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Hello and welcome to my page.  My name is Ann.  I am 27.  I have been happily married for over 8 years.  My husband and I are proud parents to a gorgeous one year old boy.  I am a wife, a mother, a sister, a friend.  I am a lover AND a fighter.  I am shy and outgoing.  I am weak and I am strong.  I am stubborn and easy to get along with.  I am an enigma to strangers but even more so to family and friends.  I am a Christian!!!  I stand up for what I believe in and I'll fight for those I love.  I am me, love me or leave me, you take me as I am.  Thank you for stopping by!  Happy Holidays!!!

My husband Pete and I have been together for 10 years now.  He loves me at times I don't even love myself.  He's seen me through my worst hardships and he's been with me for my biggest joys.  We have two godchildren together and of course our own beautiful baby boy.  He is a hard worker and the best man I could ask for.  He works at one of our local car dealerships as the internet sales manager and he gives it his all.  In what little spare time he has, he enjoys white water canoeing, riding his Harley, mountain biking, golfing, and spending time with his family.  I thank God every day for this man because without him, I would be nothing.

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This is my miracle baby, Xander.  Alexander Thomas Martin was born on November 13, 2007 @ 9:22pm.  He took four years of trying, two fertility clinics, one cycle of In Vitro Fertilization, and the blessing of God to get here.  He is the best thing that has ever happened to me or Pete but he also came with some sadness.  I was blessed to conceive twins but, unfortunately, one of my babies was called home to God at around 14 1/2 weeks.  I had an extremely rough pregnancy but I would do it all over again just to look into my son's eyes.  He is already a year old and that makes me very sad and very excited at the same time.  He has his own personality with mommy and daddy's good traits and bad thrown in.  He is his own little man and I tell him every day how much I love him.  Feel free to visit his page to see many, MANY more pictures of him.

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This beautiful little girl is my goddaughter, Kathrynne.  Kat is the oldest child of my favorite cousin Sandy and her terrific husband Nick.  She was my lifesaver when I was going through so much heartache having a baby of my own.  I don't get to see her as much as I used to and that makes me sad but I hope she knows she means the world to me.  I love her more than I can say, and my wish is that she understands that when she's older.

The adorable little man on the left is my godson, Eli.  Eli is the only child of my best friend Ashley and her fantastic hubby, Kyle.  We were pregnant at the same time for oh, about a week or so.  I couldn't be more excited because Xander has an automatic best friend.  The boys spend tons of time together and my only wish is that they grow up to be as close as their mommies are.  Eli is a sweet and oh so cute little boy and I love him like he's my own.

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DISNEY/UNIVERSAL OCTOBER 2008

This is my section to thank someone who means a lot to me, has made an impact on my life, whom I care about, or all of the above.  This time, I pick my Dad.  As many of you know this has been a year of mixed emotions for my family.  My son was born last November, just 5 short days after my Dad's 61st birthday but then in April we found out my Dad had cancer.  My Dad has always been a strong influence in my life.  He taught me that I could do anything a boy could do.  He told me I could be anything I wanted to be as long as I tried hard enough.  He taught me to be happy with myself and to just BE myself, and everything else would fall in to place.  He worked hard to provide for my family but he was always there for us.  I could not ask for a better Daddy.  He has fought this cancer and, lord willing, he has beat it.  He spoils my son rotten and I'm glad he's around to do it.  He is the greatest man I've ever met in my life and I am PROUD to call him my Dad.  He doesn't have a computer with internet so I know he'll never see this but I'm not writing this for him, I'm writing this to let everyone else know that my Dad is the GREATEST!!!

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