Ashlyn is turning 7!!!

I can hardly believe it has been 7 years since my first born came into our life!!! It feels like just yesterday when I was eagerly awaiting her arrival and bouncing on my mom's exercise ball (hoping that might hurry things up)! I was 19 years old, been married for 10 months and living in my moms garage! It was a 2 car garage and we had hung blinds up from the ceiling to create "rooms". There was Daniel and my bedroom which barely fit our queen size bed, the nursery with a little book shelf as her closet and a living room with the T.V. and a couch. We were So excited and nervous to have our very own baby girl! Were we ready to have a baby? Anyone that knew us probably would have said No but God knew differently!

Dan was going to school full time (20 credit hours) and working full time! I was also working full time as a nanny of two 2 year old twin boys! I loved nannying and had been a nanny for 5 years, so I had lots of experience with all ages of kids! Still we had NO idea what we were in for!!

After Ashlyn came Dan and I were very stressed with the jobs, work and new baby. We went through some hard times but  we were so blessed to have family around and helping us along the way. Although I look back on some struggles we faces I can now see how much stronger those struggles made us and caused our love and trust for one another to fill our hearts!

We have come SO far since then and we have our Beautiful, smart, loving, witty and generous daughter Ashlyn to show for all our hard work. She has brightened our life and showed us what life is really all about! She forced us to grow up quick but is helping us stay young forever! I thank God every day for bringing this little girl into our lives!!



                                                   We LOVE you Ashlyn Rose Torres!!!