Random Thoughts From a Mommy

Dear Bryanna, I'm sitting here with another 54 minutes to go until you are no longer a one-year old. Some days you seem so much older than you are, and some days I feel like I treat you younger than you are. And that's the joy of being the youngest (for now) you know? This past year has gone by so much quicker than I anticipated. I'm pretty sure I blinked through most of your milestones. When you turned one, I'm pretty sure you had a total of 4 teeth. I'm not sure when it happened, but somewhere in between you sprouted another 12 without me noticing. (Who am I kidding, you made us notice every one!) I really don't remember when it happened. Not much has changed in your personality. You are very independent. You learned to feed yourself way before I expected you to. You simply will not let us hold anything for you if you can manage on your own. You will however, ask for help when you need it. And that's possibly the most important of all. I thin...

It's hard to believe that a year ago, I was so relieved that 2013 was over and looked forward to a brighter better year ahead. 2013, without a doubt, was a challenging year that I was happy to say goodbye to. How different 2014 had been! This past year has been full of surprises. I am hardly the same person I was when January 1 started in 2014. There's been a lot of growth, in all areas of my life. I am grateful, grateful for the opportunity and grateful for the people in my life who supported me along the way. Here's a recap of my top 10 of 2014 in no particular order: 10.) Mack and Bree - These 2. Don't get me wrong, they sure have their sibling moments where they yank each other by the hair, push each other down, and scream in each other's faces. But man, the moments of sibling love far surpasses the challenging moments. Some days I wish I could bottle up that love so I can remember it always. Some days I desperately want to hold on to that love in case it ev...