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Hope you enjoyed the pics!  We’ll never forget this amazing trip!  A huge thanks to Poppa and Rara for keeping our angel.  I want to go to Camp P&R!  They had a blast too, and I’ll get some pics to post from them soon.  Thanks Mom and Dad!!!

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We’re home from Mexico, and we had enough fun to last us another five years.  I am in a huge predicament though…  I made a folder in Picasa with just my very favorite trip pictures, and there are 165!!!  When I figure out how in the world I am going to narrow them down, I will post some of them.  I thought I was obsessed with taking pictures of Noelle, but I am just as crazy about God’s world and capturing all the fun memories we are making as a couple too!  See you soon (:

 

 

 

   

 

These pictures just make me want to shout, "I love you Noelle and am the luckiest Mommy on the planet!"  

   

 

Noelle has been helping me pack all day (mostly trying on my clothes and jewelry) saying, "Cute clothes, Mommy… cute clothes!"  We’ve been telling her Mommy and Daddy are going bye bye and that she is going to Poppa and Rara’s to see Jax.  Last night as I was tucking her in I said, "Mommy’s going to miss you," and she answered, "Poppa, Rara house, see Jax!"  I said,"Yep, that’s right!  But Mommy and Daddy will be right back."  She then repeated, "Right back!" and closed her eyes.  This is going to be harder than I thought! 

I had so much fun doing "then" and "now" snow pictures, I decided to do it again with our spring jasmine pictures.  Hope you like them, and we’ll see you when we get back (we’re planning on lots of outings and play dates in April to catch up with all of you guys – we miss you)!

                          

In these pictures, Noelle is wearing my sweater from when I was a little girl.  We were so excited to show Daddy the pine cones and beautiful jasmine this evening. 

                           

                         

                              

                       

                             

               

 

 

                             

 

I’ve been asked my whole life, why is your middle name "Joe" spelled like a boy?  Well, I was named after my Aunt Joe who was named after my Great Uncle Joe.  He was laid to rest last week, and I will carry with me the stories and memories from his life of humility, good luck, and most of all, love.