Happy Birthday, Livi Bean!

Wow! Time sure flies. I can't believe our little Alivia is already one year old! It seems like yesterday I was carrying her, not in my arms, but in my belly. A belly which, by the way, my cousins daughter deemed "a really big belly for just one baby!"

This has been one of the best years of our lives. It has been such a wonderful experience to watch Livi figure out the world and learn and grow. She has such energy and personality, more than you would think a child of her age could possibly have.

Parenting has proved to be more challenging than we ever imagined, but it has also been far more wonderful than we ever could have hoped. Nothing is more endearing than seeing her excitement when "Dada" gets home from work. Nothing is more heartwarming than being the one who has the magical power to make boo-boos better and tears disappear, with just a hug and a kiss.


Even as we try to guide and teach her, she teaches us profound lessons in love, patience, understanding, and the meaning of true joy. We can only imagine the adventures that are to come and anticipate them with eagerness.

Our little family has been forever changed and made better with your presence, little Livi Bean. We love you so much, more than could ever be expressed with words. Thank you for a wonderful first year!

Happy birthday, Alivia!

Click here to view Livi's birthday photo album on our family website!

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