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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

a year in recap.

Reflecting on the birth of this lovie.
Check out my birth story here, and my hus' version here.
I can't get over how full my heart is, since I have become a mommy.
Can't even put it into words.
the ups 
the downs
the emotions
the guilt
the excitement
the lessons
the learning how to balance
the hugs
the giggles
the teachable moments
the morning cuddles
the sound of hearing, "mom mom mama mama" come out of your baby's mouth
the smell of sunscreen and post bath
the feeling of your baby's head on your shoulder, legs wrapped around your hips, and hands holding mine.
priceless
overwhelming......
burst of sunshine.....
joy.....

my Zakiyah (pure one)
my Nova (burst of light, bright. new)

My buddy.
My daughter.
My second born.
My lil lady.

I thought I would share some random photos of the past year. 
Random order.

Enjoy.


Zakiyah is in the mischief stage. Exploring. crawling. and following her sister's suit.


We had a fun filled summer with a lot of grad parties.


Zion and Zakiyah in the crib being sisters.


Toesies and flip flops...need I say more.


Camp life. 5 weeks of camp for my hus. 2.5 wks for me. Our kids love it.



First Christmas!



First wedding!!


Pinterest FAIL


First Disney and Family VACATION




Outside fun.


One of my fav sister pix. the bond. the cuddles. the love. the built in friendship.


Obsessed with how she eats. 
She loves avocados, chicken, rice, fruit and sweets.


the moment she was born. sigh.


baby toes.



meeting great grandma and great grandpa


Four generations



my girls love going to cass fam house in WI


Meeting daddy and mommy




meeting big sister!


my special necklace. feather represents GROWTH. growing family. growing heart. growing spiritually.


best daddy ever.


being dedicated!


learning to crawl.


What a year. I missed a lot of moments. But so thankful for this year.  It was the year we became a family of four. It was the year we met and fell in love with our Zakiyah. It was the year, my heart grew larger, than I thought ever possible. Happy First Birthday precious one.


Zakiyah's First birthday party

This past weekend, we celebrated our lil babe's, First BIRTHDAY! How has it been a year?!




We had a blast celebrating our blessing! Grilled some brats, made broccoli slaw salad, served up some fruit and chips...........The night was perfect. We had both sets of grandparents here with my sisters, Curtis(uncle) and nephew Ryder. It was fun sitting outside enjoying the night. 








I had a Ice Cream Sundae station for everyone! It was a fun dessert for an August Birthday!










One of my favorite Kiyah faces!







 The big gift from us was a homemade dollhouse that Andy made. I painted it for the girls. I have been collecting the furnishings over the past year for it. Zakiyah's favorite was the plant! 


Does one get any cuter? 





Waiting for the birthday cake!






The best sister pix I could get. 
Eating chalk.
Neat. 
Super mom.

It was a blessed day. 
Thanks fam for celebrating with us! 

Happy first Zakiyah Nova!