littlest elliott fan

(listening to "Little One" by Elliott Smith)

it takes a Coachie village to raise a child

on saturday, lily and i went to the mall to meet some of our friends for lunch. here are a few pics of lily and her Coachie friends.

Uncle Ambassabeta

Michael and Johnny


Aunt Stephanie

(listening to "Phantom Limb" by The Shins)

counting my blessings

i'm lucky. i'm not even ashamed to tell the whole world about it.

God has blessed me. abundantly.

i have been given a beautiful family. a husband, who not only is getting more and more attractive with each passing year... but who is so caring and puts me as a top priority in his life. a sweet baby girl, who has been sleeping through the night at only 3 weeks of age, and who rarely cries, making this new motherhood thing easier on me. two wonderful dogs, who are so well behaved and are very accepting of their new "sister".

i am so grateful to our parents and siblings for making this transition even easier for us. their love and support have been unmeasurable and we know that things would be much much harder without them.

our friends, who have rallied around us and been our "family" away from our real family, have kept us sane! God placed each and every one of them in our lives for a reason, and we're glad he did.

i love my life.

(listening to "Jolene" by Dolly Parton)

lily

Lily Reynolds