6th anniversary

Saturday marked our 6th anniversary. What a year it has been!  The biggest thing to happen this year was obviously the birth of our beautiful daughter. She has forever changed our lives for the better. We can't believe we have lived so much of our lives without her.

Jason and I feel like this year has been our year, the year everything has come together.

In January last year Jason and I joined a local gym because the price was right and we had no clue how that would change our lives.

We were given a free 1/2 hour training session and we knew that we had to keep training.

We changed our diets and began to work out regularly.

I lost almost 30 lbs before I got pregnant and to date, Jason has lost 96 lbs.

I know that my weight loss is what helped us to conceive and for that I am forever grateful.

Jason looks and feels like a new man, and the two of us couldn't be happier.

After having Beatrice, everything else in the world seems so small. We've had a great year, but there are more great years to come.

Jason has applied to PHD programs across the country, which means we could be anywhere next year.

Right now we are just waiting, and we are okay with that.

We don't need to know just now!

I am so blessed to have Jason as my husband and as the father of our daughter.

Thank you for six amazing years as my husband. I can't wait to see what our future holds.

 

pure. love.

making breakfast

soaking up the rays.

hiawatha resort

Bea, sporting some super cute smart wool from Grandpa and Grandma.

the indomitable pink snowman.

cozy.

bundled.

new lens.self portrait.

playing cribbage.

mom hugs.

dancing with dad.

family portrait.

dorks.

changing pad

Don't look too closely, but I finished Miss Bea's travel changing pad.

I will never work with oil cloth again until I get the tension fixed on my sewing machine. It looks horrible...but it is done!

Here are a couple of pictures, and a few more.

I've been meaning to write more, but life has just gotten a lot busier and while I can I'm going to cuddle with Bea! I can always write later.

 



 



 

seriously...those chins, and those lips!

My parents sent Bea a Smart wool hat and mittens.

(it's official, my daughter owns more smart wool than I do)

 

Out of focus, but hilarious.

A slight, sleepy smile.

Skyping.

Bea's quilt

Bea is getting her very own, very big quilt.

She helped me lay the top out today.

She is the cutest!

 

 



 



 



 



 

Bea says HI!

Christmas 2010

Jason, Bea,  and I are finally back in Marquette after a week and a half spent with our family down in Grand Rapids. We had a great time and Bea had a lot of firsts. She went to the movies, the mall, a bar, shopping in Holland, and met a ton of family members and did A TON of snuggling.

She is a whole month old already. I know I can't believe it. She is still lighting up our lives every day. I still am in awe of her and all of her perfectness.

Click on a picture to view it bigger.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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