The arrival of my baby.

Alright... so here I am. Happy, healthy and ready to have my baby!

Okay, well that was exactly 2 years ago today. This is me with my baby.
Where would I be without my little j? He has made my life complete. Because of him my family is whole. I love him more than he could ever possibly imagine. My baby; the boy with 100 faces. Happy Birthday j!

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Last night we had a little family birthday get together for j. I made him a cute (well I thought it was cute) little farm cake. Here he is trying to blow out the candles. He wasn't getting the blow concept down to well and was simply breathing hard.

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Saturday our family went on a very long horse ride. If you don't believe me just ask my hind end. Yes, three days later and I am still sore. The kids think it is funny. They told J that he needed to make me a padded saddle for our next ride.

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I have found a new hobby and am loving it. I am writing children's books. Not to sale or anything. Just for the pure enjoyment of watching my children read them. This all began when L decided that life was simply a time that we were put on earth to play. Nothing else was worth doing. I encouraged him to make up a story. We then tweaked it, took pictures of him, and walla! Made a book. One book turned into two, and now eight children's books later, here I am. L can't seem to put the books down. He is reading them all of the time and to everyone. Whether fact or fiction, I think I am going to pursue this new hobby of mine.

This is a picture of M dressed as a fairy princess. Her book was entitled, "Fairy Princess Surprise."

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I received my first letter from my parents yesterday. My how the memories of my MTC life flooded back to me. I felt the spirit so strongly when I read my mother's words. How blessed I am to have such wonderful examples in my life and in my children's lives.