Fresh pictures!

Micah (4 months) and Arielle (6 months) hang out for the first time. Both of the babies are number 3 in their prospective families. I am excited to see if they become fast friends.

A picture from Chloe's birthday party. Here she is hugging her cousin Avery.

My beautiful girl before the party.

Chloe enjoyed the birthday song in front of the class on her birthday. There was a substitute teacher that day, which was a bit of a bummer.

The kids waking up first thing in the morning on Chloe's birthday. She asked to hold Micah right away.

He loves her!

For My Pregnant Friends

"I never want to forget how incredible it feels to feel a little kick from the inside; saying hello. reminding me of the miracle growing inside. Reminding me of the miracles that are all around me. Reminding me of the miracle of new life and the miracle of my life. And how blessed I am. When he kicks from the inside, I smile every time at this brand new feeling. And realize all the feelings he will have to look forward to. All the feelings I will get to teach him about; like finger painting on butcher paper and rolling cookie dough into shapes and blowing bubbles in the shade and jumping into salty waves of the pacific and learning how to sound out words on the page. I imagine the newness of how it feels to swing on a swing-set and sit on dad's knee and ride a horse and run a race and spit out watermelon seeds and see snowflakes fall and build blanket forts and hear the boom of fireworks. I want him to feel all of these feelings. Because I want to give him the same thrill that his little kicks give me.I already love him. He will always know the feeling of love. " - Marta Dansie

"We walk by faith, not by sight.
Sorrow is a fruit: God does not make it grow on limbs too weak to bear it.
Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue in order that they should see twice as much as they say.
To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.
Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning. "

It has been a long week at our house. Elijah had the flu 2 weeks ago and we were successful in keeping him separate from the rest of the family. Chloe came home with the cold last week and managed to get all of us sick. Micah and I are the last to get better and I think we are now on the mend.

Chloe celebrated her 100th day of kindergarten this week. She came home with the number 100 pinned to her chest and a caterpillar hat.

I I am amazed at how much Chloe loves to hold and play with Micah. She loves him so much.

Elijah and I making some chocolate ganache lollipops, yum!

Micah all curled up in the sling I made. He loves it when he can get something in his mouth, anything!

Sweet boy after bath

Chloe laying in the sun doing a puzzle. She was pretty bored while Buddy was sick.

Elijah konked out on the couch. He recovered from the flu in a few days but then ended up with an ear infection. We managed to successfully treat it without antibiotics. Ben put hydrogen pyroxide in his ear and he felt much better within a few hours and never complained again. Hydrogen pyroxide has so many uses.

2010, nice to meet you!

Micah is too big for his bassinet. We finally moved him on once his head touched one end and his feet were able to touch the other.