Quick review...

Adam and I were married in July of 2000. Almost 10 years ago. It is crazy to think that it has been that long. We met when we were about 3 and have been friends since. Our families met when we lived in Farmington, NM. After moving away and going our separate ways we met up again the summer or 1997. We hit it off from the start. We were just good friends. I think God was still working on our hearts and was not ready for us to start dating. Then the summer of 1999 we were doing a trip to Farmington to see Ben graduate and we realized it was meant to be...CHEESY I know. I say all of this because it is a great example of how God works in our lives. There were many factors in our journey that could have taken us in other directions but God knew the right time to open our hearts and show us the way. (Adam was way to hard-headed before) Just Adam!!! HA.

We lived in Oklahoma for a few years and then moved to Colorado Springs on a whim. We were only there for a year and half before moving to Denver and we are still here. Oklahoma was our simple time and we often think back how we took that time for granted. We had no money, no kids and wonderful friends. It was a time to get to know each other and really enjoy being married. Colorado Springs was our first journey as a married couple out of our comfort zone. We knew nobody, were not connected with a church and had no jobs but it was beautiful, the weather was wonderful and we LOVED our brand new house. Soon we found jobs and made new friends "the Thompson's". A Christian couple with so much in common with us. Well...it was not like college were you meet someone new everyday but they were exactly what we needed. Plus we lived in Colorado so all of our out of state friends came to visit. We started commuting to Denver every weekend (almost) and Adam started going daily for work so we made the decision to move. We moved to Denver almost 5 and a half years ago. It is the longest we have stayed in one place and in one house. We love living in Denver and have enjoyed starting our family here. We have made some great friends and are connected at Church. (Which makes a huge difference in our lives) Although it seems easier to not get involved, God can really challenge you and strengthen your relationship when you put yourself out there a bit. I took a job working at the Littleton Church of Christ and have been there this whole time. I am really...really...really part time now but I still enjoy getting out of the house and working every Monday. Adam started working for Wiley Consulting doing finance. We are very blessed and are thankful everyday that we have these blessings.

So I mentioned above that we started our family here in Denver. We were blessed with a beautiful baby girl May 15th, 2007...Lillian Mae. She was named after her great grandma Mae Maxine and her great aunt Jenna May. She was a huge shock to our way of life. We are so amazed how boring our lives were before we had her. She is funny, adorable, loving and challenging all wrapped up in one perfect little package. She got her first teeth at 4 months, started crawling at 7 months and walked at 9 months. Her first word was dad-dad followed by da-da-da-dora. She loves to sing and pray. Her favorite friends are John, Julie, and Austin. The Edwards family. She loves her family especially her Gram and cousins Brett and Kinsey. She met the Hensal cousins for the first time this summer and asks for them daily. She thinks Nanny needs to come over to play and no one is allowed to sleep in Pops bed (the guest room). She is aware of everything...you can not say much that she will not repeat. Lillian is such a funny little thing. I really shouldn't say "Little" she towers over everyone her age and some that are older.

She watched fire works this summer for the first time and every time as it gets dark she looks up at the sky sees a star and says "Star light..star bright...I wish I may I wish I might watch fireworks tonight." She is a wonderful blessing and I am thankful everyday that God choose me to be her Mom. Well it took us a little bit of time to get pregnant with Lillian and we knew we wanted more kids so we thought we would start earlier rather than later and to our surprise we were pregnant again. 20 months after having Lillian we were blessed with another beautiful baby girl.

Keely Annmarie, named after her Gram Kathleen Ann and her Nanny Cynthia Marie, born January 30th, 2009, quickly showed us how easy it was to have just one kid. We did not realize how much work multiple kids are...they do not sleep, eat, drink, poop or play at the same time. Keely is seven months old now and we are just getting to that "function in society" stage. She has two teeth and is crawling. Keely loves to climb the stairs and growl. Her first word was dad-dad but I promise she said "Hi" the other day. Keely is on track to beat her sister in the walking stage. She is already standing up on everything and scoots along the furniture. She is my little cuddle bear and I LOVE IT!!!! She gives kisses all the time and loves to grind her face into you like she just can't get close enough. She is smiley and so so happy. I could not imagine life without her. Each Girl is unique in there own special way and have so much to offer this world. I am so very excited to see how God uses them and the ways they will bless others. Children are so amazing and I can't wait to have more. (well maybe I can wait a little bit) HA!

Would you look at that HAIR...Lillian has the curliest hair to everyones surprise. When brushed she has little ringlets. The jury is out on Keely but it is starting to grow.