What a difference a day makes

Yesterday Molly was fighting a cold something fierce. Complete with a fever, thankfully today she is doing much better. You can see her droopy eyes and rosy cheeks.

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My Beautiful family, I love them.
This picture cracks me up, you can not tell, but she is cheesing at herself with a hat on looking in a mirror. Silly girl!


















Today i turn 35. I had a friend send me an email, she said "may all your wishes come true." I told her they already had. I am so thrilled with where i am in my life. i have a wonderful husband, that is a fantastic daddy. And we are so lucky to have such a sweet, healthy, beautiful little girl. She is our world....so really other then world peace and a healthy planet what more do i need? ok a money tree might be nice. :) if you know where we could get one of those.
Last night Nathan and Carina hosted the family for a birthday dinner. It was wonderful to be with the family. Tonight Joe and I went out for dinner. This is the first time we went to dinner without Molly. She stayed with Grandma and papa for a few hours. We all had a wonderful time!

ASU

Mimi sent Molly this adorable ASU cheerleader outfit. A sign of things to come? She does look pretty darn adorable in it.
Thanks Mimi!

Mama

Molly is finally saying, "mama." It just warms my heart! Yesterday, when she woke up she looked at me and said "happy, mama," boy was i ever. My heart just grows more and more everyday. She is learning so many new words. Joe and I are so impressed with her. Of course we are talking with her all day long, so it really is no surprise. She can tell you and show you where her hair and bow is, along with eyes, ears, mouth, nose, chin, teeth, tongue, arms, fingers (complete with finger wiggle) knees, feet, tummy/belly and toes. She can also identify and tell you what she sees in books. Cheetah, dog, cow, duck, tree, apple, moon, baby, bowl and cup. She is pretty much a little parrot. No more HBO in front of her. :)
And poop....which she loves to say often. Sometimes she is telling me what is about to happen, but more times then not...she is just saying it. Funny girl. We love her so.

Baby Shower

Molly and I attended a baby shower yesterday for Beth. Molly got to play with Madelyn. They had a wonderful time together. Now that Molly is walking she followed Madelyn around. Madelyn showed her love by offering to share her chips! Molly is not ready for chips yet, but it was a sweet gesture.

Thankful....

I can hardly believe this is Molly's second thanksgiving. We are so thankful she is in our lives. She has enriched our lives so deeply, it is love all the way around.
We are also thankful for families both far and near. Thank you for your support and love. I personally want to thank Joe. I am so grateful to stay home with Molly. It has been hard for us to do this, but the value out weighs the cost. I know in this day and age many mama's don't stay home with the little ones. This is time we will never get back and I truly cherish it. Joe I appreciate you working so hard and making the sacrifices required so Molly can have the start in life we want for her.

Crawford Crew

Monday we celebrated Crawford Thanksgiving with the in-town crew. We wish Mimi could have been there, but she was in our thoughts. <3