watch the same movies, got patted on the head, didn't get the jokes, didn't get to go to youth group, or hang out with you guys when you would go out, didn't get told the secrets or whatever. 

Even though I am 8 years younger than you Brooke and 5 from you Melissa, you both still cared for me and showed me so much love. I have vivid memories of playing nintendo in the kitchen and in the sprinklers of the Texas house, also watching Titanic at the neighbors house, riding scooters on the neighbors house of the Ponderosa house, playing barbies, going to get slurpees, going to the movie store, doing dumb skits with you and friends, going to the store with you when you had car wars, hanging out with you and your boyfriends on the couch and talking, swimming in the pool together, you taking me to Lexi and Lindsey's houses, making stupid videos every Christmas or whenever the cousins were around, going shopping with you guys and Kristen and Rebekah, helping with my lemonade stands. And so much more! 

So, thank you. Those words seem so un-worthy of how I want to express my emotion to you both. I am truly thankful for both of your impacts in my life. I would be a totally different person without you two. I am blessed to be a little sister. I am sorry for the boogers, the screaming, the tattle-telling, fighting, kicking, crying etc. 

Thank you for loving me in every way that I struggle to love you back. You are gracious and kind to me, genuine and full of mercy and compassion. You have been there for me since day one..literally. As we have all grown up and done our own things I have loved reflecting on how we used to interact to how we do now. You both treat me like an adult, even though i probably don't deserve to be treated in that way. 

I thank God for you in my life. You are two seriously incredible women and mom and dad are pretty luck to have us! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am here for you always and even though i am the youngest, I am here to cry, laugh and just talk with. LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Here is our lives :) 

Since day one!

Well, we were ALL awkward in this one.. we stick together. Melissa looking like a lizard!

Through dopey family pics for support letters and biting dogs

Through the crazy and putting on a show for everybody..always

Through the stinging nettles(metals) and the crappin crunch 

Through underwear and burnt smores

Through being missionary kids and scary Hungarian pre-school

Trips to ski with the Downey side

Through scrounging through each others gifts to see if we are jealous

Through family camping trips in random lakes

Professional climbers..obvi

Awkward Christmas picures

Melissa's grad! I didn't get to be in the one with Brooke cause..I just didn't

Through taking uncomfortable pictures before our grandfathers funeral..is that appropriate??

Through countless Christmas' at Nana's

Through the brace face stage

Thanksgivings

Well we have a brother now.. not you Brooke..he's your husband

Through the goon phases

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Through dopey purple slippers and being in trees.

Our lovable family

Typical sister picture

Through being so far away through my high school and middle school years

All the way to where we are now! 

We have been the works and back. Our lives have not been easy moving a lot and change has been countless, but we have stuck together and loved well through it all. Mom and Dad taught us how to forgive and move on. I may as well just stop here cause I can't even find words to describe my joy and gratefulness for you women of God. I am thankful for you being in my family but even more I am thankful for your friendship and who you have allowed me to be and grown with me to help me become a daughter of our BEHOLDER along with you. Love you to Budapest and back!