Love – Page 3

Group Hug

No words today ~ instead this photo of the day we officially became a family.

I remember the first time I realized the flutter in my belly was actually Anna moving around. It was the first time I felt a life growing inside of me. I smile at the memory of lying in my bed, hands on my belly, realizing that I was going to be a mom ~ Anna’s mom. YearsContinue reading “Flutter”

4 Years Ago Today…

this happened! ❤

Small As a Ball

I looked everywhere for this photo yesterday. I knew I had it somewhere ~ old computer, new computer, phone…I didn’t find it until last night when I opened the last file on my old computer and there it was. Small as a ball! Anna would be done with her bath and would yell at theContinue reading “Small As a Ball”

Anna’s Prayer

Every night after our evening routine (teeth brushed, happiness journal written, running around her room 20 times and dancing) we would lie in bed together and pray. Anna liked when I said the prayer, she was still bashful to pray out loud. Every night when I finished she would tag on her own request to God, “oh,Continue reading “Anna’s Prayer”

“Special Lemonade”

She was trying to raise some money for our trip to Ohio at the end of the summer. Our plans were to go to the American Girl Doll store in Columbus and she wanted to raise enough money to buy Saige, the doll of the year. She asked if she could have a lemonade stand by herselfContinue reading ““Special Lemonade””