Seven Years...

I am giving myself 20 minutes to write this post (with a 60 pound dog that is terrified of the fireworks in my lap) while Jesse is in the shower and both girls are asleep, and then I am turning off the computer and going to watch a movie and celebrate midnight with my husband!

It's our anniversary! We celebrated two nights ago while Annabelle was with my parents. We took Charlotte out with us since she is a pretty sleepy companion! I always feel double pressure to wrap up the year and write an anniversary post on one day. Tonight I am just feeling so thankful for my little family and all that this year has brought us. So, maybe some highlights of the year and of our seven years!

The best moment of the year by far was the birth of our sweet Charlotte Grace! Watching Annabelle go from toddler to little girl has also delighted us every single day. I could not be more proud to be her mother! Other highlights: finding out I was pregnant, our big snow, my first full year of me staying home and that working for us, Annabelle's second birthday combined with week long power outage, taking Annabelle to the pool all summer, renovating our kitchen (I am thankful for this every single day!), our trip to NYC, making Charlotte's room into a nursery for her, Jesse finishing his Masters degree, starting to learn how to parent two children, having a Wednesday night at-home date night each week, going to the beach with the entire family, really learning to sew, and really getting settled into our home! 2011 was really good to our family.

Seven Years...
2 cities, 5 different jobs, 5 moves, 1 apartment, 3 houses, 2 dogs, and 2 babies later... they have been an incredible years full of change, growth, fun, laughter and lots of love. It is hard to put into words (for the world to see) what one person means to you. I feel overwhelmingly blessed every day that I get to live my life with Jesse. It seems like yesterday we were dancing in the New Year with all our friends and family, and tonight we tucked in our girls and are snuggled in at home... it doesn't get better than this!

Happy New Year!