Happy Birthday Lucy-loo!

Time for me to get back on track with the old blog and what better reason than to spotlight our little birthday girl? Lucy is turning 1 and I must admit to feeling a bit emotional about that. I love this little lady so much and it really can be a heartbreaker to sit down and think about just how quickly time has flown. I often find myself getting philosophical about motherhood/ childhood... And I think, if this life is so fleeting, even like "the blink of an eye", then how much shorter is this state of childhood, no- babyhood! It truly is a special time, spiritually speaking. 
I want to do my very best each day to truly enjoy and love my children in spite of life's busyness and distractions. And to give my best effort in teaching them the things that are most important while they are still so eager to learn from me. Being a mom is not for wimps (especially when racked by the flu! Ugh, don't ask...), but there is nothing more satisfying or joyful!! Alright, enough reflection... let's see some picks of our birthday girl! 

Lucy Virginia Singleton - 1 Year Old!

(Can you tell she's teething?)

The smile is slowly fading...
(Love those chubby hands!)

And here come the tears...

In the end, Mama's sunglasses did the trick in cheering her up!

Everywhere I go with this baby, we get delighted
 comments about our mother-daughter redheadedness! 
I must admit I love it and 

I LOVE MY GIRL!

Happy Birthday, Yoo-see!

Thanks a bazillion to my dear friend -Emily Clark- for taking these photos! I hang with her a lot in hopes that her sweet "mom skills" and "on-the-ball-ness" will rub off on me...