Summer is finally here!!!!

Can I just say that I am so loving the weather right now, it is perfect!! We have been having so much fun the past couple of weeks. We went swimming, to the park, playing outside in the dirt and as I mentioned before we signed up for dance lessons. One of the more memorable events this week was Mya saying her first prayer all by herself. Scott or I usually help Mya say prayers but on Sunday when we asked who's turn it was Mya said "Mya's turn". We were both interested to see what she would say. And this is how it went "Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for this day. Bless daddy to come home. Jesus. Amen." It was the cutest thing I have ever heard, I had tears in my eyes. My little girl is going up!!!! I just love her so much. Today I asked Mya if she wanted some more yogart and she said "No, thank you mom". I tell ya some days I feel like I am going to go crazy but then there are moments like these and you think "it is all worth it". One last fun story, I promise. I am a nursery leader in Mya's class at church. On Sunday, all the kids (mind you, we usually have about 8-10 two year olds) were sitting down at the table eating their snacks. Well, Mya decided that she needed to give me a kiss, so she got up and came over to where I was and gave me a kiss on the cheek. Then one of the other little girls came and gave me a hug. Mya saw this and then she needed to gave me a hug too. It was so adorable!!

Swinging with Daddy

Look at those eyes, she is beautiful!

Mya loves her cousin Annabelle

New swim suit

Swimmimg

And, yesterday Mya got a hair cut. She looks so cute!

DaNcE cLaSsEs

Just signed up for "me and my tot" dance classes. I am so excited, it is going to be so much fun! I took dance growing up and I loved it! Hopefully Mya will like it too. I am so pumped to buy her cute little dance outfits and shoes. If anyone wants to join us you are more than welcome to. It is going to be a great time.

Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to ALL!!!! I love Mother's day, I love all the flowers that everyone is planting and I love recieving flowers and I love the joy that comes from having little Mya in my life. Mother's day has not always been a good holiday for me. Before Mya came into our family it was one of the hardest days of the year. Wanting to be a mother so bad but not being to be able to. The Mother's day right before Mya was born I couldn't even manage to go to church. I have a whole new respect for Mother's day now. Not only am I a mother now but I am a mother because of the love of Mya's birth mother. A sarcifice that is so great that words alone cannot begin to express my gratitude to her. She is the most amazing and selfless person I know. Mya's birth mother is truely my HERO!! Mother's day will forever be bitter-sweet, knowing that Mya's birth mother may have a hard day, will always be in the back of my mind. We love you Shannon!!

I am so very thankful for the relationship that I have with Shannon. Shannon invited me to go with her to the birth mother dinner that LDS Family Services does for Mother's Day on Wednesday. It was such an amazing, spiritual and fun night. There was slide show playing the whole time of the children that these wonderful birth mothers have placed. And everytime that the pictures of Mya and Shannon came up I couldn't help but have a huge smile on my face. One part of the night that stands out the most in my mind is the musical number "From Gods arms, to my arms, to yours". I have always loved this song and it always makes me cry but that night sitting next to Shannon and listening to those words was so emotional for me. Thank you Shannon for taking me with you. It was so much fun!