Shine Love: God Blessed Me with Kait!!

Hi there!! Ashley here... And this is my first official blog post, and I know Crystal is SO proud! I wanted to take a walk back in time and share a little about my family history.... I've often joked, even since I became pregnant with my son and now that I am pregnant again, that God knew I wanted 3 babies but He knew I could only handle 2 pregnancies. (Because the first 16-20 weeks, I am SICK SICK SICK. And now I am on total bed rest at 30 weeks pregnant) So God blessed me with a sweet little "pre-made" family back in 2004, and our little family became official in 2007. Kaitlin is my husband, Kevin's, biological daughter, as his wife and Kaitlin's mom passed away with breast cancer when Kaitlin was just 2. We have been family friends since about 1998 and I was there when Kaitlin was born and watched her grow into a little toddler. God threw a curve ball and now Kevin and I are happily married and the best of friends and I am blessed beyond words to be Kaitlin's mom here on earth. I was also blessed to have been close to Kaitlin's mom as she was like a "big sister" to not only me, but to Crystal also. So Kevin and I have been together since Kaitlin was 2 1/2 years old, and I often times have to literally remind myself that I didn't physically give birth to this precious child because she is so much like my own! I love her to pieces, and she is my girl.... She is growing up so fast as she is entering the 4th grade here in 1 week and changing EVERYDAY! I am so thankful for God's love story that He blessed me with and that our family is growing and we couldn't be happier. Here are a few pictures from the past couple years of Kaitlin...