Jazmine Mae Skye

Yesterday my baby girl turned 5!  I can hardly believe it.  When I was pregnant with her, we were told it was a boy.  We spent 4 months planning on a boy, only to have the doctor say "Congratulations on your daughter".  A mother's heart knows things, and whey they told me I had a daughter, for some reason I wasn't surprised, I think I had known all along.  Maybe that is why I never could write the "boy" name in her baby book while I was pregnant. 

Jazmine is turning into such an amazing young lady.  She is smart, honest, she has the most tender heart, she has a love of the Lord that is inspiring, she is creative and off in the clouds half of the time, yet her mind works so logically and she is so organized and determined and can be so OCD like her mama.  I look at this beautiful young lady the Lord saw fit to bless me with, and all I can think is "Thank you!".
   
Here is a peek at each year for the past 5 yrs.....

School Pictures

My baby girls first ever school pics!!!! :) (*sniffle sniffle*)

Happy Birthday Jesus!!!!

Wishing all a Very Merry Christmas!!  And as precious Jazzie Mae says...."A new present is nice and an extra blessing, but it's not what Christmas is about. It's about Jesus."

Craft time fun! (photo overload)

A couple weeks ago I decided to brave a craft where we make Christmas Trees instead of Gingerbread Houses....(thought being trees could be a more independent craft where as a house they'd need more help with).  It turned out great and they had a ton of fun.  It was funny to watch it bring out each of their different personalities during the process.  Jazmine, my creative perfectionist, trying to stick to patterns, putting marshmallow seats in a perfect circle around the tree so people could sit and look at it.  While there is Isaac...totally pumped to go at first, realizes that it's kind of time consuming and tedious, so looking to take the easy way out and try to talk Mommy into doing it for him.  :) 

And in case you were wondering....pretty sure I am STILL finding green places to clean....  hahaha

Sledding and snow fun!

For Thanksgiving we went up to WA to visit and spend time with family.  It just so happens that it was in the middle of a big winter storm/arctic freeze!  The children were so excited to have the opportunity to play in the snow.  Of course since it was less than 20 degrees out, I had them bundled to the point of not even being able to walk!  :)