First Steps

There have been many happy moments in the past 10 months.  I do not think anything will ever compare to Gracie being born, but then again, that was a truly life defining moment for me.  If I stacked things up against the biggest moments in life everything else would be boring.  I don't view life as boring.  On the contrary, I view life as an amusement park ride...to be enjoyed and sometimes scary.

It seems like Emilee and I are always together when the big milestones have happened.   We were there when she rolled over.  We both woke up scared when she slept through the night for the first time.  We were even together when she really crawled for the first time.  It just seems to work out for us that way, so we should have known it was coming.  We both got to watch her take her first unassisted steps on our Christmas morning!

We were up on Christmas Eve morning checking out what Santa had delivered for all of us.  Emilee had to work on Christmas Day, and as I explained to my niece....Santa makes a special trip for those that have to work on Christmas!  Anyway, we were on the floor laughing at the fact that we had $15,000 worth of toys in the floor and all Gracie wanted was the bark that had fallen off of the logs I had brought in to make a fire.  And then the magic happened.

It was if our laughter and sense of family sparked little Miss Anna Grace to action.  She gave a customary grunt and just stood up on her own!  While I was playing with the video recorder on the camera she took three steps to Emilee!  I did not get her feet on video, but I did get to watch her face and Emilee's reaction.
It was the most amazing thing we have witnessed yet.  It has been an amazing journey so far, and I know it will only get better.  I am just not so sure that her Mom and I are ready for a toddler yet!

2010 was an absolutely awesome year for Emilee and I.  We both feel wholly blessed and loved.  We are so grateful for everything we have been given and the blessings God has bestowed upon us.  We are thankful for our friendships and hope that 2011 is as half as amazing as 2010 has been.  Thank you to all of you that truly make our lives happier and fuller.

Keep Smiling,

Rob