Well worth the wait!! Beautiful video and what a beautiful first year! Here’s to many more beautiful years . . . (I’m going to get the tissue now to wipe my eyes.)
Hali July 19, 2007
Happy Birthday Avelyn! Amanda words cannot express how amazing you are, what a wonderful cake! The dog licking her and Avelyn blowing out her cake (with mommy’s help) made me cry….. and wow, I can’t believe you let people video the birthing… ahhh! You are my hero!
tianna July 19, 2007
The video turned out great even if today wasn’t!
ikate July 20, 2007
How awesome! I can’t believe she’s a year old already. That cake is beautiful – and very funny because just 2 nights ago I woke up at 4 AM with the idea to do pretty much the exact same cake but in hot pink. I guess that must be the trend with mommies of one-year-olds this year? :)
You got me all weepy. Yesterday ended beautifully, hey? Glad we get to have you guys in our lives. Emily wishes Avelyn many, many more wonderful birthdays (and so do I)! Love you!
What a beautiful video. I had tears :) Avelyn is such a lucky girl to have you as her mommy!
Amanda Franks July 20, 2007
That was a great video. Again you manage to capture the realness of life in a purely extraordinary way. I know everyone else is commenting on the teari-ness but I treasure the projectile vomit picture. Awesome. She’s adorable and so lucky to live in a home filled with so much love!
OMG, I just balled my face off, that was BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Sue July 20, 2007
As I wipe the tears from my cheeks, all I can say is ditto to your words at end of video. “Avelyn you have filled our hearts. We love you!”
Grannie & Granpa
Wandi July 20, 2007
What a beautiful video of your little girl and her first year. She is so gorgoeus. Yay Avelyn. Happy 1st birthday baby.
Excellent work. I am constantly amazed at how much we can be blessed by the incredibleness of God’s love for us as He gifts us with fantastic children to share. Thank you for sharing Avelyn with us, she’s amazing and you and Steve are too.
This video brought tears to my eyes – and I’m so not that type of person. It’s been quite a year hasn’t it? We’re the luckiest women in the world (and Avelyn is a gorgeous birthday girl!)
sarah July 25, 2007
Hi. That was beautiful. And I’m impressed with your ability to do that too!! You have a beautiful baby and the puppy dog was sooo gentle!! Many more blessings to you and your family!
That was a great video! esp. loved the footage you have of when she first came out! and the song was perfect too. Happy birthday to Avelyn! and congratulations that you survived the first year of mommyhood!
Sarah
Late, but not absent to comment. Happy birfday Avey…can I call her that if you call Ryan Ry Ry? Which I do try to call him and he forbids me because some skanky chick at Best Buy used to call him that and he hates it…but I love it! Anyway, this is so not about me. The video is amazing. You are so good at tugging the heartstrings, it was incredible to peer into her first year, especially her birth pictures, amazing!
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Glad to be the first one to comment. Happy Birthday to Avelyn!!! & what a wonderful video. I cried.
Awww…That was awesome! Avelyn’s such a cutie pie! Happy Birthday again, Avelyn – May all your wishes come true! (And Amanda, love the cake!)
Well worth the wait!! Beautiful video and what a beautiful first year! Here’s to many more beautiful years . . . (I’m going to get the tissue now to wipe my eyes.)
Happy Birthday Avelyn! Amanda words cannot express how amazing you are, what a wonderful cake! The dog licking her and Avelyn blowing out her cake (with mommy’s help) made me cry….. and wow, I can’t believe you let people video the birthing… ahhh! You are my hero!
The video turned out great even if today wasn’t!
How awesome! I can’t believe she’s a year old already. That cake is beautiful – and very funny because just 2 nights ago I woke up at 4 AM with the idea to do pretty much the exact same cake but in hot pink. I guess that must be the trend with mommies of one-year-olds this year? :)
Ah! Tears at the desk! Thank you so much for sharing your little peanut with us. That was beautiful. Happy Birthday, Avelyn!
Oh my gosh, I almost cried at work! How sweet, and I even didn’t have the volume turned on! She’s a beautiful girl…and great job on the cake too!
You got me all weepy. Yesterday ended beautifully, hey? Glad we get to have you guys in our lives. Emily wishes Avelyn many, many more wonderful birthdays (and so do I)! Love you!
awesome… :)
(and nice cake!)
GREAT video!
I felt so bad for you and Steve as we drove into your driveway last night. I e-mailed you!
That was terrific! She’ll treasure that as she gets older…well done!
Happy First Birthday (yesterday), AVELYN!!
What a wonderful video! Her birth scene made me cry.
Excellent work, Amanda & Steve, on her first year! She’s such a happy and contented little girl.
I’m all teared up. Absolutely beautiful video Amanda. My heart is overflowing with happiness for you guys,
What happened yesterday that a few of your commenters have referenced to about things not going well yesterday? E-mail me immediately. ;)
Hope all is well with you, Steve and your one year old!
That was FANTABULOUS!
Happy Birthday Avelyn! Beautiful cake too.Looks like Avelyn enjoyed it.
Awww…that made me cry and laugh. What a year it’s been…that was an awesome vid.
Happy Birthday, Avelyn!
Beautiful cake by the way!
Wow Amanda! You did an amazing job with that video. It was sweet. One year down, many more wonderful ones to go. Happy Birthday Avelyn!
Tears…tears of joy. Tears for this precious life. Tears that i get to be a part of yours. Tears for that beautiful beautiful girl.
I love you Manda.
What a beautiful video. I had tears :) Avelyn is such a lucky girl to have you as her mommy!
That was a great video. Again you manage to capture the realness of life in a purely extraordinary way. I know everyone else is commenting on the teari-ness but I treasure the projectile vomit picture. Awesome. She’s adorable and so lucky to live in a home filled with so much love!
Absolutely awesome Amanda!
Avelyn is such a beautiful little girl and she’s so lucky to have such a great family.
Enjoy all the years to come!
p.s. the cake is fantastic
*wipes a single tear*
*and then a hundred more*
happy birthday to your dearest baby girl…that is THE CUTEST cake i have ever seen!
Just Beautiful!!
OMG, I just balled my face off, that was BEAUTIFUL!!!!
As I wipe the tears from my cheeks, all I can say is ditto to your words at end of video. “Avelyn you have filled our hearts. We love you!”
Grannie & Granpa
What a beautiful video of your little girl and her first year. She is so gorgoeus. Yay Avelyn. Happy 1st birthday baby.
Totally crying. Happy birthday little (er, big!) girl!!!
Beautiful. Made my eyes fill up with tears at the end.
Ok I would love a baby now… that was so cute Amanda! I am a blubbering ball of tears!
You are seriously talented…in your writing…in your creativity…in your cake making…YAY AVELYN…YAY YOU!
Excellent work. I am constantly amazed at how much we can be blessed by the incredibleness of God’s love for us as He gifts us with fantastic children to share. Thank you for sharing Avelyn with us, she’s amazing and you and Steve are too.
Oh wow. That was absolutely so wonderful. I can’t believe how fast time flies. A whole year in what seems like an instant.
This video brought tears to my eyes – and I’m so not that type of person. It’s been quite a year hasn’t it? We’re the luckiest women in the world (and Avelyn is a gorgeous birthday girl!)
Hi. That was beautiful. And I’m impressed with your ability to do that too!! You have a beautiful baby and the puppy dog was sooo gentle!! Many more blessings to you and your family!
That was a great video! esp. loved the footage you have of when she first came out! and the song was perfect too. Happy birthday to Avelyn! and congratulations that you survived the first year of mommyhood!
Sarah
Late, but not absent to comment. Happy birfday Avey…can I call her that if you call Ryan Ry Ry? Which I do try to call him and he forbids me because some skanky chick at Best Buy used to call him that and he hates it…but I love it! Anyway, this is so not about me. The video is amazing. You are so good at tugging the heartstrings, it was incredible to peer into her first year, especially her birth pictures, amazing!
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