It hit me this year that it will always be a big deal when each of my babies turns one. This day commemorates a huge moment in my life. The day I brought them into the world. Birthing a child that you’ve been growing and carrying, nurturing and wondering about for 9 months. It’s huge!
April 3rd, 2020 was a beautiful celebration of my little wildflower Maple Jane.
It’s crazy how with each child you come to a point where you can’t imagine a life where you didn’t know this little soul.
Maple is so bright. She’s full of life and so active! She’s spunky and fresh – a wild one for sure. She keeps us on our toes. And she’s seriously a class clown. She will definitely be causing some trouble for us. She has become the life of the party in this family. We couldn’t imagine our little pack without her.
The big party I had all planned - in my head of course (nothing ever got on paper, because with two it’s just that much harder for me to get organized) didn’t pan out this year. The 2020 COVID-19 quarantine had just started and I had to cancel all our friends and family who were planning on coming to town. Instead we had a small, intimate party with David’s parents and Uncle Mike. David took the day off. We started with birthday pancakes, then packed up and drove out to the Pozo wildflowers to play and picnic. I had done this last year, right before Maple came into the world to meet us and it just seemed like the perfect way to celebrate her shiny, joyful, wild spirit.
We love you Maple Jane Rans!
Happy ONE YEAR OF LIFE!