I love my ball pit!

Thanks Gran- D for my cool barnyard ball pit!

Who needs toys?

Who needs toys when you can have a cool fort built out of a box!

I love my new sweater!

Just a swingin' !

Just a smilin', swingin' and singin' on my birthday! Yesterday Lauren Elyse turned one year old! As Aaron and I were cooking the Thanksgiving meal, we had fun memories of leaving the dinner table last year and heading downtown to have a baby!- Good times! God has been soooo faithful to us through her birth, her heart surgery and now as we live the daily routine of being parents! He has lavished us with His grace. We have so much to be thankful for.... our beautiful daughter who smiles when she opens her eyes in morning and is grinning when she lays down at night. Hugs and slobbery kisses are her speciality. She loves to roar, show us how big she is, and sing at the top of her lungs. Lauren is such a sweet reminder of the joy one can have, a pure joy even to spite one's circumstances. The joy Christ gives his children. We are also so grateful for our friends, family and even strangers who have prayed for us and loved on us over the past twelve months! We are so blessed!