HALLOWEEN 2016

It's 10:00pm on November 7 in Arizona, temperature outside: 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Moving to a new state has been so different for me, luckily the state of Arizona is pretty consistent, weather wise, so it hasn't been too much of an adjustment. Growing up in Utah (25.5 years), I remember being so bummed on Halloween - because it was so cold. You would need to wear a coat to go trick-or-treating but then people couldn't see our costumes. I remember years being so upset that I shed tears over my unseen, cool costume. (Oh, to be a kid and have those kinds of worries again!)

We had so much fun with our festivities throughout the month. We loved taking Hawke out this year. He almost understood the celebrating and trick-or-treating. H would go up to the door, grab a candy, then place it in his pumpkin bucket. He'd then proceed to the other kids buckets and try to grab candy to put into his. We had a good laugh.

HAWKE IS ONE

Is my baby still considered a baby if he turns one? I can honestly say this was the fastest, hardest and yet most rewarding year of my life. Being Hawke's mother is an honor. I am thankful for the things he teaches me, especially patience. I know God promises to make our, "weak things become strong" & I think he decided to bless me with a child to grow out of my patience weakness. 

Planning this party has been a highlight of the last few months. Yes, plural. I've been making the guest list, going over themes, looking through different party options, presents, cake ideas, decorations, etc. I was just so thrilled to actually be planning my own child's birthday. When we moved to Utah four weeks ago, I told my Ric that we had to get going on this, this and this for Hawke's birthday. He looked at me and said, "how long does it take to plan a Birthday party?"  HA! I then pulled out my notebook of brainstorming ideas and plans I'd been working on for months and he just smiled and laughed at me. He had the same reaction as I was walking out of Costco after picking up the cake when a tear of joy and excitement rolled down my cheek. 

Awhile back I bought a shirt to wear on very special occasions. Today is a Miracle and I couldn't be more proud to wear and celebrate today, for more reasons than one. What a very special day in my motherhood, that will go down in the books.