This little beauty was going to be named Devin.  That is until they found out he was going to be a she…in the last month of mom’s pregnancy.  Surprise!  🙂  Isn’t she just precious?!  Every time I get to snuggle a newborn I get closer to having #4.  😉

For the past 3 years I have done this and am always amazed at the powerful stories you share with me.  This year I want to share an update on our 2010 single parent winner, Andrea.  Here is what Andrea wrote to me:

“At the time I won the single moms contest in early 2010, my husband of almost 15 years had just left our family for another woman.  It was a sad,hard, and confusing time.  However, I knew that God has never let me down, He was faithful.  No matter how hopeless I felt,  I knew he would pull me through.  My kids are doing so much better and I would never take back the closeness that I have with them because of our struggles.  I have recently been blessed with being able to build my own home through the blessings of others.  It’s my first home and I am so excited!  The kids and I moved in just last week and we are already making incredible memories in our new home.  I am so thankful for the opportunities I have been given and I feel so empowered by all I have been able to accomplish being a single parent.”

I hope her story will give someone the encouragement they are needing today.

Make sure you share this with your friends with Facebook, Twitter, email, etc..  Let’s make sure this reaches as many single parents it can!

This little beauty had to be the most alert 7 day old I’ve ever photographed.  Not only was she awake pretty much the entire session, but she had such beautiful eye contact!  Her parents left her as a surprise so mom did the nursery in grays which I think is awesome.  The first image below was actually the moment before she opened up for a giant yawn, but it looks like a huge smile with a wink.  🙂 🙂

What a lucky little girl.  She has two older brothers to look after her, a daddy to spoil her and a momma to snuggle her.  A blessed family to be sure.

What can I say about this lady?  She makes my hair look good!  Every-time I go in to get my hair done it never fails that I laugh so hard I cry…every-time.  🙂

Normally I wouldn’t post anything until later, but I’m leaving for the holidays and wanted her to see some more.  This isn’t even close to all of them!  😉