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Anticipation was high, hearts were pounding, and I was crying. The moment my family saw Baby Miriam for the first time still makes me cry to this day. I remember running down the long restricted area that day and embracing my sister and her new child. What a moment! This is what memories and life is about! It was such a beautiful and indescribable day.

Gotcha Day is Miriam's "other" birthday." This is the day she came home last year! Wow! I can't believe we've had her that long. One whole year! I can't imagine life without her anymore! And what a wonderful change it has brought to our family for the good. God uses anyone, including babies.

I love how Miriam has began to blossom into one of the most Guatemalan/Mayan spiced girl around. Her talking is a laugh in itself... she says.... Coco (my son Cory's name), Momma (all the time), Uno dos tres, peas(please), O-kay, tank you, tick tick tickle, kit kit kity, Kickey and Issy (her dog and my dog), and the list goes on.

One particular story is quite funny, I must say. Well, we taught her how to say and play tickle tickle tickle. She must know that it melts our hearts and makes us laugh. And at daycare they learn all sorts of things.... Well, one day Miriam hits someone but before she can be reprimanded she trys to cover it up by playing tickle tickle tickle. These are the moments you just have to run to another room and die laughing!

And so here we are a year later with a jubilant two year old! Couldn't say that I was much more blessed! And Miriam we GOTCHA YA and are were NEVER letting go!

One year ago exactly this was taken!


We recently walked on Broughton Street. This is the fun we had...






Bee buggies from Savannah Bee Company


Nina and Peepaw (my Mom and Dad)


Silly Man : )




top: Cory and Dennis; Below: me and Mom




Cory and Jillane