to ETERNITY that is!! Greg and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary on May 19th! 4 cars, 2 houses, 1 dog, 1 child, and 4 years later, here we are!! I am so excited to have made it past this mark in our lives and to celebrate so many more with my very best friend :)
To Greg: I love love love you more than anything. I am so grateful that I married my best friend and am able to share this life and the next with you. I love you more and more each day and appreciate all that you do for our family. You are wonderful person who can achieve ANYTHING with your determination and drive. I love you for the husband that you are and for the wonderful father you have become. We have SO much to look forward to and I couldn't imagine spending it with anyone else but you, babe!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Beauty Queen
We entered Ava into the Miss American Starlet Beauty Pageant on March 19th. It was a fun experience and guess what???.... She was Overall Miss American Starlet and the Prettiest Eyes!! We were so excited for her as were her "Fan Club"!! It was a little long for Miss Ava and she fell asleep half way through the ceremony but was wide awake when she received her crown!! Here are some photos that captured the moment:


Doesn't she look SO thrilled?!?

Photo Op

Checkin' out the goods!

Eatin' the goods!!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Motherhood
I have truly enjoyed being a mother! The last 6 months of my life have brought every emotion to the surface... happy, sad, joy, frustration, anger, love... you name it, I've seen it! At times, I feels as though this was not my calling in life then more often then not, I step back and take a deep breath and realize this IS my calling in life! I was called to be a mother and there is no greater call in life than being a mother! I read a quote the other day that I just LOVE:
I have learned to rely on my Heavenly Father through my rough times and my good times. I love knowing that my prayers will be answered even if it's the answer I don't want. My faith has increased and my testimony strengthened just through these last 6 months(and through out most of my pregnancy) due to the birth and raising up of my little girl! I know my Heavenly Father loves me because he sent me my little girl to brighten even my darkest day.
I have learned to rely on my Heavenly Father through my rough times and my good times. I love knowing that my prayers will be answered even if it's the answer I don't want. My faith has increased and my testimony strengthened just through these last 6 months(and through out most of my pregnancy) due to the birth and raising up of my little girl! I know my Heavenly Father loves me because he sent me my little girl to brighten even my darkest day.
I have learned to rely on my Heavenly Father through my rough times and my good times. I love knowing that my prayers will be answered even if it's the answer I don't want. My faith has increased and my testimony strengthened just through these last 6 months(and through out most of my pregnancy) due to the birth and raising up of my little girl! I know my Heavenly Father loves me because he sent me my little girl to brighten even my darkest day.
"Mothers go longer on less sleep and give more to others with less personal renewal for themselves than any other group I know at any other time in life. It is not surprising when the shadows under their eyes sometimes vaguely resemble the state of Rhode Island...You are doing God's work. You are doing it wonderfully well. He is blessing you, and He will bless you, even-no, especially- when your days and your nights may be the most challenging. Like the woman who anonymously, meekly, perhaps even with hesitation and some embarrassment, fought her way through the crowd just to touch the hem of the Master's garment, so Christ will say to the women who worry and wonder and weep over the responsibility as mothers, 'Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.' and it will make your children whole as well."
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland "Because She Is a Mother"
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Christmas 2009
I know, I know, I'm way behind on blogging but just got lots of pictures so I'm trying to play catch up!
Well, it was Ava's first Christmas, though I'm sure it was just another day to her. She was spoiled and Greg and I were spoiled as well!
Well, it was Ava's first Christmas, though I'm sure it was just another day to her. She was spoiled and Greg and I were spoiled as well!
Ava and Santa
Most of my family!
And apparently I only have 2 pictures of Christmas time... thought I had more! Well, I'm slowly catching up and if I keep going at this rate I will have caught up by next week! I promise I will have more pictures in the next post!
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