January 17th, 2015. 7:27 in the morning. The sun was rising. My mind tuned out the world, and for about four seconds during my final push, all was silent to me. Then all at once, the silence was broken with the most beautiful sound I had ever heard; my baby girl let out a cry…

For those who were unable to attend and for those who are just curious… Here is a snapshot of Ellavie’s first birthday party!  She did amazing with her smash cake, and will be donating all of her birthday money to Operation Smile . 🙂  For my blog followers: All of the decor was either DIY…