Sweet Arden, Three years ago your dad and I were on our knees praying for you. Two years ago I was holding you for the first time...in awe of God's perfect gift. And now, here you are--a walking, talking, hilarious little person--that somehow I love even more than the years passed. I thought I knew what love was before you came along...but it turns out I had no idea. My heart is fuller than ever before, and I'm just so incredibly thankful that the Lord chose me to be your mom. ...
FRIDAY
Happy Friday, friends! I'm linking up with Karli for OHF and sharing a few highlights from our fun and busy week! ONE. So this happened on Tuesday... It was only a 2 hour "get acquainted" day, but I still managed to get a little sappy about it. Arden, on the other hand, walked right in like she'd done it every day of her life...and came out with the biggest smile ever! She told me she played on the playground and ate Cheezits. Sounds pretty sweet to ...
Best. Weekend. Ever.
The minute we found out we were leaving Texas, I started planning my first trip back. I couldn't bear leaving my friends and not having a return date...so August (for my friend Lauren's sprinkle) it was! I knew it was going to be hard to leave Arden behind (especially when I'd be seeing all of her best buddies!) but Chris kept reminding me that it was only for 1 night--and that she'd be in good hands ;) I had a few last minute temptations to just bring her along--after ...
Checking In!
Well hello! Worst blogger ever here. But really...between the new house, baby prep (the prep I'm doing in my mind counts, right?), a big 2nd birthday on the way, and Mother's Day Out starting next week...I'm a bit of a frazzled mess. I haven't read a blog in weeks (so when you get 16 comments from me in September, don't be surprised--I'll just be catching up!), and my DVR is filling up quickly...I mean, I don't even know if there's a new season of RHONJ or if DirecTV is ...
Summer’s Over…
Well technically it lasts another 40-some days...but as far as school calendars are concerned, summer is coming to a sad close. Of course this doesn't affect Arden too much since she'll only be going to MDO one day a week, but it does affect her big cousins who start school tomorrow! Arden's had a ton of fun with her 3 Kansas cousins this summer. And the great part is: we're here to stay...so I anticipate a fun Fall too! ...
New Casa: Weekend #1!
Normally if I go more than a week and don't get to blogging about something, I just "let it go"...in the words of Arden's beloved Elsa ;) Not this time though...I want to be able to look back many years from now and remember the first few nights in our new home! It all started last Friday morning when the moving trucks pulled in...and we realized that we have entirely too much stuff!! It seems crazy, but I'd say about half of the things that came off the truck went into the ...