Long For The Flowers

Ryleigh, it's your first year of life and I have to say is was perfect. I grow as a mommy, I experienced life in a whole new way. You gave me for the first time a love so deep, so unconditional.  Making this book was so incredible as we experience amazing things in your first year. You took your first plane ride with Nana to AZ, We went to Lake Powell and Crested Butte on family vacations.  Two very large albums for your first year. 

I have so many things to give thanks for this year, but there's one special blessing that stands out from the rest: my son. Here's what I want to say to the person I love most this Thanksgiving. Dear Ryleigh, Happy Thanksgiving, sweet boy! I can't believe how fast this year has past and we are now celebrating your first Thanksgiving. You're such a big boy now--you can almost walk and you are starting to say more and more words. You're such a bright, adventurous little guy. You are the greatest blessing in my life, and I am so very thankful for you! Being your mommy makes me the happiest I have ever been. I feel a love I never thought possible.  Thanksgiving and Christmas used to be so hard for me. I'd see families together that weren’t mine, and all the while my heart would ache. I managed to put on a happy face during the holidays, but when the holiday festivities were over, I would break down. I remember crying hot tears of sadness and jealo...