My dearest August David.  The most laid back, happiest, sweetest little blue-eyed baby in the world.  My son with a heart-warming smile and infectious laugh.  He is loved so fiercely by his siblings and loves them back just as much.  My climber and fearless explorer. He's been in our lives for a year and I just don't understand how it's been that long already. When God gave us baby August, our family became complete. I'll like him forever, I'll love him for always. As long as I'm living, my baby he'll be.  

My always-dancing Kellan Edward. The brown-eyed son I never knew would have such a grip on my heart. My boy who knows how to break and melt my heart, in the best of ways, with his ever-lovin' cuteness. Every. Single. Day. I'm just going to say this now....he may be a child prodigy in the art of ninja skills and break dancing.  And that laugh? Be still my heart. Those sweet kisses and that irresistible smile? I can't even deal.  This boy has this mama wrapped around his little fingers.  

"there is only one thing more precious than our time and that is who we spend it with"
-Leo christopher-

My beloved Steve. My handsome California boy. We met while serving in the United States Air Force. My crew and I were headed out to the flight line and we stopped off at the squadron to pick up the new airman...in walks this guy. Apparently I kept up my casual conversation, not really noticing him, but Steve would tell you that in that moment he had started a crush on me. Little did I know the plans God had for us. We grew from co-workers to work buddies to great friends. Then while I was deployed to the desert, we grew closer through a series of emails and fifteen minute phone calls. We were in love. Five months later I walked off the airplane into  his arms: never having dated, held hands, or kissed. That was just the beginning of our story.

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My sweet Addisyn Faith. The girl who made me a mama. My beautiful, silly, crazy imaginative, sometimes assertive, always sensitive, intelligent, perfect little blonde-haired princess. The girl who loves her family and friends in a big way, and isn’t shy to show it. She is a story teller and wise beyond her years. She is her daddy’s best friend, her brother’s comforter and her momma’s love bug. She will never pass up a cuddle opportunity, is quick to compliment her friends and family, and yet she never backs down from a little friendly competition.  I may be in serious denial that she is growing up too fast, but equally delighted to see how God will use all that sunshine she stores in her heart.