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If you live in West Michigan, we have experienced all the seasons in one week I feel like! Frigid cold temps with snow, to sun and 55. Unlike other places, you just never know what you’re going to get! And that is why we love living here. Nothing is predictable, which sure is a representation of life, isn’t it?

If you’ve noticed, sometimes my picture quality isn’t the greatest and that’s because I have an old phone. I have no shame in owning it, but it does affect the quality of picture I can take :).

This past week, we have spent loving on these two pups before Millie leaves us! We attempted to try and get a picture of Mazy with the 2 pups but you can see we got her with Maggie and then…

Getting one of Mazy and the two of them, well, didn’t go so well. They love her way too much to sit still:

We took the pups for a walk, which was interesting! We walked down to the park and Mazy insisted on Maggie going down the slide with her. That poor dog…can’t say she will want to do that again anytime soon.

Note the dogs. Like I said, it was interesting.

This past week, I have been feeling quite well and decided to attempt to jog for a few seconds. And to my surprise, I didn’t feel like I was going to die! I only last a little bit, but I still have heart failure. I wanted to give it a whirl because every 3 days I’m asked about my exercise tolerance and I always say “moderately limited” or “quite a bit limited” to the jogging question. Well, this time I firmly said “moderately limited” which I was thrilled to consistently put. Every step is progress.

Having 2 pups means a whole lotta ropes getting tangled. Mazy took it upon herself to untangle the ropes from under the deck, with flashlight, mittens, and headlamp in tow:

On a cold winter night, Dan brought bowling to our house – ironing board, pop cans, a ball, and masking tape:

Never a dull moment!

Mazy is in love with her pup and can’t wait to snuggle with Maggie at night:

On Saturday, we experienced the main part of Mazy’s Christmas gift this year: Disney on Ice. She has watched it on YouTube several times and kept saying how cool it would be to watch it, so we thought what a perfect Christmas present idea! She was SO excited for this day and couldn’t wait to dress up like Elsa:

We got there when the doors opened, which meant we had plenty of time to soak it all in. Including the extremely over-priced cotton candy!

Feel free to laugh, but as we were going up the stairs to our seats, I began to tear up. These are the moments I have been waiting for as a parent. This was the reason why the loss of our twins was so difficult. I looked so forward to experiencing life with a child(ren). I was just so grateful to be in that moment with Mazy. To experience and feel the joy she felt. To see her never-ending smile, which caused me to have one too. To see the joy she had, the dreams she had, of seeing these princesses in person. Such a simple and fairytale thought, but one I hope she continues to run with. To dream and know that she can do anything. And I can’t wait to continue to walk alongside with her, through it all.

The moment Mazy was waiting for: FROZEN

Mazy sang along to every song she knew from Frozen and couldn’t believe it was ELSA!

And my favorite character…Olaf!

Mazy is incredibly loved by our youth group kiddos. One of them happens to live just down the road from us, and Mazy just LOVES it when she comes over, and thankfully this girl enjoys it as well. So on Saturday afternoons or days off from school, they just play together. She even creates these fun little games for Mazy to play:

The best of buds:

March is always an exciting month. There always seem to be the end-of-winter/beginning-of-spring activities, birthdays, including MAZY’S, and of course, March Madness! This coming week has it’s own fill of fun activities, but a week I am so thankful for. You see, each week this past fall, I wasn’t sure what they would look like. Between appointments and hospital stays, I never knew if I would be home or in Ann Arbor. But the past few months have been filled with routine and enjoyment of just being HOME. Much to be thankful for!