Celebrating Our Joy-Bringer

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Exactly one year ago today God completed our family with the most precious baby girl ever. With each passing month she has gotten more and more lovable. She is the princess around here and we wouldn't have it any other way! She loves her brothers and they love her so much they fight over who gets to sit beside of her, who gets to feed her, who gets to play with her, who gets to dress her, and so on. With this precious girl in our lives, our home has been happier than ever. She was the missing piece to our puzzle and we're so grateful to have her in our family!

This evening we decided to celebrate Allison's 1st  birthday with some fun activities that she hasn't gotten to do before!

Toddler Play Area!
First time on a slide!

Walking with Daddy!

Choo Choo!!!!!
First time riding the train.
As a birthday treat, Allison got her own bowl of ice cream!


She enjoyed it and made quite the mess!

First time on a Carousel!

This is Allison's birthday gift from our family. It's a Rocking Owl.
Her room is full of owls!
The boys loved making birthday cards for Allison and giving them to her.
She loved all of their attention!
Today I am grateful for this precious girl, Allison Elizabeth Shaw. Several months ago Bryan and I asked God to give us words that describe who He created Allison to be. One of the words He gave us was, "joy-bringer." A few days later, without talking to us about it, Evan was talking to Allison and said directly to her, "God said you're a joy-bringer!"  That confirmed it in my heart! God created Allison to be a joy-bringer!!! And THAT SHE IS! She has brought so much joy to our family and to anyone she comes in contact with! Her joy and smile are contagious. She is such a gift! I am also thankful for the ability to celebrate this baby girl together as a family. We're having a big party on Saturday but tonight was a great time for our complete family of 6 to celebrate our joy-bringer!

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