Celebrating a Year of Bliss!!

Happy First Birthday 

Caroline Joy 

Your name means Joy... and you have lived up to your name filling our hearts with Joy!

 

We had a lot of fun celebrating CJ's First birthday!  We had friends meet us at the park and Poppy and MeeMaw (Richards Dad and Step Mom) came to visit for the weekend. 
CJ loved her cupcake, if you cant tell from the pic...ha! :) She pretty much loves whatever food we give her and has always been a great eater since day one!  I have just been the nervous wreck first time mother... always worried if I chopped something up small enough so she does not choke.  Her absolute favorite right now is bananas she would eat them all day if I would let her!!  We even have to hide them and not let them sit out on the counter so she does not see them... she is a little monkey! 
I have been soooo blessed to stay at home with her and watch her grow this year!  I would not change it for a bigger house or a better income... though there are days I so desire those things and miss teaching first grade I know they do not compare to being able to stay at home and watch how she changes daily and learns new things all about the world around her!

Its hard to believe how life has changed so much the past year... Richard and I were just talking the other night that it seems so crazy that we were just the two of us and soon we will be a family of four!  I am honestly anxious and nervous how I am going to handle two little ones... but I know that I would not be given more than I can handle and I cant wait to meet CJ's little brother NEXT MONTH!!  

((AHHHHHH!!)  Did all of the sudden life suddenly pick up the pace??)

I'm sure we will not be able to imagine our lives without him as we can not without our CJ.