Blessings

My heart is thankful and I am truly at a place in my life where I feel like my blessings are overflowing. This doesn't mean my life is perfect or even exactly as I would have it be but rather it means I have faced many trials & I have survived and through each valley my faith has been strengthened and my God has shown up in BIG ways so I am so incredibly thankful for all the chapters in my life even those that seemed devastating because through all of those things God has woven a beautiful tapestry. I have so much gratitude for all the things in my life and I would probably run out of space here if I were to type my gratitude list all that to say I am so thankful for my Savior, his amazing grace and my amazing family. Brad, Lawson and Bella are the lights of my life and I look forward to our future together:)

Now, that is my sentimental piece and here are my Lawson stories:
Recently when I attempted to wake him up from school he said "just five more minutes Momma, I am having a GREAT dream" or at his Upward basketball game when he shot the ball and ran over to the sidelines and gave me a hug:) or when he pointed to his picture on the big picture button of him in his basketball uniform and said "Mom, do you know this is? I said I think it is my little basketball star and he said I think its me cause he sure is handsome!" love that little boy with all my heart!

Bella G:
She LOVES to eat! I told her we were going to have to go on a diet and she said okay but she also said she didn't know what a diet was:) She still loves anything and everything pink, loves princesses and Hello Kitty and loves dressing up in her old clothes that are too small she doesn't realize length matters so if we can get in it and zip it we are good! She can be very sweet when she wants to be and she desperately wants a real baby in our house. Lawson also wants a sibling but he wants to adopt one in his words "you know like from China or maybe one of those places like where the houses are falling down and its messy" I offered Haiti and he said "yes, that was it!" He wants a brother the same age as him and nobody younger because then he would have to be the example to two people" clearly not interested in that:) Bella loves going to church and especially loves her best friend Bennett. Bennett happens to live across the street and we have had to go over that we don't invite ourselves over but she still thinks this means she can ask Ms. Tiffany or Bennett if she can come she just can't walk over on her own. Her favorite movie is Rapunzel which is the princess in "Tangled" and she also loves to watch Strawberry Shortcake but most of all she just loves to play little Momma and go grocery shopping with her cart, take care of her babies and dress them. She recently told me after a couple of nights with Ga Ga that she was so glad to be back with me & that she had a great time at Ga Ga's but was glad to be home:) love that little girl!