I promise

I promise...a new post is typing itself in my head. There's so much to file you all in on. Just have to get it out onto the screen!

Cherish.

I absolutely love taking photographs. I love capturing memories. And I love creating memories. Just like the say 'a photo can speak a million words', well that's how I remember memories. And mainly why I'm not in many photos, I kind of forget to be in the picture.

I borrowed my sisters wonderful Nikon camera the other day to capture memories. It was either that or my iPhone to capture the memories. Although my phone takes wonderful photos, and I can use Instragram, I absolutely love my sisters camera. If it ever goes missing, I'll most likely be the first suspect. Anyone who wants to buy me one, feel free! :)

In Kelle Hampton's video trailer of her upcoming book Bloom, she quoted the following from Mary Oliver:

"Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?"

So here I am capturing the memories and cherishing my life. I'm happy to share it with you! 

Enjoy! 

This is the first ever book I memorized of the girls. Brings back memories. 

The tiny bows, the perfect accessory to any outfit. 

I cherish Hannah's little back pack that always comes home
with the art work she created at pre-school.

This makes my heart melt. That onesis, was the very first thing with 'Auntie' on it I bought for Hannah.
Soon enough Natalie was here and she wore it too! 

This simply bracelet. It reads 'Buddy Walk' So simply yet to me it says a thousand words.

More to come, once I steal my sisters camera to take pictures :)

Stay tuned! 

What we LOVE about YOU!

Well first off, here's some things I love about you!
1. Whenever I see you for the first time that day you smile :)
2. When you smile I finally get to see your little teethers
3. Your Down syndrome features!
4. Because you had heart surgery and have Down syndrome, I am able to do better on my tests and quizzes! No really!
5. Because you have Down syndrome, I've wanted to become an advocate and spread the word.
6. Because you have Down syndrome, I've gotten to know a lot more people.
I love you to the moon and back Natalie!!

Please feel free to comment and add more things you love about Natalie!

Our exciting life...

My opinion: if you have kids in your life, your life is automatically more fun. I know, there's people that would disagree, but hey that's how this world is. Take a look through my phone, Hannah does just about all the time, it makes me happy. Nothing in this world makes me happier than those girls. And I can only imagine what it will be like when it's my own children that fill my phone with happiness. 

I've recently become a bit of well I'll go ahead and say it, addicted, obsessed and all that jazz with Instagram. I have so much phone and I find myself using the same 'effects'. So I apologize in advance from some of the pictures looking the same. 

But here we go, phone dump time. 

Natalie was recently in the hospital as most of you know.
This was a picture from when made my first trip up there! 

We played hide and go seek! 

And than just some quality time babbling. 

Coming to hang out with Auntie Kell

Another precious photo of the girls together! 

Baking and baking, lots of cupcakes and brownies for the bake sale! 

Okay, and maybe we did some licking of the bowl too! 

:)

Before,

and after instagram!
*At cali tort! 

Hannah's perfect little toesies

The queen! 

And the queen and I. 

A cute litte watch on some chubby hands! 

Our cousin Kyle turned 21 yesterday! :")

Natalie celebrating Kyle's birthday! 

Pancake monster! 

I love the beauty of her eyes I captured! 

Can you believe this was right after she got sick. Still lookin' good :)

Auntie Kell brought me a present! 

Thanks instagram! 

And old picture from the Buddy Walk in October. Was practicing my instagram skills! 

Practicing again! 

We sent this to daddy! He said yes of course! 

No, no worries, it's not a boo-boo. It's brownie mix from licking the spoon! 

A happy little baby! 

Reading on Valentine's Day

"No, NO PICTURE"

Okay, just one ! 

Cutest shoes ever! 

Happy Valentine's Day Friends and Family! <3 

Enjoying tasting her cards! 

I want to leave you with a quote from my role model, Kelle Hampton (Enjoying the Small Things)

"You can not control the things that happen in your life, but you can certainly control the way you spend your life."

-Kelle Hampton

Phone Dump!

I recently plugged my iPhone into my laptop and discovered, with over one hundred pictures on my phone I hadn't backed them up to my laptop. Boy would I be devastated if I lost almost all the pictures on my phone.

I recently started following Kelle Hampton's blog: Enjoying the Small Things! Kelle is amazing! A new found role model of mine! On her blog she does 'Friday Phone Dump' where she shows her followers all her photos from her phone from the week.

So here I am, dumping my phone!

Hannah's first day of preschool! 

I took her out one night for ice cream! 

Oktober-fest

We took a picture of Hannah when she was little saying soon enough she'd be eating spaghetti. Soon enough Natalie will be eating spaghetti! 

One of the few pics I have of my girls <3 

Princess Fairy

Buddy Walk Dinner 

At the beach! 

Halloween costumes at school! 

Hannah loves to read! 

Handing out Halloween candy! 

They adore each other. 

Hannah' daddy used to play on this swing set 

Hannah goes to college with Auntie Kell 

Orlando Airport 

Kayla aka Mary Poppins in training! 

Cinderella! 

One of my favorites! 

LOVE

Another one of Hannah's visits to college, walking with Joe. She's a flirt. 

My little reindeer 

Visiting Aunt Susie

And Mommom Marna and Poppop Herb 

Swinging again! 

Another one of my favs! 

Another favorite 

Woke up like this one day! 

She can sit up now! 

Cutest mouse ever! 

Bows! 

Tutu's :)

Hannah's party outfit! 

Kyle and me! 

Favorite! 

Rare occasion! 

Love Natalie's face! 

Taking Auntie Kell to school! 

If you're happy and you know it! 

They're great grand mother! 

Hannah's piggys! 

In love with Instagram! 

First Birthday!