“A happy family is but an earlier heaven.”

-George Bernard Shaw -









So I went to my old home wards talent show this Saturday to see my father sing and dance!!! YES MY FATHER RANDY HICKMAN SING AND DANCE!!  It was so fun to see him and he did such a great job!!  Enjoy the video!
I was so happy to celebrate yesterday! All because a sweet little girl came into our lives 4 short months ago I now have a whole other day every year to celebrate for me! I'M A MOTHER! It was wonderfull! My sweet husband bought me flowers and made a cute wall hanging which has DeLa's hand prints and foot prints on an old piece of barn wood! IT WAS MY FAVORITE! 
(Hahaha . . . Matt was talking to his dad the other day saying how he lucked out in the gift department! He said, "Dad isn't it great how my wife loves and old hunk of wood for a gift over any thing else?" Hahaha . . . It's TRUE! What can I say? I love Rustic Old Beat-Up stuff!! But even more when my sweet Matthew turns something old into something gorgeous!! And he is GOOD at it!!)
To Celebrate more yesterday we had a lunch with Matt's family and then we made dinner for my mom! Chicken Cordon Bleu!! YUMMY! We also paid a visit to Matt's Grandparents and my Grandma Payne! It was a wonderful day and I was sooo happy to spend it with the people I love most!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY ALL YOU MOMS!!
My baby is growing up!  Just went to the doctor on Friday and she is growing GOOD:
Weight: 14 lbs 13.5 oz  80%
Height: 25.25  90%
Doctor says if she keeps this up she will be 5'-8"!!  Lots taller than Mom! I guess we will see!
We were told to start letting her put herself to sleep, and if she wakes up at night just to let her fuss herself back to sleep. MAN. . . it's been hard for me to let her cry to sleep! But I don't know if it's been harder on me or Matt. He is soo cute . . . He  has been going in there every ten minutes and lays by her and sings to her.  He says, "It's not cheating if I don't pick her up!"  Even though last night we did end up picking her up and rocking her a bit more! Hahaha . . . Hopefully she can learn soon! I don't know how much more our hearts can take!