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4

years old

{mary is growing so fast. talking with her is like talking to my best girlfriend. she is so interesting to listen to and fun to be around. mary is such an incredible big sister and an absolute blessing in every way.}

7
months old{nicole is now sitting up and reaching for everything within her grasp.
she lights up the room with her beautiful blues and sweet smiles.}


29
years old{only one more year and our ages will be in the same decade.
this picture says it all. so glad he was born.}


6
years of wedded bliss{this year we took a little anniversary trip to LA. it was the perfect weekend. we stayed in a little beach house and spent our time relaxing on the warm sand, seeing movies, reading books, eating good food, riding bikes, and enjoying our time alone together. it felt like our honeymoon all over again. simply wonderful. only thing we forgot was to bring a camera!}


16
weeks along{for april fool's this year i thought it would be so funny to trick my husband into thinking i was pregnant. nicole's arrival was a little earlier than we had planned. and another unexpected pregnancy would really blow his socks off. early that morning i sent him an email of a positive pregnancy test i got off the internet. he rushed home in complete shock. it was a great joke. i later reassured him that our birth control wouldn't fail us again.
but, as it turns out, the joke was really on me! because one week later i realized something was different when nursing. did you know being pregnant changes the the taste of breast milk? that sweet little nicole was letting me know that something was coming our way. so after a real pregnancy test we learned that i was expecting another winter baby (which i swore i'd avoid at all costs-poor little holiday babies).
we are truly happy to welcome this new spirit into our home.}