1st Birthday

Esther Rose has turned one! 

Our theme was Daisy Duck

And Daises 

I loved putting this little party together!

I even enjoyed staying up late to put this together. 

Esther Rose was NOT impressed by her cake. 

She prefers using manners and eating healthier foods. 

Who would have thought? ;)

I love being with her!

I will love her forever! 

October 24

2010

2011

Little Mama!

She is such a sweet little girl. 

We went to the Disney Store and she almost immediately chose the Cinderella baby. 

She loves all things soft and snuggle!

Then we went to Target and she picked out some new boots with her birthday money ;)

We went on a birthday walk.

Ate a cupcake

She is such an Angel Baby!

I will love her forever!

My Birthday!

I am officially out of the teen years. 

20 years old!

Esther Rose and Grammy spoiled me at the mall. 

What made my birthday the most fun was doing things that made the princess happy.

Oh how things have changed!

I am learning how selfish I am. 

It's funny because I genuinely never saw myself as selfish. 

I got here because of my selfishness. 

But reality eventually smacked me in the face.

And I allowed God to humble my heart. 

And He gave me something beautiful. 

He gave me clarity. I see myself in better light. 

I most specifically see my character flaws. 

He gave me clarity in order to own my flaws, but also to work through them. 

So I can be the best I can possibly be for this crazy baby! 

Oh how I love this girl!

Oh how I love doing life with her!

These are the moments that remind me that God will be all that I need. 

He will be my husband.

It will be ok if its just the two of us for a while, maybe forever. 

Weekend Trip

This weekend we took a little road trip up to VA to visit Grandma.

She is the best little girl in the whole world! She was this happy the whole 8 hours!

She LOVED being with her cousins!

I finished all of my school work early so I could just relax. 

I actually took a nap!

I love being the one she gets to enjoy life with. 

I love being the one she hangs out with on the weekends. 

Love!

Baby Dedication

This Sunday we celebrated her life. 

But more importantly I was held accountable as a parent. 

I was making a promise "to decide now what matters most for her future."

I promised to keep working hard.

I promised to be healthy. 

I promised to teach her three basic truths:

- God loves her

- God made her

- Jesus wants to be her friend forever

I promised to be held accountable to the following:

- make healthy friendships

- looking for ways to learn and grow as a mom

- continue building a relationship with God

- stay connected with the church

- stay connected with my family. 

I formed a list of five values I wanted to her to learn and five habits I wanted to start. 

Five Values:

- Loving herself and loving others. Seeing the value in other people. 

- Honesty

- Working hard

- Kindness

- Modesty

Five Habits: 

- "Community Outreach" i.e. visiting the nursing home once a week.

- Spending our mornings together. Eating breakfast together.

- Spending bedtime together: reading books and praying with her

- Spending time reading the bible together. 

- Loving life, having fun together

My actions now will forever affect her. 

What I am doing now will shape the kind of adult she will be. 

And she deserves the best! 

Oops!

I forgot my password to the last blog....

I lost my glasses...

I lost my work keys...

BUT


I made a new blog!

I got new glasses!

And I haven't lost Esther yet!

SO were doing good!