Happy Birthday!

Four years ago today, this sweet bundle of pure joy was placed in my arms for the first time.  My life long dream of being a "mommy" was fulfilled & the ability to love at first sight was not only proven true but seared deep into my heart.

"Little girls are the nicest things that can happen to people.  They are born with a bit of angelshine about them, & though it wears thin sometimes, there is always enough left to lasso your heart--even when they are sitting in the mud, or crying temperamental tears, or parading up the street in Mother's best clothes."  Alan Beck

                                                                                                                                                             





After these first picture came sleepy parents, the art of the swaddle & the eat, wake, sleep schedule.  Life as we knew it was different but so much sweeter in so many different ways! 

Happy 1st Birthday!

Happy 2nd Birthday!

Happy 3rd Birthday!

Happy 4th Birthday!

"She is the loudest when you are thinking, the prettiest when she has provoked you, the busiest at bedtime, the quietest when you want to show her off, & the most flirtatious when she absolutely must not get the best of you again....  But when your dreams tumble down & the world is a mess--when it seems you are pretty much of a fool after all--she can make you a king when she climbs on your knee & whispers, 'I love you best of all!'"  Alan Beck

We love you Aubrielle Raye!  Your quiet, gentle spirit is a blessing to all.  Your love for people shows the depth of your kindness & compassion at such a young age.
Happy Birthday Bug!

Rachel