ONE

ONE year!  How do we go from this.......

......to this?

I really LOVE the first year. Yes, there are many sleepless nights & sleep deprived days.  There are frustrations with learning how life changes with a new baby & long days, but overall, I really love the first year.  It is so amazing how they change from a dependent newborn into a little, talkative, & mobile person. Ella is such a sweet girl.  She is very content, smiley & just so fun.  I can't remember life without her. We are so thankful that God gave her to us.  She is a blessing to our family!

Here are a couple of picture of Lily at ONE year (wearing the same outfit).

Have I said lately how FUN it is to have TWO girls (the same season)?  LOVE them.

strawberry picking

This morning, after our weekly Saturday run, we went strawberry picking.  Our husbands & kids met us running girls at Lewis Farms.  Why not?  We were already dirty, sweaty & smelly.

Superman was there too!  Lily & Brayden are buds.

We picked strawberries & blueberries.  A good time was had by all.

beach day

We girls met a bunch of our friends at the beach this morning.  It was FUN!

 This was Ella's first time at the beach.  She loved it.  I'm pretty sure she ate a lot of sand - a little extra fiber never hurts.  Notice the face plant in the sand - this happened often!

engagement party

A friend of our's son was proposing yesterday.  Tonya asked me if I could help her get a few things ready for the actual proposal (refinish a bench & make the luminaries using canning jars - super cute!).  In the end, I was in charge of the engagement party - decor & food.  I was told that Janelle loves yellow so I ran with that.  I LOVED every minute of planning this party.  

 You can never go wrong with bunting & burlap.

 Heart-shaped sugar cookies (half dipped in white chocolate with yellow sugar).

The dessert buffet.

More bunting & some pictures of Leighton & Janelle.

No party is complete without party favors.  

A few of the heart-shaped sugar cookies were in the bags.