My Baby Is Sweet 16!

Annabelle was born April 22nd sixteen years ago today. What a blessing she has been in our lives. Dave and I wanted a child we could share our creative and crazy life with and Annabelle added to our lives in more ways than we could imagine! She is the perfect blend of both of us. The best of both of us. Funny, artistic, compassionate, sweet, creative, curious, thoughtful, patient, kind, determined, steadfast, loyal, quirky, driven, loving, affectionate and most of all an exceptionally good person.


She is more than we could have hoped for.  I have loved the past 16 years with her; watching her grow and discover life. Here are just a few photos of her life and how she has grown into a beautiful young woman, inside and out.

Her first birthday!

Age two

Age six

Age 8-Nursing baby robins she found on the ground.

Age 13-That's her dressed as a zombie,left of Lil' Bow Wow

Age 13 at Star Island

Photo shoot for my catalog work; she's the perfect teen model!

With her Daddy, who has driven her to school every morning for the past 5 years

Age 14

Age 15 - With her cute boyfriend of a year, Isaac.

With BFF Olivia at Build a Bear for her 16th birthday