On the day of our pictures, Collier turned one! First birthdays are my favorite. It is amazing to think back on the year and remember what was happening the same time last year. And, now your life is full of so much more! You would have never believed that your heart could hold so much love for this one little person. I remember I wrote a post back on my family blog (when I actually had the time to do that) about our first part of the year with BG. It went like this... The last month has been incredibly busy for us. Bella Grace occupies each minute of our day, except for the moments she is sleeping. What in the world did we do before she arrived? Let's think back: sleep without interruption, eat dinner for longer than 3 minutes, run 4 errands in under an hour, not blame everything on gas and teething, talk like grown-ups, have conversations that did not consist of the words poop and spit-up and of course, who could leave out the conversations James has already had with the young boy's who have already tried to win her heart. So far, she has received a rose from Jacob, a kiss from Charlie and an extended hand from Brooks. Daddy has a lot to worry about in the years to come... But, the real question should be: what in the world did we not do before she arrived? We never fought over who would see her face first after being away. We never cried while simply watching her sleep. We never prayed so hard for one person's salvation. We never loved so unconditionally. We never would give it all up just to see her smile. We never felt our Father's love for us so deeply.

As I sit here looking over this post, I am sharing a chair with my now 4 1/2 year old sweet girl. There is not much else to say except enjoy those moments. They really do pass quickly. Even in the passing there are always more moments to come. And this is one of them. So, I must go now and play Barbies with my sweet girl. And live in this moment.

Enjoy this sneak peek at adorable Collier!!!