07 January 2013

Sophia's a TODDLER!!

Sophia took her first steps tonight!!! She was hanging out with Daddy & he turned her around to face me. She was standing pretty well on her own, so I started coaxing her to come to me. Before we knew it, she was taking a step... then two steps... then THREE before jumping into my arms! She was SO proud of herself as we began to cheer for her. It was such a proud, proud moment for us. We are so excited that we had the blessing of watching our baby girl take her first steps.
 

 
Steady, steady... GO!!
 
 
So, so excited!!
 
 
If this isn't a happy face, then I don't know what is!!
 
 
She was so proud of herself... which made the whole situation even more precious.
 
 
How awesome to be able to share this moment together! After crawling at school for the first time (and taking well over a week to share the new skill with us), we were thrilled to be here with her for this! With only TEN days until her 1st Birthday, I'll admit... I cried as I rocked her to sleep tonight.
 
HOW DID SHE GROW UP SO QUICKLY?!

01 January 2013

2012... What a Year!

This year has brought more joy to our lives than we ever dreamed possible. We reflect daily on our many blessings & we are left in awe. I thought it would be most appropriate to blog my favorite snapshots of the year as words just cannot express what I'm feeling.
January

February



March


April


May


June


July


August


September


... YAY!!!

October


November


December


Wow! What memories these pictures brought back! In 2013, we will celebrate Sophia's 1st birthday AND welcome Bennett into our home. Our lives were so richly blessed in 2012, and I cannot even begin to imagine what 2013 will hold for our family. Thank you to everyone who has shared in this year with us... we wish you a very happy 2013!