Happy 40th Nina!

I was there in the beginning (was there something going on with you before you met Doug?) and it seems like only yesterday. Really, it was half a lifetime ago. Thanks for deigning to marry our boy Douglas there. You have been one of the richest parts of our family ever since and I, for one, can say with certainty that you have touched my life in more ways than I can mention here. To coin a Nina phase, "you don't just marry one of us, you marry all of us". Well, in our crew, truer words were never spoken - and the sentiment originated with you. Thanks for "marrying us". And no, I'm not just buttering you up to get some free babysitting. ;-) It has been a constant pleasure to see the joy you and Doug take in one another's company and in Erica and Cy and it has always meant a great deal to me to be included in that family dynamic and to watch your kids grow up. I look forward to seeing Quentin getting to know his Auntie Nina and Uncle Doug. Before long, he'll be giving you more sass than your kids do now. Here's to celebrating many more birthmonths with you.

Chapeau, Jaime, Lydia and Quentin