An AMAzing aMEREKin Life

ME? Why yes, I'm ready for the beach We rubbed our baby girl head to toe in sunscreen, packed more sunscreen, hats, and a canopy and headed to the beach to spend "a day in the sun."   "This is interesting" Let's see... Oh yes! Just as I suspected.....delicious!! Hang on Poppa, let me get my legs under me On second thought.... Whoa Ahhhhh....    :) It was a great first day at the beach for our family.  The car ride home was a quiet one.  Words were not needed from our three babies to know that they were saying "Thank you."  We look forward to many more!

Christmas 2013 was a very special one. I had been looking forward to celebrating this holiday with our child since before she was even conceived.  It was as memorable as I imagined.  Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE this time of year! Despite Pat's begging, Christmas carols take over the speakers in our house and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is replayed from my DVR nightly.   Now I get another chance to experience the story of The Grinch as I read it to our beautiful, little Ama as part of her nighttime routine.  And we both love it! This will be one of the many traditions I hope to start for our new, little family.  We have a few traditions in my family, most of which center around the idea of spending time together.  One tradition being that we have always gotten a  real  tree, focusing more on the aroma than the size, enjoying the smells all month long (and sometimes til the end of January) as we gather throughout...

    Where does the time go!?  Everyone warns you that 'they grow so fast' but this is crazy.  Two months ago my day belonged to me.  Now, I don't even remember what it feels like to sleep for 3 hours straight, to cook without singing a lullaby, to wear clothes without sour milk curds on them, or to wash dishes with two hands.  But I also don't know how I ever started my day without her smile.  Ama is my reason.  She is my reason for anything and everything.  Ama has started to smile back at us!  I don't imagine it will ever get old.  Her smile makes us giggle and smile, which in turn usually gets Ama giggling.  It's not a vocal giggle as of yet, but all the same, we're mesmerized.   She loves being outdoors. Whether it's swinging on our hammock together or taking golf cart rides at the farm, she is at peace in the fresh air.  The other nig...