Beautifully Made

 

For you fashioned my inmost being,
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
 I thank you because I am awesomely made,
wonderfully; your works are wonders —
I know this very well.

Psalm 139:13-14

Carousel

A fun day at the fair { really just the carousel, but very magical anyway }.

Ivy K. is such a wonderful bigger cousin who Rilla just adores.

One last ride.

First Love

Patience on a Monument

"I's so ecited"

And a stroke of genius; after big sister has come into the room and gotten settled on the bed with Mommy, Daddy brings in baby sister to join them all!

The spontaneous hugging and kissing just went on and on. I could have put 30 pictures on this post!
I'm sure there will be times when the love isn't flowing quite so much but this was a very satisfying first meeting.

Getting Ready to Meet Baby Sister

 
See that Looong piece of tape in the frame at bottom left corner? It took some fast moves to get that away from her before we had to start from the beginning.
 {Oh Sorry, do I give the impression that she wrapped this ALL by herself? Haha!}

                                

"Before" Take 2

It was a gloriously beautiful day,
Sunny and quite warm.

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Kissy faces
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"Before"

I very nearly waited too long to capture the last day of her pregnancy, the last time as a family of three, before a new day with big sister, family of four.
Tomorrow we'll be meeting baby sister.

Ilex~Happy {19th} Birthday

Ilex,@19

 our first Grand-child.

 { How. Does. 19 years go by so fast?! }

Sweet

Artistic

 Smart

Lovely

 Kind

 Mature

 Hard Working

& 

Beautiful

did I mention? Smart

yes!!! very

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Love you so much, girl!