Happy 1st Birthday Sweet Violet!

It's 7:40 AM and The girls are asleep. I have so much to do to get ready for our celebration this afternoon, but the reality of the moment has made me slow down, sit down and write. Our little Violet is ONE year old today. A whole, entire year of letting your heart live outside your body to love not one, but 2 precious lives God entrusted to Josh and I. What a reality!

It has been a hard year for our family, probably the hardest, but God and our girls show us every day what is most important. It has kept us grounded.

One year Violet old Fun Facts:

• loves to play peek-a-boo with a blanket and will stay under the blanket until you say peek-a-boo. (yes, one time we forgot her for 5 minutes under that blanket!)
• loves balls and balloons (ba-boons)
• a non-stop runner of circles around our house
• calls Ruby...RRRRRRRRR
• Can say and point to a "light"
• sits forward facing like Ruby in the car
• loves The Music Playhouse CD's
• buzzes her lips at Grandpa
• loves cheerios
• points and waves at everyone
• dances to music by bending her knees
• also can dance while sitting down..very interesting
• will be not a flower girl, but a FLOWER BUD in Aunt Anna's January 10th wedding!
• loves reading and chewing on books
• Won't got to sleep at night until her Daddy tucks her in!

What a blessing it is to love a child. Happy Birthday, Violet!