It's My Blogoversary! "And the Award Certificate Goes to..."

Today is my One-Year Blogoversary!  I can't believe I've had so many things to ramble on and on about celebrate for this long!  Seriously...it might seem like nothing more than ramblings and endless photos of changing seasons, pets, what our house never always looks like, and my adorable children {ahem...!}...but one thing is for sure...this blog has led me to so many new friends, lots of inspiration, and allowed me to appreciate all the little things we do each day and to literally watch the transformation as Alex and Emily grow up! 

It all started here... one of our several snow days where Alex missed nearly two weeks of school with all the cancellations and delays! 

So what do you do with all those days off, but take pictures!  If you know me at all by now...you know I take lots of pictures...and if you are lucky enough to be in the family and on my email list...you probably received tons just a few pictures in your inbox almost daily!  So instead of cluttering all those mailboxes...I decided to start this little blog to share our pictures and allow our family to view them as they pleased...and the rest is history!  But...it became more than just a place to post these cute little mugs...

{and how I wished these little mugs were still just as little...it just goes too fast!}

...but it became a place to document the joy in every day!

So thank you all for sharing these special little moments with us and being so kind and uplifting to leave your encouraging words when visiting Martin Manor!  And...now...what you've all really been waiting for...

"And the winner is..."

#11 - Terri from the Four Scarbary's...here's her winning comment...
Terri said...

My favorite Valentines day present would def. be the bubble bath while the hubby worries with the kids... I guess we can dream right? Hope you have a great day :)

Yay!  Congratulations Terri!  I hope you like Chili's and Target...enjoy your Valentine's Day...dreams can come true! {wink!}  It's been amazing getting to know all of you and it's been a blessing to share these moments!  Please stop by and congratulate Terri...she is a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom to two great kids!   {Terri please email me your info...and I will get that right to you!}

{Okay...I need to get to bed...Sunday School in the morning...but I was so excited to pick a winner...I just couldn't wait until tomorrow afternoon!  Goodnight!}