2010 - A Year in Photos

Monday, February 8, 2010

Day 39, Photo 39

A birthday gift from my hubby and my girls - a mommy necklace with the girls' initials.

From 2010 - A Year in Photos

I L-O-V-E it!!!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

As a mommy I get excited with each 'first' with my girls - their first word, first steps and first kisses and hugs. I eagerly mark the moment on calendars and in baby books and am always anxious to share with anyone who will listen the momentous occasion.

And then there are the 'firsts' I don't look forward to and the moments I am anxious to forget - like the first black eye.

From 2010 - A Year in Photos

Samantha was in the bathroom with me this morning as I was getting ready for church. She pulled on one of the cabinet drawers and it came flying forward into her face. The purple mark appeared pretty quickly and underneath her eye even puffed up a little until Ed held a cold pack on it for a few minutes.

I can remember Gabrielle's first black eye. She fell off a little chair during playgroup one morning and face first into the Little People farm. It was one of those slow motion moments when I saw what was happening and just couldn't get to her quick enough. My heart broke that day as it did this morning with that sad little face of hurt.

From 2010 - A Year in Photos

As seen in the photo above Gabrielle's boo-boo occurred right before her first birthday.

Day 37, Photo 37

Yesterday we went to a roller skating birthday party for one of my niece's. Gabrielle has talked about this party for three weeks now. She was so excited about skating with her cousins. Ed rented skates and went around with Gabrielle some but Gabrielle really wanted to skate with her cousins, without the assistance of her daddy. Only 3 years old and already wanting independence from us!!

This is my brother-in-law's niece Christy who was sweet enough to skate around with Gabrielle a few times as well.