Laura is a young woman that you were blessed to meet. She made you see the brighter side of things even if you didn't want to. I always remember her up there on the horses loving to ride. She loved horses and she was very loved by many. She will never be forgotten, even though she is not here today she is still alive by everyones thoughts, smiles, and laughs.We will always keep her alive forever and ever. I really looked up to her and thought a lot of her. and im sorry laura that when you came to my 16th birthday party that it turned out to be a disaster. Even after i moved away I always thought of her as one of the best and truest friends anyone could ever have.

I was looking through my pictures today and I saw one of you and me. In the picture we were holding up our Terry Vangiller pigtails. We were measuring which one was the longest. I miss you and our times together.I love you,my tiny baby.

It was 2 years ago today at approximately 7:30 in the morning when I last spoke to Laura to tell her happy birthday and that I love her. I was on my way home from work. To say that it is depressing without her here in the flesh is an understatement. But I tell her happy birthday anyway...

Laura came into the world with her legs folded up and her feet over her eyes. What a site that was! She went through alot getting her little legs to straighten out, but she did. She began crawling and walking and eventually ran track. She was into everything when she was little (like most children are) but she was a good girl. It was a year ago today that I last spoke to her. We laughed and joked. She was getting ready for school and I was leaving work that morning when I called to tell her Happy Birthday. I hope she heard me when I told her Happy Birthday today.

Laura would be 18 on March 19. Easter is on the 23 this year. We always had Easter parties for the little kids. We probably would have had her birthday and the Easter party together this year. She would love that. She enjoyed helping me buy goodies for the kids and fix the Easter baskets. Naturally I had to make a special one just for her. She would want one extra piece of candy or a special toy or something a little different than what the kids would have. She really enjoyed hiding the Easter eggs and then helping the smallest ones find some eggs. Laura made sure that each child at the party would have some eggs...even if it meant "cheating" a little by taking them directly to the eggs. She was really looking forward to her birthday this year...she'd be an adult. She was excited about so many things that would come with being an "official adult". She would graduate this year and go to her prom...all things she was looking forward to but that have been forever taken from her. Nothing will ever replace her or take away the void left by her death, but at least we have great memories to cherish. Knowing how much she enjoyed Easter (and the candy) makes it so much harder to enjoy but we'll celebrate the 17 years that we had her in our lives.

My Tiny Baby, I miss you and I love. I was trying to remember some of the crazy little things you used to do and I thought about the times when you were little and youwanted to help our hen hatch her eggs. You built a nest for you out of a soft blanket and brought the eggs in the house and put them in your nest to keep them warm. It brought a smile to my face and then I cried for so long. I miss you so much and I will love you forever.

I remember it was me, Laura,heather and Mellisa and tyla all at McDonalds and we were all outside on the tables singing and dancing..well Laura got a little carried away with her dancing and about fell backwards off the table but i caught her just in time. all of us started laughing and we laughed till we cried. Laura was a sweet girl and i never thought that any thing like that would ever happen to her i miss her so much... i loved laura more than anyone would ever know. but she is prolly looking down on us trying to tell us that everything is ok and she is fine and she didnt suffer...

Halloween has always been our favorite time of year. We usually started planning our party in June or July and made changes up to Halloween itself and nothing was ever exactly as planned! But we had so much fun doing it. We loved going through different catalogs, shopping online or going to the Halloween stores (or Walmart or the Dollar Store) to find killer decorations or candy and of course costumes. We made invitation lists, games lists, candies lists, decorations lists and would tear them up and start over I don't know how many times. When it came to making Halloween bags for the kids, I always had to make one special just for her. She really enjoyed playing games...especially when it came to scaring the kids at the party. What fun we had then!! Planning for Halloween this year has been rather melancholy(to say the least) without Laura here to help. Although she will not be here physically this year, we will celebrate with her in our hearts and minds.

My tiny baby, I was thinking of all the funny things you used to do when you were little. I think one of my favorite expressions of yours was "call yea with your hands if you are happy".  You were to little to know that it was called clap your hands if you are happy. I cry and I smile when I think of that.

Laura was my little cousin who couls cheer anyone up just with that smile of her's these past few weeks I keep thinking back to when we were growing up it was always. Heather, Laura and me we were all so close in age that no matter what we were always off doing our own thing. I remember the last time we were all together that was my 18th birthday party that night will always play in my head Laura cutting up picking on everyone makeing us laugh walking around stealing peoples drinks and then once we got back to my house that night I have never laughed so much in my life. Laura is someone who everyone loved and I miss her more then anyone will ever know I have learned something from all of this though just because we are young does not mean we will ever see tomorrow. I live everyday like it is my last I stay in touch with the people that mean the most to me becasuse you never know what is here today could be gone tomorrow.......

I love you Lou Lou R.I.P I will see you one day but until then know I will never forget you and there will always be a place in my heart just for you.