HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!

Today is my wonderful mother's birthday! Mom, I really hope that you had an awesome day. I know as you get older, birthdays aren't always joyous times, but I pray that we were able to make your day special anyways. :)

Though we may not have gotten you anything, just know that Alexa and I love you more than anything. You are an amazing mother, and you keep this family together. I know that we have had and are having some very stressful times, but you really keep me going. I know we have been kinda harsh around each other lately, but I know it's because we are both stressed. I just wanted to stop and say that no matter what happens, I love you to death.

I had an amazing time going out to dinner with you. Hanging out with you, Daddy, Lexy, Craig, and Lyla was a really fun time, and I hope it meant a lot to you. Have an amazing night birthday girl! I love you so much!

Also....we.....got......TIRAMISU!!!!! Yay!!!

LYLA'S 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!

Lyla finally had her party yesterday! She had an amazing time! Thank you to all who came to wish her a happy birthday. :) You all got her sooo many wonderful things. She LOVES her new clothes, books, toys, and shoes. She is happy as a clam now that she has new stuff. :)

She also loved her second ever peice of cake. She got a smidge messier, but not much. LOL! Anyways, not much else to say. It was a wonderful wonderful time of celebration for my little girl. She wore her favorite dress, and looked beautiful.

So, here's the good part..THE PICS!! {Note: Sorry the pix are kind of bad, our house has horrible lighting. :)}

TWO DOLLAR TEARS

Today Lyla received her very first birthday card in the mail. My lovely Aunt Cathy is not able to make it to Lyla's party this Sunday so she sent Lyla a wonderful little card. The card was wonderful, and what she wrote was sweet, but the really wonderful thing was what was inside the card.

Just a little flashback to my younger years. LOL! So every year when our birthdays rolled along, my grandma Marty would send us a wonderful card with $2 inside. No matter how old we got it was always two dollars. This is a tradition that I have been a part of since I can remember.

Last December {right before I found out I was pregnant} my grandma Marty passed away. She was pretty old and just sort of gave up. She was a wonderful lady, and I wish I would have been able to be with her more. She lived all the way in Phoenix and just couldn't come down to our neck of the woods much. Her funeral was lovely, and it was a wonderful time of remembering my wonderful grandma who always sent me two dollars every year. :)

So, can you guess what was tucked in with Lyla's card? Yep, you guessed it, two dollar bills. I honestly almost started bawling right there! It was such an amazing moment, seeing those two 1's peeking from inside the card. I am so happy that Aunt Cathy chose to carry on this tradition of the $2. It makes me remember my sweet hearted grandmother, who I just realized I miss greatly.

Thank you for listening to this wonderful moment I experienced today. I know you probably wont understand what is so great about two dollars, but I was so touched to see them. One day I will share this story with Lyla, and perhaps she will somehow be connected to the great-grandmother she never had a chance to meet.

BLOGGER'S BIRTHDAY???

Did anyone else notice the little cake next to the "B" on your Dashboard? LOL, I know this is kinda random, but it is making me think that today is Blogger's B-Day! If so....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLOGGER!

LOL! I am soooo random. :P

BIRTHDAY CAKE!!!

Yay! I have been waiting for this all year! Finally Lyla gets to dig into her very own birthday cake!!! Need I say more??

And here is Lyla's twelve month photo. :) She went to the doctor on her birthday, and he said she was healthy as ever. :) She was 16lbs 8oz and was 27 inches long. :) She had two shots, and she didn't even cry!!! :O My girl is sooo tough! Overall, I think her first birthday was a huge success! Next weekend is her actual party, be looking out for those pics. :)