celebrating marina

on the 13th we celebrated marina's 7th birthday...

 

those 7 years have gone fast... time needs to slow it down... waaay down...

love

 

{pregnancy was not an easy thing for me... i saw a high risk specialist the whole way through, did heparin shots twice a day, and waited nervously for a detailed ultrasound at 5 months because pretty much as soon as i found out that i was pregnant, i came down with a horrible case of the chicken pox... and i mean horrible... i was so nervous the whole time... needless to say, when i heard that our baby was healthy, had no malformations due to the chicken pox virus and no heart defects, i cried... and cried... and cried... tears of joy and relief...}

oh my goodness... look at that little face...

i miss that stage... i still call her the baby and she's not a baby at all...

 

she fills our days with smiles and sweet hugs...

cheesy cheese

talk about volume... look at that hair :)

 this little girl has been such a blessing... a miracle really... 

she's silly and can be a stinker...

 and she's a loving little sister...

 

she asked for a doll bed for her birthday... and the american girl doll caroline...

 

i found a really cute doll bed for her at target but i wanted to make different bedding/pillows for it...

these are the fabrics that i decided to use for it... such pretty colors...

she was one happy girl... we went to o'charley's for dinner {her choice} and at home we sang happy birthday and had cookie cake {her favorite} for dessert...

 

it was a good day... celebrating our sweet marina...

 

have a happy day~

angie