Happy 12th Birthday, Taylor Grace!

It has been such a whirlwind of a year ~ celebrating milestones and making memories ~

that the end of the school year, summertime, and this girl's birthday has kind of snuck up on me.

My youngest baby girl now towers over me.

She is beautiful and smart and creative

and she turns 12 today!

Taylor Grace, you amaze me every single day.

You are intuitive and caring.

Hard~working and generous.

You take the very best care of your guinea pig, Rob.

You love family, and enjoy adventure.

You are so much fun, and I cannot wait to see what this next year brings for you.

Happy Birthday, Baby Girl!

I love you so big!!

Happy 12th Birthday, Kameryn Faith

When I was pregnant with Kam I was asked to keep a journal for an online pregnancy and motherhood site called, Storknet.  And I am so glad I did! Now, all these years later, I still have those journal entries. And it's been such fun to go back to read through them.  I read them all to Kam {and Tay!} last week, and they adored hearing about life before they were born. It seems like ages ago.  And today, we celebrate Kameryn's birthday. 

What?? 

Only one more year ~ 365 days ~ 8,760 hours ~ 525,600 minutes and she will officially be a teenager.  

Kameryn Faith . . . you are a tremendous blessing to this family each and every day.

You have grown so much this last year!  From ditching your glasses {most of the time}, in favor of contacts, to working on your artwork {drawing and painting are your favorites}, you are growing into such an amazing young lady.  You LOVE babies, and are a huge help in taking care of children.  You will be a great mama someday.

Happy Happy Birthday, Kam! You are a positive, joyful light in our lives.

Makenna Nicole is 12 Years Old!

Back in the day, having a baby due shortly after the first of the year was an extra blessing.  

You know that let-down after Christmas?  

Not a thing when you are awaiting the arrival of a precious baby!

But now . . . now I just get to look forward to little girls who just keep getting older ~ 

two in the first two months of the year.  

That is too much for this mama heart.

Alas, here we are.

Miss Makenna is 12 years old today.

~ Makenna ~ 

* You are the wittiest child!

You always have been.

The things that come out of your mouth, still never cease to amaze me.

I always say that I need to devote an entire blog to your musings.

* You are fiercely truthful and faithful.

You hold tight to what is right.

And you have no tolerance for injustice.

*You are a wonderful teacher.

You love to nurture and watch others grow.

*You are super crafty!

You have unlimited patience when it comes to learning something new.

And you try, try again if it's a skill worth learning to you.

*You are probably the most like your mama out of all of your sisters.
People don't always get our quirky ways.
But that's okay.

*You can get your feelings hurt very easily,

but you put so much energy and effort into loving others.

*You bring us so much joy each and every day.

Happy 12th Birthday, Makenna Nicole!