First Birthday

One year already. I can't believe how incredibly fast, yet slow this year was. While it was happening it seemed to drag on forever, now I only wish there was some way to pause, rewind, and do it all over again. Experience every last bit again and enjoy it ten times more. Take more photos, laugh more, love more, and learn more. Impossible I know, but I can dream.

Its been an incredible year, one full of drama, heartache and sorrow, but incredible joys. We learned just who we could count on, lean on, trust and gain support from. Who would be there for us no matter what the cards held, who would love us even more and who would disappear into the cracks. An incredible year, with incredible discoveries, about ourselves, each other, and the world. We traveled the road less traveled and came out stronger and better than before. We had some tough times, but through it all we laughed and loved, and as we watched our daughter grow into the amazing little person that she is, we were able to forget the hard times, if only for just a moment and marvel in the wonder and beauty that is the creation of life.

We had a little cake and my parents came over for a little bit to sing happy birthday and get a slice of cake. Grace happily played with her cake for a few minutes, took a few bites of it, then decided she was done and wanted out of her high chair.

She has become an amazing little person, complete with the personality of a little comedian and her love for everyone and everything is so contagious that you cant help but smile when she hugs you, or plays peekaboo with you, or even when she just hands you the little bit of paper she just ripped up. She tends to smile a lot, which is amazing and I cant help but adore her and love her more and more each day. Yes she can frustrating, and trying but she seems to know when she is working my last nerve cause she will sit there and smile at me and snuggle with me, such a perceptive little person.

She has her party tomorrow, and as exciting as it is, I'm a bit sad by the lack of response as to who is coming. The few people who said they would be here, have recently turned around and said they cant make it for one reason or another. But I decided tonight, who cares! We will party it up with whoever does show up.

Live, love, laugh.

Be well