Fall has come. The weather is beginning to change and all of the leaves on the trees are taking on new colors. It is something extra special when the temeratures begin to drop now because you were born on a cold winter day just a year ago. In fact, I drove past the hospital you were born in the other day and it was cold outside. It was as if I was in a movie because as I drove past, I could see myself carrying you out of the hospital on December 16th of last year. Your dad is a softy at times...and this was one of those times.
Daddy recently moved to be MUCH closer to you. You are about a mile away now and this means that when I pick you up during the week, we can spend some REAL time together instead of driving around, or walking through the mall. You come come with me and we play and you hang out with Chloe. This makes me so happy.
You are laughing now :) Not just smiling, or a just one giggle. You literally laugh and it is the sweetest sound in the world. For some reason you thing it is hysterical when I talk to you in a deep voice, so I do it often. You are such a ham. You love to laugh. It is one of the 6 million things I love most about you.
It was super fun being with you on your first Halloween. We got you a "Lil Stinker" costume and you were the cutest little skunk :) Crystal decided we needed to put a pink flower on your ear so that people didn't think you were a boy skunk. We took you to a pumpkin patch and we fielded many comments about how cute you were. I can't lie. That never gets old. You, as always, were really cooperative as we took pictures. Here are some from our night at Hall's Pumpkin Farm in Colleyville!
While we were at theis pumpkin farm in Colleyville, we were able to get some video of you, too. You are crawling like a maniac these days and at the end of this vid you try and embark on a pumpkin patch exploration. Halloween was so much fun with you and we are excited to do it again next year!
We took you to see Auntie Sonya in the hospital this weekend. She had a really long surgery last weekend, but it was the surgery that marked the end of her battle with her sickness. Nana was there and so was Uncle Kevin and of course Faith was there, too. Faith is running around everywhere and when you two saw eachother, Faith ran toward you laughing and you crawled toward her. I am so thankful that you two will be able to grow up together! In this picture, Faith looks sassy and you are trying to eat your toy. It represents the both of you well :)
We are so thankful that God has rid Auntie of her sickness. Things were really tough for her and He made her all better. She was pretty sore from her surgery when we went to see her this weekend, but I am sure being able to see you made her feel much better. She loves you so much just like your Nana and Uncles do. You have so many people that love you, daugther.
Well we are going into the Christmas season! This is exciting for so many reasons. First of all, all of our birthdays are in December. Yours is the 16th, Crystal's is the 14th, and Daddy's is the 24th. Crystal has been working so hard on your first birthday and it is going to be awesome! And then Christmas comes. We will do gifts and have meals and just spend time with family. I can't help but look forward to the first time we talk about what Christmas represents. I am so excited for us to talk about Jesus together. Jesus loves you so much, Marlie and He loves your Daddy and everyone else, too. I am so thankful for Him because He gave me my first little angel in you. I hope to be your best friend and the best father possible, but somehow, Jesus will always be a better friend to you and a super special father. And I am thrilled about that because you and I are both His. You will be going to church with us for the first time very soon and you will continue going from then on. I cannot even express how happy this makes me :)
Well, I get you again this weekend and it is going to be fantastic because this will be the first time I will have you TWO nights in a row! So, get ready for some fun, sweetie. Until then, sweet dreams, Marlie. I love you from here to Pluto!
Love,
Daddy
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