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My sweet little Emersyn,
I am not sure there are words or enough words that could even begin to describe how I feel about you. I know that sounds cliche, but it is true. I knew a long time ago you were going to be a part of our family. I have been waiting for you. I knew you before you were born. When you were finally born, it was like we had been reunited. I knew your soul, your face, your heart. It is a feeling that I will never forget, that I will never take for granted.

Even though you are just a few weeks old you have fit right into our "little" family. It feels as if you have always been here, never missing a beat. Thank you Emersyn for wanting to be apart of our family making us have an even half dozen. Even though we may have six kids, each of them have a special place in our hearts and you little miss, have stolen each one of our hearts.

I love you Emmy. More than words.
Love,
Your Mom

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Just the other day (it was April 27th), we sneak-previewed Baby M. Now, after a little push and pull about what to post next, here are a few more until we can decide...

(Insider news -- there's a good chance we'll share some more pix of HS senior Spencer Finnegan next. I'm working on them right now although I should really be outside mowing the lawn [Shhh. Don't tell Becca.])

time flies.

When you're watching the clock and marking the calendar, it feels like time just crawls along. Just watch the clock at the end of the school day, and wait for the bell to ring, or count the days until your next work vacation. It can be agonizing.

But step back from it all, and it becomes hard to believe where the time has gone... Just ask the parents of a 16-year-old as they hand her the car keys for the first time. Or look at the calendar right now -- it's already May! Or, in our latest example, just ask Danielle and Alan about Austin returning home after a two-year Mormon mission to Southern California. Strange feeling, isn't it? Heck, it hardly seems like it's been 18 months since Cailan stood in front of the camera for senior photos.

But it has. And, wow. Time flies.

Q: where've you been?

A: All over town.


It's been a great couple of weeks.

What is happy?

Happiness is... Our beautiful STL nieces.

Love these two. (And miss our West Coast niece & neph!)
[Specs: 100mm f/4.5 ISO 400]

Do more than exist... LIVE.

Flowers cut and brought inside
Black cars in a single line
Your family in suits and ties
And you're free

The ache I feel inside
Is where the life has left your eyes
I'm alone for our last goodbye
But you're free

I remember you like yesterday, yesterday
I still can't believe you're gone,
I remember you like yesterday, yesterday
And until I'm with you, I'll carry on
~Jon Foreman of Switchfoot

This week we said goodbye to my sweet Nana of 92 years. She was a gracious, wonderful lady who lived an amazing life, but the time had come for her to leave this journey. While it is never easy to lose a loved one, peace comes from knowing that you WILL see them again and they are in a place now that is much better than life as we know it on Earth. Heavenly Father, take care of Nana for us... and until we are together again, we will all carry on.