Happy 1st Birthday Joss!

What I love...
I love the way you crinkle your nose when you smile,
I love the way you give the sweetest kisses,
I love the way you move your legs up and down to dance,
I love the way you giggle feeding daddy your cheerios,
I love the way you growl at Lucy to remind her about the pecking order,
I love the way you fold your arms and lay your head on my chest to cuddle,
I love the way you wake up happy just about every morning,
I love the way you kick your legs in excitement when I get you out of your crib,
I love the way you have a sweet affection for cats,
I love that sweet peas are your favorite food,
I love the way you run to the door when daddy comes home,
I love everything about you and cannot wait to see what this next year brings. You have brought so much joy to me and daddy! We are thrilled that God has chosen us to be your mommy and daddy! Our hope is to show you who Jesus is and teach you the unconditional love He has for us! You are lovely, little girl. Happy 1st Birthday!! We love you so very much!

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Eric's Other Wife...

is so loyal. I wish I had that kind of loyalty. She is always the first to stand by the front door waiting for him to come home. When his alarm goes off early in the morning, she is quick to "paw" him awake; I usually just roll over to the other side. She is so dedicated to him, in fact she follows him EVERYWHERE he goes. I think she can kind of be a pest and is a little annoying, but he seems to think she has a lot going for her. I admire the affection she has for him. Now if I could only teach her to cook and clean, then we would all be happy!

Happy Halloween!

Joss had her first Halloween! I remember being big and pregnant last year...too bad Eric thought we would have a TON of kids and bought two big bags of candy. We had 2, that's it 2 trick or treaters. So I took care of the problem and ate all the candy. Since I was on bedrest, it made it easy to sit on the couch eating candy all day. I wonder if that's why my Joss loves sweets!