Happy Birthday, Braeya Jo!

We have a birthday in the house!!! (We have one outside the house too, today. Happy birthday to my sister, Lori!) 

Miss Braeya Jo is fifteen years old today. Can you even believe it? How? How is this girl fifteen?

I so, so, so remember the day she came to live with me. There's no way it almost fifteen years ago:

She was so tiny. So very, very tiny. 

She's still not super big, but she's all grown up and living a grand life. Here are some peeks from her 15th year...

She loved that sun porch at our Kokomo house. We all did, and we sure miss it. Every time the sliding glass door was open, she'd make her way out there to hang out on the porch furniture! 

And then sometimes she'd just stop to nap wherever she found a spot. Middle of the living room floor looks good!

I took this when we still lived in Kokomo - but she still sits like this. One paw out, one tucked under. 

She helped with the packing, once we knew we were moving. ;) 

And she took more naps. So did her mama.

Watched some TV...

And took more naps.

She helped write blogs...

She took naps on our suitcases during our move. (She adores our suitcases. If they ever come out of the closet, she claims one and sleeps on it the entire time it's out.)

We moved, and she took to her new home like a champ. She oversaw all the unpacking, naturally. 

She may not have a sun porch now, but she has a perch by the window, and she LOVES IT. We have a tree just outside the window, so she has birds galore to watch, and they make her entire day. She spends hours up here supervising birds. 

She found out she can hang out with Ryan even MORE now that we have a new job. Day made. 

Devos still make her sleepy, though. 

Sometimes the couch needs a hug. She's there for it. 

Her new favorite spot to nap is on our bed. She loves it. She always used to destroy our bed in Kokomo - so she could sleep under the covers. Since we moved, she prefers to sleep on top of the blankets and right by the pillows. 

She knows she's not allowed to have people food. It doesn't stop her from trying. I think the face says it all. ;) 

Hide and seek is a fun game. :) 

She's an ever present laundry assistant...

Christmas tree assembly assistant...

...and Thanksgiving dinner thief (unsuccessful). 

She's still Ryan's girl through and through, but she does still snuggle with me now and then.

And she's such a helper with the presents!

She joins us in at-home dates.

She's always dreaming up new ideas.

She's fond of playing games, too. 

So it's been a big and full year for our girl, but she's thriving, having fun, and well-rested. ;) Happy birthday, Braeya Jo! We love you, sweet girl!