"Daddy's under my spell"

Thank you Old Navy for some of the cutest Halloween shirts I have ever seen!!!

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And, thank you Darling Daughter for letting me do your hair!! It has been my dream since I was a little girl... and you, my baby, are my DREAM COME TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Big Hugs!!!

Church Today...

Ummm... yeah...

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She lights up our lives...

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Lights up every room she enters...

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Captivates us with her smile...

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Makes our hearts jump out of chests when she laughs...

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She is our EVERYTHING!!!

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Lord,

Today was an amazing day! Church had a wonderful message... and while we were getting ready, the precious baby with which you blessed our family, took my breath away!

Yes, I say that A LOT, but honestly, God, YOU did AWESOME work!

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She is increasingly beautiful and amazingly smart, and...

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and....

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My love for her is immeasurable... I didn't think it was possible for you to forgive my mistakes from the past and grant me with such a blessing. There are not enough words to express my gratitude, my humbleness, my ever increasing belief in you. She teaches me something new about myself everyday...

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and I think I am teaching her?!?!?! not so much...

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She teaches me UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

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TRUTH

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GRACE

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PATIENCE

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GRATITUDE

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I cannot even begin to thank you enough...

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And I will say, I LOVE YOU and thank you... She is the joy of joys for me!

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Love,

Me

Happy Birthday, Grammy!

Happy birthday to my mother-in-love... Yes, the correct term is "law" but my soon- to- be- sister- in- love calls it mother- in-love, and I am stealing it!

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It makes perfect sense!!!

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Not everyone is as blessed as I am... my mother-in-love is so very kind and generous! She cares for her family so much... she exudes the spirit of grace and giving...

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The women in my family are strong, capable, loving, and giving! Lessie is a great example of all of these amazing qualities for our daughter! I would love for Gracelee to keep her spirit and spark, and her good nature and lovingness... to look at the women in her life and decide it is wonderful to be strong- willed and determined! These days a girl needs to have that on her side! A good self-esteem and DETERMINATION!!!

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Lessie a.k.a Grammy,

Thank you for having these qualities! For being the person you are... for caring for us, for leading us, for LOVING us, and for showing Gracelee that hard work, determination, and a caring loving spirit get you far in life. For leading by Christ's example and for being so generous EVERYDAY!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday!

"School" fun!

I wish we had swim time at work!

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Maybe I am really wishing for naptime! LoL!!

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Thank you, Mrs. Laurie, for the cutie pie picture! They make my day!

Good Morning!

Too cute!!!

School Daze...

What have we been up to... work. School. Work. School. Got sick. School. Work.

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Sound like fun?

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Life is so great in the summer. Gracelee is so cute and smart and sweet!

I love spending that quality time with her! Summer has never been more fun!!! And then... I have to go back.

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It is not like when we were kids and the anticipation of going back to school made you pack, unpack, re- pack your back pack a thousand times because you loved school so much that you wanted to be super organized and loved looking at all your cool supplies...

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only me??? I know... self proclaimed dork!

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No. Now when school is about to start, I get a sinking feeling in my stomach. I get super stressed out, crabby, emotional... if you have to do it, then you KNOW the feeling! It isn't about wishing your time or life away... it is about wanting to FREEZE time! Freeze the moments that we get to spend with our loved ones! I love my life and everyone that is in it... I want to be SUPER selfish and have them ALL the time, EVERY minute of EVERY day!

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It is not natural to leave your babies... any momma can tell you that! Any mom can tell you, whether you work out of the house or have the unbelievable privilege to get to stay home, IT IS HARD WORK!!!

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All I want to do is teach her and mold her... I want to show her everything! I want to experience life with her... and I feel like I miss it...

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Anyway, back to the blogging world.

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Here are her back-to- school day pictures (she is pretty cute!):

First Day

I love her more than life itself! Every minute I get to spend with her and her daddy, I relish, and cherish, and I want to bottle up that time and those feelings forever!