Dewberry 2013

So on my last Monday off (Columbus Day) we ventured out to Dewberry Farm with two very special guests, Cookie and Kenzley!

There was NO ONE there... we literally had the whole place to ourselves, which is nice with a 2 month old baby in tow! She was rocking it in the Baby Bjorn, completely hidden from the world anyway!!!

This was my sweetness, posing as usual

Our annual growth chart pic... I canNOT believe how big she is!

It's like 3 inches in a year... no wonder she has growing pains... And I thought she was big then... OUCH... my heart...

 Me and my girls!

 A fake horse just as intriguing as a real one...

see... LOL

 Then daddy, Cookie and Kenz all rode the tractor train

 I wonder what they are discussing... very important matters of the heart, I am sure!

 And we all hopped aboard the Choo Choo Train... These girls are best friends in the making!

 And the ever important Sliiiiiiiide... Gracelee did it by HERSELF for the first time ever! Big step for this momma and BOY!!! was she proud! I just love her!

A new feature at Dewberry was the carousel... the girls had so much fun!

 Cookie's Girls!

 See best friends

 and silly girls!

 "Where to next cousin?"

 This is one of my favorite pictures because of the way Gracelee is holding Kenzley's hand! True family love!

 God's amazing blessings!

My heart

 Bouncy time on the Kidilla Hopper

 and more slide pics

I thoroughly enjoyed this trip! I cannot believe nine weeks is over and I head back in to work. I LOVE my job, but it is so incredibly hard to leave my baby and not be involved in the activities at Gracelee's school. It is more for my benefit when I go because that girl is so independent... I think she enjoys when I am there but she would be fine with out me...

I just cannot believe how fast time flies... one minute I am staring at the face of my sweet newborn and the next they will be graduating high school... I don't want to miss anything and reality is... I just have to. I will rely on those closest to us to take pictures and document each precious moment that I am not a part of... and I sincerely hope and pray that one day I will get to be there again.

But for now, God has blessed me with the perfect job so that I can help provide for my family AND I get to see the majority of my children's youth. It is a benefit that many mothers don't get to have... so through my tears and heart ache I have to keep looking at that silver lining and "just keep swimming!"