Stolen

Some of you may have heard, but I had my phone stolen from work.  I was selling and while I was distracted with one customer, another stole my phone off of the counter in the back.  It really stunk.  I lost my sd card that had all of my pictures of Avery on it.  Luckily I had uploaded the pictures to my computer fairly recently.  For the most part all I lost was my Christmas pictures.  Another lucky twist of fate is that I constantly upload pictures of Avery to facebook, so I was able to keep quite a few of my pictures.  I have a new phone now, but that last couple of days have been stressful and expensive.  I'm just glad that they were able to just quietly steal the phone and not try to hold us up and use violence to get it.  Silver lining, right?  Ugh.  Oh well, we survived, like we always do.  Just glad I can hug and hold my family safely.  Crazy stupid world we live in.

On a happier note, I hope everyone had a nice Christmas.  :)  We did.  :)

New Phone

Well, I finally got my new phone!  I'm loving it!  I was able to find another one with a slide out keyboard.  The girls at work think I'm silly for wanting one, but I just can't go over to the on-screen keyboard yet.  My new phone has some neat features like burst mode on pictures.  It will take 6 pictures all at once, so if Avery smiles or makes a cute face a split second after I hit the button, I still capture it.  I'm enjoying it.

Also, Michael and I are feeling much better.  It was a rough weekend on both of us, but we got through it.  Avery is still very healthy so far.  Praying she stays that way.  Michael and I were both as sick as we've been in a very long time.

Christmas is coming up!  I can't wait!  Our house is decorated except for the lights outside.  We have a beautiful new baby girl in our home to love on this holiday season.  We're living in our amazing new house, so we're not throwing away money on rent anymore.  Life is so very good right now.  We couldn't ask for more.  The Lord has blessed us in big ways in 2012.  I can't wait to see what He has in store for us in 2013.  :)  Maybe start baking another baby.  ;)  We shall see.  ;)

Well, I hope you all are well.  Sorry for the infrequent updates lately.  With Avery finally here I don't have a bunch of time to blog anymore.  But I do have plenty of time to take lots of pictures of her!  Enjoy!  :D

I also added a picture of my new wedding set.  :)  We finally got the band paid off and now I have all of it.  It's beautiful!  My hubby is amazing!  I am in love with my beautiful new set (and still in love with my gorgeous original diamond).  Thanks, Love!  :)

Mostly Pictures

Not much new to report, but lots of new pictures!!!

Thankful

This month on my facebook I've been doing what a lot of people have been doing and listing things that I'm thankful for.  There is so much I have to be thankful for all the time, but I feel like this year there is an extra lot to be thankful for.  :)  Here are a few of those things:
-I'm thankful for our beautiful new home.  It's still too big for us, but we're working on growing into it.  :)
-I'm thankful for our 2 reliable, dependable cars.  Michael's is paid for and I have a little less than 2 years left on mine.  They get us safely to and from our jobs and also help us to be able to see our family, which is very important to us.
-I'm thankful for my handsome nephew who was born on April 3rd of this year.  He's brought so much joy to our family.  Love you, Dayton!
-I'm thankful for my sweet puppies who make me happy and confort me when I'm sad.  They always seem to know how to calm me down.
-I'm thankful that we got our fence put up in the back yard!  It's going to take a while to get it paid off, but Michael and I are good at making our payments and getting things taken care of.  It's so great that the puppies have room to run now!  I know they appreciate it.  :)
-I'm thankful for a healthy pregnancy.  There were a couple hiccups along the way, but for the most part, we couldn't have asked for a better pregnancy.  Not only did the pregnancy go well, but I went into labor naturally and didn't have to be induced, which was awesome!
-I'm thankful for my family who is always loving, supportive, and amazing.  I don't know where I'd be without each and every one of them.  I love you all so very much.
-I'm thankful for the newest addition to the Voss family (not ours though).   ;)  Madison was born yesterday.  She's healthy and doing great.  Nathan and Chelsey are very excited to add a little girl to their family.  I am excited to have my first niece finally here.
-I'm thankful for Michael's job.  They have been so great to him.  They are very understanding and they help him out in whatever ways they can.  They made sure Michael had time to spend with Avery and I when she arrived and that was amazing.  It has been a huge blessing for him to work at AeTR.
-I'm thankful for my job and it's flexibility.  I was able to take off a total of 8 weeks before and after Avery was born to relax and spend time with her (also thankful for FMLA).  And now that I've returned to work I only have to work nights and weekends, so Michael watches Avery for me. 
-I'm thankful that Michael makes enough to support our family.  It's so nice that I'm not pressured to work.  Yes, my income is helpful, but in the end, we don't need it.  It's just a little extra to put back and do fun stuff with.  It's nice to know that if I don't want to work, I don't have to.  Michael can take care of us all on his own. 
-I'm thankful for my handsome husband.  Michael is my rock.  He is always at my side in good times and bad.  He's the one whom my heart beats for.  I love him more than I can possibly say.  During this year we celebrated 5 years of life together and 3 years of marriage.  I can safely say that these have been the best 5 years of my life.  I don't know how I was ever happy without him.  I love you, Michael.
-And last, but most certainly not least, I am thankful for my daughter, Avery, who blessed our lives in huge ways on October 5th when she made her way into this world.  She is the reason I get up in the morning.  I live for her smiles and her giggles.  I choke up thinking of how amazingly blessed I am to have her in my life and to have the opportunity to raise her.  She is God's greatest blessing.  Those people who come to visit and hold her and thank us for giving them their "baby fix" have no idea what they're missing.  Having the opportunity to raise this beautiful little girl is the greatest thing that's ever happened to me.  I adore her and everything about her.  God is so very good!  :)

So that's what my November felt like to me.  :)  What an amazing time I had, reflecting on my life and all God has given me.  It was a wonderful time.  I hope I will continue to count my blessing each day, even when it's no longer November.

And of course, one of my posts isn't complete without TONS of pictures of Avery!  :D  Enjoy!