Stansel Journey: Mother's Day 2012

Monday, May 14, 2012

Mother's Day 2012

My beautiful girls and I

Mother's day is and will always be special to me. I am a mother of nine children - my 3 beautiful girls here and my 6 angels in heaven. I am so very blessed. Being a mom is something I have always wanted to be and I am so lucky to be a mom. I love my beautiful daughters so very much. I'm grateful to my Heavenly Father for allowing me to be a mom to all of my precious children. I feel privileged to be their mom. I know someday I will be able to raise my other 6 children. I look forward to that day so very much.

Rachel, Kayla and Haley

I am also so very thankful for my mom and for all that she has done for me and for her love for me. She has been there for me through it all. I'm so grateful to my Heavenly Father for my mom.

For mother's day, Thomas gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers. He also surprised me with a couple of things that I have been wanting - Adobe Photoshop and a new lens for my camera. I have a wonderful husband who loves me so very much!

8 comments:

mollyMay 14, 2012 at 7:13 AM
I got an 50 mm f/1.8 lens for Christmas and love it. I hope you love yours as much. I took an online course in photography for parents called Photosanity that was really reasonably priced and has give me great results. It's a series of online 30-45 minute lectures on the basics of photography, light, getting kids to cooperate, and organizing your photos. There's a facebook group to post photos for feedback and get ideas and it's really low-pressure and relaxed. I highly recommend it! Let me know if you want a link :)
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EllieMay 14, 2012 at 8:55 AM
Happy Mother's Day, Amanda! Cute photos of you and the girls...-and that is a very useful lens. My dd has that one too. Thomas picked some great gifts.;)
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CMSMay 14, 2012 at 1:48 PM
That lens will change your life ;-)
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The FematsMay 14, 2012 at 3:47 PM
I love that lens!!! Enjoy playing with it. It's my favorite :)
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FionaMay 14, 2012 at 9:14 PM
What beautiful photos of you and your girls! And what a great hubby you have!! ;) Happy Mother's Day to you (a day late)!
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The Lane FamilyMay 16, 2012 at 12:17 PM
LOVE This post and you have such beautiful little girls!! Like you I have 3 wonderful children here and 5 waiting for me on the other side. It is a blessing to be a mom!!!
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sulliPodMay 17, 2012 at 7:50 PM
hi, amanda, what is your email adress i want to share something with you.
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About Us

Thomas and I were married in January 2007 in Houston, Texas. About 8 months later, we were excited to start a family. After a diagnosis of infertility due to PCOS and endometriosis, we were devastated. With the help of infertility treatments we were blessed with twin boys (Brian and Brendan), but unfortunately lost them at 18 weeks due to an incompetent cervix. Unwilling to give up on our dream to have a family, we tried again, but our second try resulted in an ectopic pregnancy. On our third try we were surprisingly expecting sextuplets. On August 4, 2009 at 22 weeks 6 days, we welcomed 4 girls and 2 boys - Haley, Braden, Dallin, Ashlyn, Rachel and Kaitlyn. Our sweet angels Braden, Dallin, Ashlyn and Kaitlyn passed away and returned to our loving Heavenly Father. We have been so blessed to have Haley and Rachel at home with us. They have been home from the NICU since February 2010. They are doing well and growing. They are miracles! We love them and have been so blessed!

We have been so blessed to have added another miracle baby to our family. Kayla was born December 9, 2011. She was born at 36 weeks, 5 days. She is a precious miracle and we are so glad she joined our family.

Our last little miracle, Brandon Thomas joined our family on December 14, 2015. He was born at 36 weeks, 5 days. He was 9 pounds, 7 oz (big boy)! He has spina bifida, but he is doing well. He is such a happy boy!! We love our little boy and are so blessed to have him in our family.

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