Meanderings from a Higher Elevation: June 2017

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Happy 1st Birthday Gracelyn Rose

Happy first birthday, Gracelyn! I cannot believe she is one! We had a beautiful day celebrating her. Being a second child I feel like she never gets individual attention she deserves...and with a very active, loud brother, she has to take a back seat to everything. How special to be able to celebrate HER all day long. We started the morning with balloons in her crib and singing Happy birthday when she first woke up, which she loved. (Lucas loved it just as much. ;-) We had a birthday party for her with all our friends and my parents even came! Half way through the party I opened the door to our final guests...my Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Dennis. They flew in from Illinois to surprise us, and did they ever! Tears were flowing from excitement and surprise!

But the best part of her special day was that she started CRAWLING! It was almost 6 months to the day that we were told she may never walk or sit up so each milestone is just so emotional! There's no stopping this little girl! SUCH a fun day celebrating our Gracelyn Rose. Thank you so much to everyone who showered her with love yesterday!

About Me

In November 2010, just two months after getting married in Puerto Vallarta, my husband and I felt a prompting from God to look into moving to the suburbs of Denver, CO. So the next 16 months we researched different Colorado suburbs, listed (and sold!) our condo in Chicago, moved to a temporary (3 month) condo and were finally ready for our big move! On March 30, 2012 my husband and I loaded up the truck, strapped in the cat and dog and made the journey out west to our new home in Colorado.

It's been almost three years since we've made the journey here. I've since been a special ed (severe needs) teacher and we've had a sweet, happy little boy named Lucas. We've also bought our first house together and are trying to figure out this suburban living with a family and a backyard!

Through this blog I hope to be able to share my thoughts and experiences here in Colorado while also being able to keep in touch with loved ones back in Chicago. We both believe that God has plans for us out here and are very excited to see what He has in mind. Welcome! I invite you to enjoy this journey with us and please, please say hello (leave a comment) every now and then!