A new look...

Yea... our new blog look is up. I still have some tweaking to do but I'm excited to see it up and running. It looks fabulous... thank you so much Rita. She was super to work with and has been so patience and kind to me. I'm discovering I dont know enough about blogging but I'm determined to learn.

I wanted a new look to begin Reese's blog life book. I have found I cant blog and do a ditgal lifebook too. I just dont have enough time. I'm going to print this out at the end of each year for her.

Stay tune as I go back and play catch up with Reese's life over the last couple of months.

Snow White...

I am amazed each day by my baby girl. She is growing up so fast and healing so wonderfully... Fairy tales have become one of her favorite stories to read and playing princess is one of her favorite games.

She was so cute last night pretending to be Snow White. Every two minutes she would dramatically fall to the floor and pretend she was asleep until the kiss of true love awaken her. 

Mommy had to fall asleep and then be awaken too of course. It was lots of fun ( for the first couple of times but not the thirty or more times she did it.. ) 

We had to move this little princess onto another game and fast.

It is so awesome to see her pretend and play. God has really been healing this little girls heart. Thank you Lord for this precious gift....

I know...

...I know it's been a while since I posted last... about a month but Reese had that surgery I mentioned a couple of months ago.

And boy was it a dozzie. She was completely down and out for two weeks and in a lot of pain. There were a couple of days right in the beginning, I wondered if she would ever forgive me for putting her through this. She was so angry and then so sad. It just about broke my heart. But through us loving her and holding her, she finally started to trust us again.

Now four weeks later, you would never know it happen. She's back. She's just amazing and God is go good. He really touched her through this whole recovery. It will be a while before we know if this surgery will help her with her speech, but we are trusting the Lord and just know she's going to be saying things she was never able to before.

During this season of giving... I cant help but stop and thank God , for the gift of Jesus and for the gift of my family... and my daughter Reese.

She is truly so special and I'm blessed to be her mother. She told me yesterday in between a doctor visit and speech therapy, " mom I really, really really, really loved you; you're my best friend and my buddy." She's told me many time she loves me but this was the first time she told me I was her best friend and buddy. It was just that little something I needed to know that this last four weeks are behind us. It was so sweet and so true.

Reese, I am your mother, best friend, and buddy forever and always. I love you Reese. Merry Christmas...

Our little mama honey bee...

my sweet baby girl saw this costume and just had to have it. we already had a butterfly costume but once she saw this bee outfit, all i heard was, " want it mama" " want it " ( sorry about the coat... but this bee would have frozen without it.) she sure was cute in the wings though

so what's a mama to do?? she returns the other custume that's what and i'm so glad i did.

thank you maw maw for coming along...

this pumpkin is sure getting heavy..

The Pumpkin hunting part 2....

The early cold weather stop us from picking apples this year but not our pumpkin. It sure was a great day.

The pumpkin hunt...

the d-family jack o lantern 2011... isn't it awesome

... it was hard work but someone had to do it... hunt the perfect pumpkin that is and we were up to the challenge

no cold weather was going to stop this team of pumpkin hunters...

whatcha think about this one... it's super cute

or this one with the killer stem

and we got to take all these babies

here is the winner and i think the perfect pumpkin

Four now, mama ?

My beautiful birthday princess

My baby is four... I can't hardly believe it. Reese has grown up so much this year. I look at her and I'm still amazed at how far she's come. Her speech is getting better and better. We are all hopeful her next procedure coming up next month will be the answer to the rest of her speech issues.

All of her classmates have turned four except one and Reese has wanted to be four too for about six months or more. At each birthday party , she would look at me and tell me she was four too. I would have to remind her... not yet but it's coming up soon.

When her birthday finally came, she looked at me and asked, " four now, mama?" and I told yes baby girl you're four now. She's been on cloud nine ever since telling everyone hey and four now.

We had family and friend over this past weekend to celebrate this little princess.

Her school party

Thank you Lord for our beautiful birthday girl. Our prayer is that the Lord bless you beyond measure this year and guide you into the special person He created you to be. Happy birthday baby girl....we love you .