introducing miss golden

On June 18th, we welcomed another beautiful little darling into our family:

Little Miss Goldie.

After waiting for what feels like forever

[she was eight days overdue]

and a long and scary couple hours in labor and delivery,

she finally arrived

and we couldn't be more grateful.

Grateful for her, and her calming, beautiful little spirit.

For hospitals and doctors who quite literally saved our lives.

For a worthy husband and priesthood blessings.

For two healthy, beautiful daughters.

For our little eternal family.

Golden is such an incredible baby.

Beautiful. Healthy. Strong. Calm. Patient.

Perfect.

And Afton has been a wonderful older sister.

She has been so tender and loving with Golden

and "loves her teeny tiny toesey"

[or so she tells us every morning].

And she constantly wants to hold Goldie's hand

and often tells her they're "best friends" and that we're "a happy fam'ly"

And my heart melts.

Life is wonderful.

We're deliriously happy and tired,

But God is so good to us.

So very good.