october sky.

It finally comes down to those last three months. October, November, and December.
It also happens to be another time of the year that I love.

My baby is turning ONE!
I can't wait! We are having a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Party and it's going to be fun! I finished the invitations Tuesday night and now I have to mail them out.
And yesterday, as we bid farewell to September...we took these...

It was heavenly. Yesterday was so beautiful, and I sat today and watched at several multi-colored leave fall to the ground. This is just about my favorite time of year, and now that I have a daughter, it makes it that much better.
There are some days when I think about certain words: daughter, mother, husband, family. And I imagine what they mean to me.
My daughter, wow. She is mine. I love her more and more everyday and I see how much she and I have grown together. I have grown a lot in meeting this part of me that now exists. She is mine, and I won't let that go. I remember when I was pregnant with her and I would write her letters telling her how old she was then, how beautiful she was, that she was going to grow big and strong like her daddy and mommy, and letting her know how much she was loved. I guess all of this kind of ties in with the word "mother", but that word also never ceases to amaze me. I have caught myself looking in the mirror and telling myself that I am a mother, and it still shocking me to this very day. But it's all I've wanted to be and more. It's shown me to love so much.
And then there's "husband". Boy, is he handsome. I love him. And he knows it. That's another word that never ceases to amaze me. Our wedding day was beautiful. I was 7 months along with Evalyn, and it was an amazing time for me.

I love my family! Love is a strong word and we are a strong family.