My Twinkle Toes

I love this girl of mine! Last week I was able to practice taking pictures of Miss J and her adorable friend. More to come...

My nanny family!

My nanny family came to Gabrielle's reception and she also had a part in their lives because she spent many hours taking care of them as well. Though we are not related, they are family to me and the kids are like my own. I started with them when the oldest (in the gray and white striped sweater) was 11 months and then we anticipated the twins birth when she was 15 months and now she is almost 9. The boy in the blue sweater and the girl in the black dress are the twins. They mean the world to me and we have such a special relationship with their family.

The top picture of J with K is so symbolic to me because I have never thought that they could look like sisters as I think they do in this picture. J's hair has lightened and it is almost the same color as K's. My nanny kids are the reason why I could survive before we were blessed to have our own daughter because they were and continue to be like my own. Their parents, Karen and Tom are wonderful friends and I am so thankful that they are such a special part of my life.

Just a few pics of the Reception...

The first two are of the kids table and then the third one is my sister-in-law and my brother and their adorable little one who is 17 days apart from J, then my cousin and Truman.

Gabrielle's Wedding

This past weekend, we celebrated my beautiful niece's wedding. She and I are six years apart and we grew up like sisters. It was such a special day for our family and we are beyond thrilled that she found such a wonderful man who could take her to the temple.

One regret that I have from our wedding day is that we do not have good good wedding pictures. We had a photographer that was recommended to us and he really did not know how to take pictures at the temple...so you can imagine what was top on my list for Gabrielle. My beautiful and extremely talented friend, Marielle, took their wedding pictures. You can see some of their wedding pictures on her website: www.mariellehayes.com

Just a few memories from 2010...

You can tell who is the joy of our lives. We are thankful for a wonderful year!