Happy Birthday Alyson!

This morning I was looking through Aly's baby book. I just blows my mind that it has been eight years! When I think of how much has happened and changed in my life over the last eight years, it is very overwhelming. My biggest change though had to be having this precious girl come into my life. My first baby that continues to bring us such joy. These are just a few of the reasons that I love her so much..

She is and always will be a part of me! My first born!
She still loves to sit in my lap and wants one of us to lay down with her at night. She loves to read joke books and laughs at all of them.
She has a love for reading and reads everything in sight!!!
She is a social butterfly and loves to spend time with her friends.
She has asked Jesus into her heart and continues to grow and ask questions.
Her hair is in a different style almost every day. (It would be a different color each day if we would let her!)
She loves to pick out clothes that match her "style".
Her heart is like gold!
Her memory is amazing.
She makes me smile to just watch her.

If only I had time to just sit and write them all down. I love you sweet girl! Happy Birthday!!

I realized when doing this how few early pictures I have of Alyson that are digital. That was before we got our camera. (To read the captions on these slide shows, put your cursor over the picture and it will pop up!)