On Nov. 8th we celebrated Evelyn's 1st Birthday! It feels like yesterday we were finally getting to bring her home from the hospital. It's hard to believe that our baby girl is already 1. We have had many emotions lately. We endured some of the most intense heartache & stress that a parent could go through and the pain of that still feels somewhat fresh. But, the gratitude, the joy, the excitement we feel far outweighs that. Not a day goes by that I am not Praising Jesus for his awesome healing power. For giving us our little miracle girl. For all of the little miracles He does in our lives. For His love & grace He pours out upon us that is beyond my comprehension. We fought the battle for our baby girl's heart & We Won!
Evelyn at 1 year she crawls, stands, walks along furniture, has 4 teeth, claps, points, says mama, dada, baba, ba, de, ya & other jibberish, pushes around Max's cars & tractors & makes "bbbbbb" sound, loves to look at babies & animals & point to their eyes. She is energetic, full of expressions, playful, social, ticklish. She sucks her thumb when she's tired & sleeps thru the night but is an early riser like her daddy
Here are some party pics!
She had her own little cake to mangle & dive into!
Max is holding her hand. He's also tired as this was at the end of the party and he was quite the entertainer. The Evelyn banner I made!
Cake was made by the local "cake lady" Teresa. It was great!
These are pics I took on Halloween. I put her in her princess costume early. I just couldn't resist!
She loves to look at our honeymoon photo album! Perhaps she's already dreaming of a Hawaiian honeymoon too. :)
She is "talking" to the framed picture of Max!
Doesn't she look like a little ballerina!
Doesn't she look like a little ballerina!
All dressed up! Max is giving us his sad face. He really was very excited though! ha
My little blue monster man
And lastly I leave you with this scripture my friend sent me on Evelyn's birthday
"have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. " Joshua 1:9
5 comments:
this just melts my heart. my heart aches for evie, maxie, you and stephen...it aches to share life with you every day.
maybe someday the Lord will work that out. i would love it. happy birthday to the most gorgeous blue-eyed baby girl! eeeee!
she is adorable! what a testimony of God's faithfulness :)
What a cutie. So glad the Lord healed her tiny heart! Hope you are all doing great.
You have quite a testimony - and Evie will too as she grows older. She is a lovely blessing, and true gift from the Lord, a RAY of light!
Anna Belle
It gives me goose bumps every time I see her! Happy Birthday Evie! Miss and love you guys.
Love, Mindy
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