Memorial Day Weekend

Thank you to all who have served this country and made my little world a peaceful and safe place. I have two grandfathers that served in the military, one in the Air Force and the other in the Navy. I have cousins currently serving this country. I am grateful to their dedication and their sacrifices. Thank you.

Time

What is time? I blink and the day is here and gone. I blink again and a week has gone by. I double blink and my baby is a little toddler exploring her world. I savor time. Those precious moments where the world seems to pause and you take a deep breath and savor the time you reclaim. Last night was one of those moments. Arielle gardening with me. I looked over and she was so intent on using her small rake in the mud. The wind was blowing, the sun shining, and I was glad to be alive with my baby girl.

Happy Birthday Arielle River West

To Arielle River West.

I love you. You are an amazing little girl. So happy, so curious, so loving, so crazy, so intelligent. I love your smiles, your laughs, your little tantrums. I love how you love to play peek-a-boo. I love how when you wake up I can hear you babble to yourself. I love how you and Charlie stare out the window together. I love you sticky banana fingers. I love watching you eat blackberries and strawberries. I love your pointing finger, wanting to discover everything. I love how you play in the mud. I love watching you unpack everything out of a drawer. I love watching you unfurl the toilet paper. You are an amazing crawler. Very fast. You would win any crawling race. I love you pink cheeks, your sharp biting teeth. Your wisps of hair. And especially your chubby toes. Thank you for being my daughter. Happy Birthday my 1 year old.

Love Mommy.

Arielle River West's First Birthday

Arielle's First Birthday!

She loved the candle!

Oops burnt the vegetables for the party!

Great Grandma Wyrouck was there!

So was Great Grandpa Wyrouck. 

Excited to open all the presents!

Waiting anxiously for Grandma and Grandpa

 to put the princess car together!  

She loves it!

Lillie was at the party!

 

So was Liz!

Mycal made sure Arielle color coordinated.

Arielle is going to be walking soon!

And lets not forget Charlie Brown posing with Grandpa!