to the mothers in my life.

To my mothers,

I have been thinking about the mother I want to be for Zoey and her future siblings. I started to think about all the women that have had an influence on me becoming who I am today and became overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with a sense of joy, thankfulness, and the urge to share the impact you’ve made.

You have taught me to mother.

You have taught me to nourish.

You have taught me to influence.

You have taught me to encourage.

You have taught me to advocate.

You have taught me to embrace, accept, relate.

You have taught me to listen.

You have taught me to forgive.

You have taught me to understand, endure, persevere.

You have taught me to be generous.

You have taught me to be humble.

You have taught me to be authentic.

You have taught me to be faithful.

You have taught me to be honest, transparent, real.

You have taught me to love.

So thank you mothers of my life. You have made a huge and lasting impact. I am forever grateful for the blessings you have been to me! 

-kaylee

What we are up to in 2012!

NEWS #1: If you haven't heard yet, we are expecting our first baby in October! We are thrilled to become parents! The pregnancy has been pretty good and our baby is developing wonderfully! Our next ultrasound is May 1st and we will (hopefully) find out if we are having a boy or a girl! They tried to get a sneak peek at the 14 week ultrasound but baby Falkner was moving around too much to get a clear shot! Looks like we have a little athlete on our hands! If you take a look at the ultrasound, by the belly, you can see a hand waving! 

NEWS #2: Our next exciting news is that we are moving to Australia. That's right. We are moving to Australia May 5th! We are so excited to transition into this next phase of life that God has in store for us! We have enjoyed our time in Arizona, but you can't beat living on the beaches of Australia. We are literally selling everything we have besides 2 suitcases of our favorite things and hopping on a plane.

When we tell people, half of them think we are doing something exciting and half of them think we are being totally crazy! My heart is filled with a whirlwind of emotions as we prepare to leave in 2 weeks. I am overjoyed and excited for the adventure, but my heart aches to leave my family and some of the amazing people in my life here. We have God, we have each other, and we have family and friends that love and support us no matter what. And that makes a world of a difference when your moving across the world. 

-kaylee (aka.. mother falkner haha)