3D Glasses & Pig Tails – Wordless Wednesday

The Kids

Bella's hair has been long enough for pig tails for quite sometime, but I just pulled it up in them for the first time on Monday.  O.M.G.  Cutest thing ever.  It felt like a rite of passage- I can now call myself a good pig tail stylin' mama.  (haha)  She looked so adorable that I chased her around the house with my camera trying to capture the cuteness.  It's just too much for a photograph. Bryson rediscovered his 3D glasses from when he went to the movies last summer.  He wears them … [Read more...]

Bella’s First Birthday – Wordless Wednesday

Bella's Birthday

Last week, we celebrated Bella' first birthday.  Instead of throwing a big bash, I opted for a small little get-together on Wednesday evening.  We had Hello Kitty birthday cake, ice cream, hot dogs, and chips.  It was so simple, but the best part was watching Bella Grace eat her cake.  I have never, ever saw a kid dive into a cake like she did and she ate the entire thing.  It was a smash cake that said it would feed 2 - 4 adults and my one year old ate it all by herself.  She was crazy … [Read more...]

Dear Bella

Bella Grace

I'm struggling to even begin this post.  Where do I even start? When I got the big fat positive, I thought I wanted another boy.  I wasn't cut out to be a mom to a daughter.  I'm not very girly myself, I have no girlfriends, so I probably wouldn't be a good "girl mom."  That was my thinking anyways. Then, a few weeks later, it hit me that you were a girl.  I didn't need an ultrasound, I just knew it.  God was going to give me a daughter and He believed in me.  I could do this.  The … [Read more...]

Bella Grace – Our Little Reader

Our Little Reader

Bella snuggled up on the couch last week with a book.  As soon as I spotted her, I knew I had to have a picture of this moment.  She was very into the Olivia book she received for Christmas and it must have even been a good read even upside down!   … [Read more...]

Bella Grace at Eleven Months

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Mama is a little late with this post, but I'm sure you can imagine why.  I anticipate a long, emotional post next month, so I'll keep this one short and to the point. During your eleventh month, you teethed with nothing to show for it.  Still only four shiners, but a couple more about to break through. you started walking.  Bye- bye to that baby girl with dirty knees.  You walked at the exact time that your brother did- the week before  you hit eleven months. you were sick for … [Read more...]