Happy for Life and all the beautiful things in it today. My friend Kelly had a beautiful baby last night…one that truly is a miracle, and while basking in that joy, I am reminded just how precious life is.

Stopping and remembering to be thankful…Welcome to the world, Baby Lily! Lainey can’t wait to be your friend!

Three Months Page Done. I think I only have two more to go plus the back cover.

I’m lucky to have the two most wonderful siblings in the world…my ridiculously talented and artistic brother and my creative, inspiring mother-of-the-year sister. Today’s my sister’s birthday, and before I “Ode to…” my sister, I wanted to say I love you equally as much, Bubby!

With that said….

Happy Birthday, Carin!!!

You are my best friend, my creative inspiration, my mother-I-want-to-be. When my creative juices are hyper-stimulated, you keep me from picking up a paintbrush, ruining something I love, and regretting it later. You pep talk me through my laundry piles. You don’t just tell me what I want to hear, but push me to be something better.

You love my baby like your own.

You constantly amaze me with how you never accept less-than-superior in your life and you do what it takes to be the best wife, the best mom, and the best friend someone can ever have. You create memories for your girls, you love them, you sacrifice in every way to be there for them, but you never lose yourself in the process. You make me want to read more. You choose family over everything else in life. You are beautiful inside in out. Happy Birthday!