My New Favorite Quote

My new favorite quote:
"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children...What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else." ~Elder M. Russell Ballard
Read this quote on a blog I blog stalk, My Words, that I love because she always says tings that totally resonate with e and how I feel about life. Loving this quote as I don't feel like I've been a good mother at all this year and mostly feel like I have been treading water while the ship sinks. This quote makes me feel much better simple because I do love my kids with all my heart and would do anything for them.

From May 2010

Video of Abi's B-day

Abigail is 1!!!

From May 2010

Abi had a great 1st Birthday today. She is such a cute little girl and definitely on her way to toddler-hood. A year later she is still living up to her original nickname "Abi-tude" the girl knows what she wants and you best give it to her. She really is a sweet heart who adores her big brother, has Daddy wrapped around her finger, and Mommy so exhausted she doesn't know which way is up. She has recently started sleeping for 6 hours stretches at night (yeah for sleep), gotten her 5th tooth, figured out that there are crumbs in the drawer of the oven, turned the door of the dishwasher into her throne, & figured out what that roll of paper is for in the bathroom. She is definitely a mover and a shaker and with her big blue eyes and little blond curls (which Mommy is praying she keeps) we are in for definite trouble when she is older. We love our little girl, Happy Birthday Beautiful!

Abi's 1st

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Not much longer now...

Miss Abi turns 1 this week and looks like she will be walking soon afterwards. Life as we know it is about to change once again.