15 months

So you know those things that before you become a parent you dislike other parents doing. My husband now has one of those...it always bothered him when a parent was asked how old their child was and they responded with a number of months.

But now when he is asked how old Sophie is...yeah he responds in months...because the difference between 12 or 13 months and 15 months is pretty stinkin huge!

I LOVE the toddler stage! They are so hilarious and the playing...the real playing is amazing...the stuff that dreams are made of.

I am astounded by her and feel like such a silly parent for every day being amazed by how smart my daughter is. But really she counts to five!! Well ok fine...I count and she points to her fingers and says "twoo" a lot. BUT heck I call that counting
Its sometimes honestly frustrating to love her so much because I know she will not really understand just how much I love her no matter how many times I tell her!

So intense!

She was so distracted by the flowers that I had the hardest time getting her to look at me!

Here she is reunited with Snow White! I decided that after 12 months I would start only photographing them together every three months....so here yeah here they are.

She didn't like the water?

Watching her become a little person and not a baby gives me pangs knowing that she will never ever be that tiny helpless sweet bundle again but that only lasts for a second because then she makes me laugh by hulking out. Oh what new wonders will tomorrow bring! :-)

Anyway.

Ughhh....I have totally lost my motivation to blog. It just seem to disappear over night. For no apparent reason. All the same reasons to blog are still there...but no blogging has occurred So my fellow bloggers how do you stay motivated? How do you get out of a blogging blah?

Anyway...DISNEY WORLD....
Our anniversary trip was a. maz. ing.It truly is the most magical place on earth. That is not just a marketing ploy. We fully immersed ourselves in the entire world, using the Disney transportation, staying in a Disney hotel, going to all four Disney parks. And the more you experience the better it gets.
We really want to go back sans kids one more time before going without them just becomes too cruel!!
Out of the 504 pictures I took while we were there the below are just a few of my favorites!

 Right before we headed out for our first park day!

We rode a lot of buses!

Waiting in line, more waiting in line, ahh a hippo!

Animal Kingdom

Disney's Hollywood Studios 

STAR TOURS!

STAR TOURS! or STAY HYDRATED! 

Kodak Picture Spot

Jungle cruse, Dole Whip (amazing), teacups

It really is a Magic Kingdom!

Our hotel/motel/resort/whatever...it was pretty!

We are at Disney World!

I know soooo many pictures! If you stopped looking and just started scrolling down I don't blame you one bit! 

I really enjoyed having so much beauty and "novelty" to photograph. It was very difficult to narrow down to just these!
Seriously it was the best vacation we have ever taken! 

Now if I can just get my butt motivated I have library visits, bubbles, park visits, Halloween preview and 15 months pictures and stories to share!

Speachless

How do I feel about my husband and the last five year of marriage.
I don't think I can even begin to explain. I know I can't because I just typed and erased this post several times.
All I know is that I love him. Like you know. a. lot.

He is my world and is woven together with me in an inseparable way. And watching him be a dad....*sigh*....wow

I mean really...he acknowledges when he is wrong AND sincerely apologizes!

He goes to work every day to provide for his family. AND provides well...

This was right after we got married. We look SO young!

He tells me I am beautiful...AND I believe him :-)

He likes to dress up in costumes just like me!!!!! AND he looks awesome doing it!

Be jealous...you know you are.

There is just no other way to say it. He really is the man of my dreams....go ahead and laugh I don't care!

Happy Anniversary to my very best friend. Thank you so much for being the amazing husband that you are and thank you for making my life full and wonderful!.
Love,
Your wife!

Whew...

So. The wedding is over..and has been for almost two weeks now. Life is mostly back to normal, Sophie is just now settling back into routine and being a happy girl!

Whew...so I had a moment of clarity and realized that the reason that I have felt like this year is so crazy and busy and out of control is because. It. Has. Been. Just in big life events alone...not to mention all the other little things.
My baby sister graduated from high school.
My daughter turned one.
My older sister got married.
And this Saturday is my 5th anniversary.
I know that last one isn't exactly a huge life event but to me its a pretty big deal. But more on that later.
For now here is a random hodge podge of wedding camera download!

I had the privilege of taking some pictures of my sister and her fiance two days before the wedding so we would have some shots of them to use at the wedding.

 

They are sooo cute!

Below are some pictures of wedding day prep and hair and makeup that my wonderful husband took for me!

And so just as we return to normal life we are going to leave it behind again....Trevor and I are leaving Friday for our anniversary trip....to....DISNEY WORLD! And no...we are not taking our 14 month old with us !-)

While we are extreeeeeemlyy excited we are not looking forward to missing our girl for 6 whole day's!

There is so much more to share...and so little time with which to do it!

Somebody's Getting Married...

I love Muppets take Manhatten!

Also my sister is getting married this Friday! Which is why I have been MIA!

Sorry soon to return to regular blogging!