To wives: Before you were Mommy

As I ate my Special K with strawberries this morning and read Deseret News, like I do every morning, I came across this article http://www.deseretnews.com/865596178/.  I don't know if it stuck out to me because valentine's day is around the corner or because baby four will arrive in a few short months or because the night before at our house had been much like the one she describes in the article but whatever the reason it had me crying into my cereal.  How easy it is as moms to forget that we were wives first.  I feel like this is something I figured out after Lillian...finally, but this article was just a beautifully written reminder of it.

Cute Kids

I can't believe that I forgot to post my most favorite Christmas gift this year!  Allan surprised me with pictures of the kids that he had taken by our good friend Alyssa.  She has started her own photography business and takes beautiful pictures.  Her website is here.  I was so surprised Christmas morning to open an envelope full of portraits of our beautiful kids.  Now I just need to get them framed and put up in the house.

 

There were a whole bunch more but these are my favorites.