Hi Guys!  I know it's been a while again...but it's just busy being a Mommy!  Gabby is crawling around like crazy now and pulling herself up and everything! 

Well, don't have a lot of time...but here are a couple of recent pics of Gabby's first 4th of July party! 

She loves watermelon!!

Many blessings and everyone write me!

Love, SummerRose

Hello everyone!  Been a long time since I posted and, just FYI, this might be the last one for a while again!

Update:  We just moved back to Oklahoma, however, we may be moving again very soon.  But that is in the air.  Gabby is doing great and growing everyday!  She is so beautiful and I am so blessed to have her!  Here's her latest pic:

She is starting to really be interested in toys, she jabbers ALL THE TIME (no comments!) and laughs, blows raspberries at Mama and Daddy, and is still keeping mommy busy with all those diapers!

We just bought a house and are very excited to be in it!  I was getting tired of apartments.  They are very nice, but our own home has felt really good!

Justin is doing great!  He is enjoying work and looking forward to the new projects he will have if his job moves us again!  He is a great daddy and Gabby loves him so much!  It is so sweet to see her follow him around a room with her eyes! 

Well, that's about all with me.  I will try to get to everyone's sites soon!  Until then, much love and many blessings your way!

~Crystal

Smiles and a Fuss!

Hello everyone.  Things are going alright here.  We hit another milestone last night....Gabby actually slept (with no interuptions) 5 hours!  Ah!  I am feeling like a new woman!  Probably won't get that lucky tonight though because we are going in for shots later this afternoon! Poor Gabs!  But none the less...she's started smiling and it's so cute!  Although the camera doesn't really capture how beautiful she is, here are a couple of shots anyway!  I hope everyone is continuing to do well!  Loads of love!  ~SummerRose

Smiling during a diaper change (I'd smile if I got all that poo wiped off of my rear too!)

All changed!!

Now we are playing with Mommy!!

Okay...no more playtime....I'm hungry!!!  Feed me!

A Year of Change

This past year has been the biggest of my whole life.  I have been doing so much reflecting back and I can't believe how far God has brought me over the last year.  Since New Year's Eve of 2005 I have been married, graduated graduate school, watched my new husband be promoted, moved 2000 miles from home and had a baby.  But so much more has happened. 

I feel the tears welling as I type.  Tonight I looked at my husband, my soul mate, downloading movies onto his ipod, and then looked over at my little baby girl sleeping soundly in her little jungle swing, and felt an overwhelming emotion of love and gratefulness to God for what He has given me.  A year ago last weekend I wasn't even married yet.  I got married a year ago last Sunday yet it seems like a lifetime away.  So much has happened and I can only look back in wonder and praise God for my life. 

Looking back into my personal life, I believe I have grown a lot.  God has shown me more and more over this last year who He wants me to be.  And more specifically, I was given two very important life tasks...to be the most Godly wife I can be, and the responsibility of being the best mother I can be.  I love both jobs with my whole heart. 

My biggest life lesson this last year is this:  Love.  A year and a half ago I was fighting the idea of getting married because I thought I wanted some sort of big opera career...and looking back from where I am now I know how much I woud have forfeited.  I would have given up the two best things that God has given me aside from His son.  For those of you who are reading this and are standing at the Y in the road wondering where the best part of life really is....let me tell you.  Love and family.  Love-loving God with all your heart, soul and mind, and loving those He has placed in your life is the most rewarding of all gifts you could receive. 

I welcome 2007 and can't imagine how it could even compare to this first year of marriage and motherhood...but I continue to look to God, the giver of all wonderful gifts, and praise Him for his Son, His love, His blessings, His mercy, and His strength. 

This entry is dedicated to Jesus, my first and greatest love, and to Justin and Gabrielle, the loves of my life. 

Waking Up from A Nap!

Daddy took these pics today!  We had a good afternoon nap (well, she did.  About the time I was getting to sleep the phone rings of course, and then when I was about asleep again she wakes up to be fed!) and then Daddy took our picture!  She is so photogenic...

Daddy with us!...

Hope everyone is doing well!  Love ya'll!