charlaanne

{ create }

This month’s collaboration with Alisia & Mandy was fun for me.

I absolutely love creating! Spending a day crafting with my sisters is one of my very favorite things to do! I’m thankful we get to do that often:)

Happy Birthday Mandy!

Happy birthday to my little sis! You make life so fun and meaningful. You are one of my dearest friends...someone I can always count on and the most creative person I know:) I love and admire you so much! xox Charla

a few of the reasons why I love you so...

1. you are my best friend.

2. you thank me for dinner, even when it turns out bad.

3. you always see the best in people.

4. you help me with the never ending laundry.

5. you give the best foot massages.

6. you are always interested in what I'm working on.

7 you make dinner when I'm too tired to think about it.

8. you are so easy going.

9. you lay out my towel and washcloth each morning.

10. you put the phone in the glove box when we're on a date.

11. you always believe in me.

12. you still write me love notes.

13. you are an amazing role model to our children.

14. you treat everyone you meet with kindness and respect.

15. you love Chinese food as much as I do.

Happy birthday to you, my love. xox Charla

two years later

We found out we were getting a little girl from South Korea two years ago today!

The picture she is holding is the first picture I ever saw of her cute little face!
I am planning on taking a picture like this each year on her referral day. Click here to see the one I took last year. I can't believe how much she has grown! sigh.

{ love letters }

Nineteen years ago when I walked in the front door after school, my mom had the music playing and a video camera in my face. I asked her what was going on and she handed me a letter. I was over the moon when I saw it was from a cute guy I had a secret crush on:) That was the beginning of a love story that is still being written. My husband and I wrote 198 letters to each other before we got married and I still have every one of them<3

kissable

 

From the moment I opened the email from our adoption agency with Lily's pictures, I have been in love with her beautiful heart shaped lips <3

 

 

meet Addison

You can find her here!

I have been busy making new things for my shop, so be sure to check back:)