Poor neglected blog! I have several 1/2 way completed blog posts that I have yet to "publish", but I am hoping to complete them soon!
However, today.... I'm just going to say, Merry Christmas. There is much in this life to be thankful; for everyday we wake is a gift. I find the blessings all around me today, and I say thank you, Lord, thank you. Thank you for the most beautiful enchanting angelic little girl, whom I call my Daughter.
Aubrey, Merry Christmas, my little angel. You are the most glorious gift of mommy's life! I love you!!
Learning to enjoy this dance, this life, it's ups & downs, sometimes plain inside out or clear off the map; it is our life! We are blessed to share this dance together as Mother & Daugher, as a family. Here is our journey.....
Friday, December 25, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Back post finally up........
Our trip to the Arboretum, is finally up! Look back...... to the end of September to see some beautiful pictures of our adventure there. :)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Two Years Ago........
Two years ago today, was one of the best days of my whole life!! The memories of that day, the emotions, and total praise will linger in my heart always! This is the date in 2007 that I found out that I was pregnant......... that I would finally be a Mommy!!! Thank you, Lord, for blessing me with the most angelic, intuitive, beautiful, graceful daughter in the world. Becoming a Mom has forever changed my comprehension and meaning of Love!
Monday, October 19, 2009
My oh my......16 Months Old!!
Happy 16 month Birthday!!!!!
Angel, you are growing so quickly. I looked at you yesterday, and for the first time……. I really saw that you are a toddler now. Every post, I gasp at how quickly you are growing, and beg for you and time to stand still. I grasp so tightly to every moment that is passing that I often lose track of the present. So for this post….. (and I make no promises for the future) I will reveal in the present, and the gift that every moment is with you, my angel. Today I will lift my arms, bow my head, and praise God for this moment, this day, this adventure. I will not cling to the past, and I will not worry, wonder, and try and figure out the future. I will simple say, ‘Thank you, Lord, thank you’.
Aubrey, the gift of you, your life, your presence…………. Is more than enough for me. You have blessed me more than I could have ever imagined, and more than I ever deserved. You are God’s example to me of pure, all encompassing, never ending….. Unfailing LOVE. You are my greatest teacher, my greatest love, and my greatest blessing. And I say Thank you……..
Here is what is happing these days:
- Breezy loves Airplanes! She always hears them and points up, whether or not we are outside or in the house.
- She still isn’t saying very many words, but she does have specific sounds for certain things….. like the dogs, when she is telling the dogs to go away, when she hears Nani get home, for music she likes, when she is happy.
- Oh, and she will definitely let you know if anything has been left open or out of its place. She particularly dislikes the kitchen cabinets, refrigerator door, and microwave door being left open! Totally bugs her!!
- She also doesn’t like it when the dogs itch or lick their paws. I’m not sure if she learned it from me, by me telling them to stop doing that, or if is just bugs her. Oh, and when we are feeding all 5 dogs…. Yes 5, they all have to be fed separately with different food & in different areas. When Tate (our piglet of the bunch) wolfs down his food and goes looking for more from the other dogs, Bree puts her hand out in the stop positions, says “eeewwww…..oooohhhh”, and follows him around the house until all the dogs are finished eating!! It’s really hilarious!
- Breezy LOVES and I mean L-O-V-E-S being outside!! These Seattle type conditions Dallas has turned into lately definitely don’t sit well will Miss Bree. She gets so frustrated, bored, and cranky. She will go to the window or front door and just point outside or to the car……………like “get me out of here Momma”!!
- She has been really fussy for about a month or so now. I don’t know if it’s those stinkin’ teeth or what. I know all those horrible molars are on their way, but seriously………. Why do they have to be so painful and drawn out!! AHHHHH!
- She went to the Zoo for the first time this past month (I’ll be back –posting that entry with pictures….. so look soon), the Arboretum (also a soon to be back-posted entry), and then to the pumpkin patch for our 2nd year in a row (another back post). It’s crazy how just 1 year can totally change our experience at the Pumpkin patch!
- Aubrey and I still meet with our Fab Four frisco play group at least once a week. They are the best, and are pretty much the only ones I have let close to me for the last several months. Introvert + Devastation + Extreme Loss & Betrayal = Total Hermit Crab!! God definitely made some provisions for Bree and I, by bring this play group into our lives! I love you ladies, and your wonderful babies!! I love that Bree already has her first BFF’s!! They have now known each other and seen each other weekly for half of their little lives……… and they were all born within 2 weeks of one another. So very very cool!!
- Her hair seems to be getting longer and longer (mainly in the back). I can’t decide if it will stay curly or if the longer and heavier it gets, it will turn wavy or straight?
- Bree also loves shoes! And she has a pretty big foot……………. She is a size 6! HA! Maybe she will be tall?
- This month her Nani just couldn’t resist, and bought little Bree a bunch of little girl furnature! Everything is absolutely so adorable, but we are a bit limited with space lately. Hopefully we will get our own little place soon; so Breezy can have her own little room/playroom.
- I’ve also been painting her little finger nails and toenails (when she is sleeping & still), and she just looks absolutely adorable running around with little red fingernails and toenails. Such a girly girl at times!
- Bree is still a little bit of a picky eater, and still not the best sleeper…… but we’re dealin’. :)
- She also enjoys coloring now! I’ll post her latest Picasso type creations soon.
- Next up: Pumpkin carving and Trick or Treating…………… Stay tuned!!! :)
Angel, you are growing so quickly. I looked at you yesterday, and for the first time……. I really saw that you are a toddler now. Every post, I gasp at how quickly you are growing, and beg for you and time to stand still. I grasp so tightly to every moment that is passing that I often lose track of the present. So for this post….. (and I make no promises for the future) I will reveal in the present, and the gift that every moment is with you, my angel. Today I will lift my arms, bow my head, and praise God for this moment, this day, this adventure. I will not cling to the past, and I will not worry, wonder, and try and figure out the future. I will simple say, ‘Thank you, Lord, thank you’.
Aubrey, the gift of you, your life, your presence…………. Is more than enough for me. You have blessed me more than I could have ever imagined, and more than I ever deserved. You are God’s example to me of pure, all encompassing, never ending….. Unfailing LOVE. You are my greatest teacher, my greatest love, and my greatest blessing. And I say Thank you……..
Here is what is happing these days:
- Breezy loves Airplanes! She always hears them and points up, whether or not we are outside or in the house.
- She still isn’t saying very many words, but she does have specific sounds for certain things….. like the dogs, when she is telling the dogs to go away, when she hears Nani get home, for music she likes, when she is happy.
- Oh, and she will definitely let you know if anything has been left open or out of its place. She particularly dislikes the kitchen cabinets, refrigerator door, and microwave door being left open! Totally bugs her!!
- She also doesn’t like it when the dogs itch or lick their paws. I’m not sure if she learned it from me, by me telling them to stop doing that, or if is just bugs her. Oh, and when we are feeding all 5 dogs…. Yes 5, they all have to be fed separately with different food & in different areas. When Tate (our piglet of the bunch) wolfs down his food and goes looking for more from the other dogs, Bree puts her hand out in the stop positions, says “eeewwww…..oooohhhh”, and follows him around the house until all the dogs are finished eating!! It’s really hilarious!
- Breezy LOVES and I mean L-O-V-E-S being outside!! These Seattle type conditions Dallas has turned into lately definitely don’t sit well will Miss Bree. She gets so frustrated, bored, and cranky. She will go to the window or front door and just point outside or to the car……………like “get me out of here Momma”!!
- She has been really fussy for about a month or so now. I don’t know if it’s those stinkin’ teeth or what. I know all those horrible molars are on their way, but seriously………. Why do they have to be so painful and drawn out!! AHHHHH!
- She went to the Zoo for the first time this past month (I’ll be back –posting that entry with pictures….. so look soon), the Arboretum (also a soon to be back-posted entry), and then to the pumpkin patch for our 2nd year in a row (another back post). It’s crazy how just 1 year can totally change our experience at the Pumpkin patch!
- Aubrey and I still meet with our Fab Four frisco play group at least once a week. They are the best, and are pretty much the only ones I have let close to me for the last several months. Introvert + Devastation + Extreme Loss & Betrayal = Total Hermit Crab!! God definitely made some provisions for Bree and I, by bring this play group into our lives! I love you ladies, and your wonderful babies!! I love that Bree already has her first BFF’s!! They have now known each other and seen each other weekly for half of their little lives……… and they were all born within 2 weeks of one another. So very very cool!!
- Her hair seems to be getting longer and longer (mainly in the back). I can’t decide if it will stay curly or if the longer and heavier it gets, it will turn wavy or straight?
- Bree also loves shoes! And she has a pretty big foot……………. She is a size 6! HA! Maybe she will be tall?
- This month her Nani just couldn’t resist, and bought little Bree a bunch of little girl furnature! Everything is absolutely so adorable, but we are a bit limited with space lately. Hopefully we will get our own little place soon; so Breezy can have her own little room/playroom.
- I’ve also been painting her little finger nails and toenails (when she is sleeping & still), and she just looks absolutely adorable running around with little red fingernails and toenails. Such a girly girl at times!
- Bree is still a little bit of a picky eater, and still not the best sleeper…… but we’re dealin’. :)
- She also enjoys coloring now! I’ll post her latest Picasso type creations soon.
- Next up: Pumpkin carving and Trick or Treating…………… Stay tuned!!! :)
Sunday, September 27, 2009
The Arboretum!!
My mom, brother, Bree, and I all packed up and headed to the Arboretum! I haven't been there since I was about 17 and very into my photography days. It is still just simply beautiful out there!
We packed a picnic lunch, and just enjoyed walking around looking at all the stunning flowers and countless pumpkins and gourds. It ended up being much warmer than we thought it was going to be, so we took off a bit early. It was a beautiful fun day!!
She was throwing pumpkins....... :)
Angel
Looking for a pumpkin or gourd anyone?!?!?
So pretty. It reminded me of the trees in Central Park!
Look out for the bumble bee's....
Airplane!!!
Lunch time!
Monday, September 21, 2009
15 Months Old!!!!
WOW!!! I can't believe our beautiful little Bree is already 15 months old!!! These past 5 years have been filled with so much drastic change, but it seems as though these past 3 months have been the some of the hardest and most unexpected of my life. The brightest light through it all is a little girl named Aubrey!! She fills my broken heart with love, lifts my spirits, brightens any room she walks/runs into, and is my everlasting example of God's love.......... even on days when I can't seem to find or feel it any where.
Here are some of the things Miss Breezy is doing these days:
-Waving to everyone, to doggies, to trees, to passing cars.......... It is so adorable!
- Saying "Momma" or some days "MOMMMMMA", "Dadda" or just "Dad", "Nonnna" for my mom, and "Ma" for her uncle Matt W. She also sort of says bye, and "D" for dog.
- She has 8 teeth now! 4 on top & 4 on the bottom!
- She Loves her butterfly/bug back pack & insists on wearing it around most everywhere, she loves airplanes, wind chimes, doggies, all animals really, birds, trees, long walks around the pond & park, getting out & about (walks, car rides, library time, playgroup.... etc.), snacking the day away, Gatorade with water, sippy cups, destroying blocks that mommy builds up for her, re-arranging everything HER way, carrying a purse with her always around the house, she is REALLY starting to love being read to (she will go pick out a book..... she has about 3-4 favorites right now, the she will bring it to you and turn around and plop down in your lap), she loves playing with any telephone (especially mine), pacifiers, banana Cheerios, brushing her teeth while mommy brushes hers, being outside,
- She dislikes diaper changing, open doors (especially microwaves & refrigerators), washing her hair, face, and ears, when mommy leaves the room, she doesn't like it when people wear glasses/sunglasses or hats....... she like to see your face, she doesn't much care for veggies, flies annoy her desperately (she will also wave her hands around when you say to her "shoe fly!"), and teething is the absolute WORST!!
- She also had her 15 month wellness visit with her pediatrician yesterday, and she did SO well! She even got a shot & blood taken........ and she didn't cry for even 1 moment. I was shocked! The doc said she is doing beautifully in development & growth...... and gave her an A++
Here are her stats:
Height: 31inches = 64 percentile
Weight: 23.14 = 68 percentile
Head: 18.5 inches = 81 percentile
Just the Girls!
Waiting for Dadda.......
She looks like such a big girl some days ......
B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l ANGEL
Trying to smell the flower.
Rockin' out in her new Tinkerbell chair.
Here are some of the things Miss Breezy is doing these days:
-Waving to everyone, to doggies, to trees, to passing cars.......... It is so adorable!
- Saying "Momma" or some days "MOMMMMMA", "Dadda" or just "Dad", "Nonnna" for my mom, and "Ma" for her uncle Matt W. She also sort of says bye, and "D" for dog.
- She has 8 teeth now! 4 on top & 4 on the bottom!
- She Loves her butterfly/bug back pack & insists on wearing it around most everywhere, she loves airplanes, wind chimes, doggies, all animals really, birds, trees, long walks around the pond & park, getting out & about (walks, car rides, library time, playgroup.... etc.), snacking the day away, Gatorade with water, sippy cups, destroying blocks that mommy builds up for her, re-arranging everything HER way, carrying a purse with her always around the house, she is REALLY starting to love being read to (she will go pick out a book..... she has about 3-4 favorites right now, the she will bring it to you and turn around and plop down in your lap), she loves playing with any telephone (especially mine), pacifiers, banana Cheerios, brushing her teeth while mommy brushes hers, being outside,
- She dislikes diaper changing, open doors (especially microwaves & refrigerators), washing her hair, face, and ears, when mommy leaves the room, she doesn't like it when people wear glasses/sunglasses or hats....... she like to see your face, she doesn't much care for veggies, flies annoy her desperately (she will also wave her hands around when you say to her "shoe fly!"), and teething is the absolute WORST!!
- She also had her 15 month wellness visit with her pediatrician yesterday, and she did SO well! She even got a shot & blood taken........ and she didn't cry for even 1 moment. I was shocked! The doc said she is doing beautifully in development & growth...... and gave her an A++
Here are her stats:
Height: 31inches = 64 percentile
Weight: 23.14 = 68 percentile
Head: 18.5 inches = 81 percentile
Friends are the best!!! (even though I was a bit fussy this day) 
Just the Girls!
Waiting for Dadda.......
She looks like such a big girl some days ......
B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l ANGEL
Trying to smell the flower.
Rockin' out in her new Tinkerbell chair.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Give a dog...... a lift! :)
It sure is the little things that bring so much joy! Bree is such a little sweet heart! I have always known she is smart, but I didn't realize every little detail she really picks up on. Our old precious little dog, Bailey, has trouble seeing, jumping, and just getting around.... some days. So, every time it is nap time or bedtime, I put Bree in bed, then lean down and pick up Bailey and lay him at the foot of our bed. I never knew that Bree understood that he needed help, ......... until she started trying to lift him up & help him in bed the other day!!!!
Bailey pretty much thinks anytime we are in the bedroom, it must be time to get in bed. Well, as Bree and I were playing with some toys in our room the other day, Bailey was trying his hardest to get in bed. Bree simply walked over and began helping him.
I laughed 'til I nearly cried, and my heart just melted to see what a gentle sweet spirit my daughter has!!
"For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair."
Bailey pretty much thinks anytime we are in the bedroom, it must be time to get in bed. Well, as Bree and I were playing with some toys in our room the other day, Bailey was trying his hardest to get in bed. Bree simply walked over and began helping him.
I laughed 'til I nearly cried, and my heart just melted to see what a gentle sweet spirit my daughter has!!
"For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair." -Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Slow me down Lord.........
.....Slow Me Down, Lord ......Slow me down, Lord!
Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time. Give me, amidst the confusion of my day, the calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles with the music of the singing streams that live in my memory.Help me to know the magic restoring power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking minute vacations ... of slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to pat a dog, to read a few lines from a good book.Remind me each day of the fable of the Hare and the Tortoise that I mayknow that the race is not always to the swift; that there is more to lifethan increasing speed. Let me look forward into the branches of the towering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well. Slow me down, Lord, and inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of life's enduring values that I may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny. Amen. By... Wilfred A. Peterson
Wishing
I wish endings weren’t so heart breaking.
I wish beginnings weren’t so frightening.
I wish truth was easy to come by.
I wish loving somebody didn’t come with the possibility of loss & devastation.
I wish smiling didn’t hurt so much lately.
I wish I could see the bigger picture.
I wish aching didn’t over power me every time the numbness wears off.
I wish every song, movie, street, smell, joke, tear, night, didn’t remind me.
I wish this were all just a nightmare.
I wish life were simple.
I wish my heart wasn’t so innocent.
I wish I never believed.
I wish tomorrow begins with hope.
I wish that wishing made things so.
I wish Bree never ever feels an ounce of heartbreak.
I wish her life gives truth to the fairy tales.
I wish I could understand why.
I wish …………….
I wish beginnings weren’t so frightening.
I wish truth was easy to come by.
I wish loving somebody didn’t come with the possibility of loss & devastation.
I wish smiling didn’t hurt so much lately.
I wish I could see the bigger picture.
I wish aching didn’t over power me every time the numbness wears off.
I wish every song, movie, street, smell, joke, tear, night, didn’t remind me.
I wish this were all just a nightmare.
I wish life were simple.
I wish my heart wasn’t so innocent.
I wish I never believed.
I wish tomorrow begins with hope.
I wish that wishing made things so.
I wish Bree never ever feels an ounce of heartbreak.
I wish her life gives truth to the fairy tales.
I wish I could understand why.
I wish …………….
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
14 Months Old!!
Bree, happy 14 month birthday, my little love!! I know I say this with every post, and I will probably continue to say it the rest of my life, but time goes so very very quickly!
You are such a little toddler now! You have the biggest heart, the most determined little mind, and the most glorious laugh & sense of humor. You my star, are my purpose, my drive, my direction, my reason, my reminder of God's love, my angel, my answered prayer, and my serenity. I love you with all of my being.
What's happening these days:
-You are teething .......again! (you have 6 teeth now & are working on some more)
- You point to everything now, and want to know what it is. Your new favorites are airplanes (my mom lives close to the McKinney airport..... so we see quite a few), wind chimes, birds, of course the dogs (all 5 of them), and trees.
- You love going to the pool, my little water baby. You have really enjoyed going to the Beach Club & playing in the sand too. (and you hardly ever try to eat the sand...... you just enjoy playing with it!)
- You regularly get your very own kids meals at restaurants whenever we go out or pick something up. (I can't believe I'm already ordering kids meals for you!!! But you love to be such a big girl!)
- You still take 2 bottles, 1 in the morning & 1 before bedtime.
- You love to be outside!
- You've got the beat!! Hahaha! You love to dance & bop your head to music. It always makes you (and me) smile!
- You have started spending your Saturday's with your Daddy. Last weekend was your first official Saturday with Daddy, even your Grandma Sue was in town to see you.
- You also now wave & say bye bye, clap your hands for yourself when you are proud of something or for the doggies, you do sign language for "more", and you can "give me five" too. (Which you then clap for yourself after you give me five........... and it is tooooo cute!!)
- Pacifiers are still one of the big loves of your life, but we are working on just having them at nap time & bedtime...... well & in the car too. (Guess we need to work a bit more on this one)
- Your hair is now so white now. After being at the pool so much lately, your hair is so light with just a little curl still in the back.
- You love to carry around your very own "purse" (which is basically any small thing that has a strap that you can put on your arm). It's very girly & cute.
- You had your first, second, third...... meal of spaghetti & love it! - You also attended your first Baseball game with your best boy friend, Austin.
Yummmmmy!!
Girly, girl!
Pop-cicles taste so good & feel so good on teething gums!
Baseball time with Austin
You are such a little toddler now! You have the biggest heart, the most determined little mind, and the most glorious laugh & sense of humor. You my star, are my purpose, my drive, my direction, my reason, my reminder of God's love, my angel, my answered prayer, and my serenity. I love you with all of my being.
What's happening these days:
-You are teething .......again! (you have 6 teeth now & are working on some more)
- You point to everything now, and want to know what it is. Your new favorites are airplanes (my mom lives close to the McKinney airport..... so we see quite a few), wind chimes, birds, of course the dogs (all 5 of them), and trees.
- You love going to the pool, my little water baby. You have really enjoyed going to the Beach Club & playing in the sand too. (and you hardly ever try to eat the sand...... you just enjoy playing with it!)
- You regularly get your very own kids meals at restaurants whenever we go out or pick something up. (I can't believe I'm already ordering kids meals for you!!! But you love to be such a big girl!)
- You still take 2 bottles, 1 in the morning & 1 before bedtime.
- You love to be outside!
- You've got the beat!! Hahaha! You love to dance & bop your head to music. It always makes you (and me) smile!
- You have started spending your Saturday's with your Daddy. Last weekend was your first official Saturday with Daddy, even your Grandma Sue was in town to see you.
- You also now wave & say bye bye, clap your hands for yourself when you are proud of something or for the doggies, you do sign language for "more", and you can "give me five" too. (Which you then clap for yourself after you give me five........... and it is tooooo cute!!)
- Pacifiers are still one of the big loves of your life, but we are working on just having them at nap time & bedtime...... well & in the car too. (Guess we need to work a bit more on this one)
- Your hair is now so white now. After being at the pool so much lately, your hair is so light with just a little curl still in the back.
- You love to carry around your very own "purse" (which is basically any small thing that has a strap that you can put on your arm). It's very girly & cute.
- You had your first, second, third...... meal of spaghetti & love it! - You also attended your first Baseball game with your best boy friend, Austin.
At the beach with your BFF's
Yummmmmy!!
Girly, girl!
Pop-cicles taste so good & feel so good on teething gums!
Baseball time with Austin
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