Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song, and make it better :]

I just wanted to do a little bloggy blog about some excitement in my life recently. Not so much mine, but a dear friend's. My bestie from high school, Miss Amanda Nicole, recently got married! I met the lucky Marine for the first time Sunday night, and was very impressed. The three of them, (Amanda Nicole is mother to my precious godson, Jude, more on him later), mesh together perfectly. Jude's father is a no show kinda guy, but Joseph seems like he has been there since day one. The two of them are absolutely adorable together. Already they are a perfect family; doing ten million things at once and looking good doing it.

When Jude came along A.M. went straight into mommy mode. She's been a natural at it and he's always been the light of her life. But, she's been a single mommy, and as always there have been struggles. I am so absolutely happy that she has found a man that loves her AND her baby boy as much as he does. It's a wonderful feeling to see how happy the three of them are together, and I have to say that I am INSANELY proud of A.M. and all she's done for herself and her son.

Jude himself is an impressive young man. He is 16 months old and the most precious thing. He likes to find your cell phone around the house, and take it to you. If you don't want it, he'll just give it to someone else. He will play with the buttons on something until he finds the on switch and then proceeds to control it all day long. He's insanely smart, but one of the most precious things he does is spin around in circles and blunder to the ground, making booming noises when he hits the ground. I love this kid.

Jude's Debue - Jan. 2009

Jude at 16 months- May 2010.

I guess the point of this blog is to appreciate taking some sad moments and making them into wonderful, happily-ever-after stories. A.M. has done a wonderful job raising her son, and deserves to be as happy as she is now.