1st Anniversary

We've made it! 

We survived our first year of marriage,

blending a family, and all that entails.

It has been a hard year, 

not only for the obvious reasons,

but also with our disappointing journey through IVF.

Despite all the hardship, 

I cannot imagine another partner by my side.

Craig is my other half, my one and only.

Praise God for my amazing husband

and our beautiful blended family.

Greta's 5th Birthday Party at the Farm

This year for Greta's friend party, 

we went to the farm to ride Peaches, 

play pin the tail on the horse,

create bubbles, and break open a piñata. 

^^^ Greta's stepmom, Amanda, brought these adorable cupcakes ^^^

that her stepmom, Lisa, made for the party.

^^^ I had cookies made by Annie Pie's Sweet Treats. ^^^

Local friends, I HIGHLY recommend!!

^^^ Greta could not wait to hop up on Peaces. ^^^

 

IVF Update

We switched facilities with high hopes that this would be the answer 

to our never-ending prayers.

We have been very happy at our new fertility clinic,

however, we just experience another failed cycle.

This round we were much more successful in developing embryos, 

we ended up with 4 in fact. Twice as many as last time!

We opted for a fresh transfer with the healthiest embryo

and found out on Friday that it failed.

Our heartache is real. 

We have 3 frozen embryos left, 

but we are too heartbroken right now to even think of next steps.

We are going to take some time to grieve and rest before 

planning our next transfer.

Graycie Scarlett

Today we surprised the kids with a brand new puppy.

She is a Golden-doodle from Bardstown, KY

and her name is Graycie Scarlett (after Ohio State's colors).

The kids were shocked to say the least!

They both exclaimed, "This is the BEST DAY EVER!"

^^^ Picking her out at the breeder's house. ^^^

^^^ Love at first sight! ^^^

^^^ Happy Birthday, Craig! ^^^

We love you!

^^^ The car ride home. ^^^

Poor Graycie did get sick twice on our drive, but once we got home she settled right in.

^^^ Our first family portrait. (Notice: I am X'ed out.) ^^^

We are all absolutely smitten with Graycie, but little Greta did 

struggle with all the attention she was receiving from me. 

She kept wondering if I was EVER going to pay attention to her again

now that Graycie was here.  

(Look at her pouting in the picture below. I can't help but laugh!)

^^^ Greta and Graycie -- drawn by Greta ^^^