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Happy Memories

I can't believe I forgot to post a picture of the girls' Easter bunny and the butterflies. I also made an Easter bouquet of silk flowers I will be taking to them this weekend. 
I am also in the process of getting some photos together to make a scrapbook for the girls. Looking through the photos on my phone brought on a lot of emotions. All of which led to tears. It makes me so sad to see myself so happy; I long to feel that way again. Right now I feel as though I am faking my way through the day. I may seem ok on the outside, but inside I am a mess. Yet I continue on pretending to be ok most of the time because life must go on. Anyway, here are some of my favorite photos I have found. 
The girls' Easter bunny.
This was the day we found out we were having twins. We went downtown for a U of M basketball game. When we came out, it was snowing. This was also the day before my birthday.

This is my sweet Bailey sleeping on my legs, keeping me company while I was on bed rest after the egg retrieval. He is my little buddy.

These are the onesies I gave Marty on his birthday. He is the biggest Atlanta Braves fan I know.

These are the fun socks I wore to the retrieval. I wanted my feet to look cute. I was not a very happy camper when they made me take them off to wear the ugly hospital socks. =)

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