Happy 1st Birthday, Faithy!!

We can hardly believe it!! We have a 1 year old, now!! Just two days ago, our little baby celebrated her 1st birthday....where did the time go???? Here are a few highlights from her friend party last Saturday!! (P.S. We missed having you with us, Rachie!! Hope your party in Berlin goes well!)

This picture speaks for itself...Faithy really enjoyed her birthday partyl!!!

The cute little birthday girl!!!
Faith collected books for our local children's hospital. Her party was a bath time theme which is why the books were in a bathtub and the party favors were bottles of shampoo. (FYI--Faith's FAVORITE place to be is in the bathtub!!)
Mommy and Daddy with the birthday girl!!

Faithy with good friends, Reagan and Mady.

Mrs. Mindy showing Faith her special birthday balloon.

Faithy playing "catch the duckie" with Reagan, Jacob, Mady and Nelson (he actually found a more interesting toy under the piano).

Faith showing Nelson how the Boo Boo Bunny works. Thanks Mr. Chris and Mrs. Mindy for the cute little bunny!!

Faithy and good friend, Laney!

This is a picture of Faithy eating her 3rd birthday cake. We had ANOTHER celebration on her actual birthday (this past Wednesday) with her Granddad and Granlyn. She has gotten the hang of eating cake!!

Happy Birthday big girl! We love you so so so so much!!!

Santa Baby!

What a difference a Daddy makes.... Faithy got all dressed up in her BEAUTIFUL Christmas dress. We put a red bow in her hair and headed off to meet Santa. Murray met us at the "North Pole" and Faith was ALL SMILES!! You've never seen a more happy and delightful child. That was until we placed her on Santa's lap. Here was her reaction to the big jolly fellow....

We set Faith on Murray's lap and snuck her as close to Santa as we could without her noticing. Much better. We couldn't get a big smile out of her but it seems that Daddy's lap made all the difference.



Hope you all enjoy your holiday season!

Tomorrow is Faith's 1st birthday!! We can hardly believe it! I'll be posting pictures of her birthday party from this past Saturday soon. It's amazing how fast a year can go!! This time last year we were T-28 hours and counting....we couldn't wait to see if we would be holding baby Lincoln or Faith!! Now it seems as if she's always been with us!! Thank you God for this precious baby girl!!

Sarah

This past Thursday night I attended the most amazing worship service. It was simply incredible. Over 1,300 people came to celebrate the life of Sarah Bergquist and witness the fruits of her profound faith. It was an experience you carry with you and remember for a lifetime. It was an experience that changes you. You suddenly realize that it's possible to be that person you've always wanted to be. You see an example laid out before you and because it came from someone so approachable and kind, you begin to feel that you too can start making an impact for Christ just like Sarah did.

Thank you, Sarah!!!

No words...

I am feeling so very sad. We found out this afternoon that our sweet friend, Sarah passed away. She was 37 years old. Just two months ago she was diagnosed with leukemia. She was so many wonderful things to so many people. Most importantly, she was a child of God and lived each moment reflecting His glory. I haven't met many people like that....ones that truly embody the sweet spirit of Christ nearly every waking minute. She was the beloved wife of Scott, blessed mother of Hannah, Noah, Jonah and Rachel, precious daughter to Becky and Allen, mentor to many new moms, and treasured friend to countless ladies.

I just can't find words or even feelings to help me understand or explain her passing. Hundreds prayed and prayed for her miraculous healing. Many days we felt we were on the cusp of it as things were looking up. I am not questioning God's decision. I just wish she was still here.

Please say a prayer for Sarah's family and friends.

Jaime

Faith's first 1st birthday party...

We celebrated Faith's 1st birthday a little early when Murray's family was in town for Thanksgiving. It was so fun to see her enjoy such a special occasion. She LOVED hearing Happy Birthday sung to her. I'll have to post of video of that soon. Her face lights up as soon as the song begins! Here's a quick recap of her first 1st birthday party. (Her "friend" party will be held closer to the actual day)....


Nana went all out and bought me this bounce and ride zebra. I LOVE it. There were a lot of other Nana gifts that I enjoy too...animal cards, Madame Alexander statue, and a light up book! Thanks, Nana!!
Aunt Mel, Uncle Brad, Bennett and Briggsy got me my first Radio Flyer bicycle. It has a really cool bell on the handle bar. I love to push it around. Pretty soon, I'll be able to scoot around on it! Thanks so much!!
Uncle Michael, Aunt Darla, Stone and Sterling got a me a Little People school bus, magnetic drawing board, and a fun ball maze toy. I've really enjoyed playing with all of these really cool toys. Thank you!!
Aunt Darla is so creative. She iced my birthday cake for me! I LOVE taking baths so we made it a bathtime themed party. I LOVED this rubber ducky most of all!I wasn't sure what to do with the icing once I grabbed the cake. I kept shaking it off my fingers. Mommy finally just put some in my mouth.

Wow!! It tastes really good! I love birthday parties!!

How weird am I???

I don't think I'm all that weird but Ellyn "tagged" me which "forces" me to confess 6 weird things about myself....Hmmm...

1. I LOVE every kind of tomato product but I HATE HATE HATE raw tomatoes. (This may not be all that weird as I have recently discovered a few others who feel the same).

2. I like to sleep with one foot out of the covers. I sorta freak out if I can't get one foot out.

3. I like to make up "weird" terms of endearment for my loved ones. The more I love you, the weirder your pet name.

4. I love to eat most every kind of vegetable but I don't like to eat many fruits. However, I like the flavor of almost every fruit, I just don't like how if feels in my mouth when I eat it. Therefore, I rarely eat fruit.

5. I can remember random commercial jingles from a decade or so ago. I.E "For that chocolate coated ice cream loaded big and thick, no room for a stick, what would you do whoo hoo for a Klondike bar?

6. I can wiggle my toes (which closely resemble baby fingers) and make them "talk". It's more ridiculous than weird but I guess it's weird that I discovered this and actually tell people about it so it made the list.

Now....let's find out how "weird" my friends are. I'm tagging.... Monica (can't WAIT to see what makes her list...she'll have to narrow it down to 6 for sure :) Laura, Candice, Chelsea and Becky.

Curly head....

Faith's hair is beginning to have a mind of it's own. These aren't the best pics of "her" but the shots of her hair make me chuckle! Her curls are coming in at full force and the thickeness of her hair keeps coming in as well. We get SO MANY comments on her hair. At first it was because of the color (I didn't realize how much attention redheads get). Then, her sweet little curls started forming. Now it's more like "Wow, she sure has A LOT of hair." One lady stopped us at Costco and said, "Look at her hair. It's so perfect. It looks like a toupee." Murray and I weren't sure how to take that. It doesn't seem like a compliment when someone compares your hair to a toupee but she seemed so genuine and sweet about it. And then another lady, said "Wow, look at all her hair, looks like it's time to get her hair cut!" Uhhh....not really long enough to cut, it's just very full and fluffy!!

At what age is it appropriate to start using styling products? Water isn't cutting it these days. Once her hair drys, the poof is back and it's just so irresistible....albeit, ridiculous looking at times!

O'well. She's a cutie either way.