Halloween 2012

So we are kinda of going all over as I try to catch up on posting. :-) For Halloween this year, David was Link and Lia was Princess Zelda. Alex was self explanatory. :-)

 

Strong and fearless

 

Resplendent and proud

 

Adorable and fat

Oh. The. Chub.

Alex is cute, there's no denying that. But there is something singularly sort of NOT pretty when she smiles... :-) I sound like the worst mother ever but when she smiles she looks like a toothy hyena. :-)


 

Magazines

I kept all of my old magazines in a cubby near the floor and for a while that was Alex's favorite thing to do. She would crawl over there and pull them all down and then thoughtfully go through them, pausing to examine things that looked interesting to her I suppose? :-)

Alex's Curl

This is a weird little quirk of Alex's that I don't want to forget. Ever since she was born she had two little ''wing curls'' on the side of her head. I never did anything to encourage them (no curling iron or anything) and yet they persisted. She still has them on occasion but as her hair is getting longer they aren't quite the same. But I think they were absolutely adorable. And her bangs weren't supposed to be this short... I forgot when you wet something down it will end up being a lot shorter than you thought it was going to be...

Little Bodies

I love how babies bodies change. They go from being blobs of delicious chub to getting taller. But there are still sweet little hints of babyness. Even in my big girl Lia. I remember seeing her dressed up a few weeks ago when these pictures were taken and I just had to take a couple pictures. I think it was her little cute tummy that I thought was so sweet. How it was so cute and round and babyish still, even though the rest of her is getting so big so fast. And the last picture just made me smile. Lia celebrates whenever she can. :-)

Christmas Tree Hunt 2012

Just a moment...

Gabriella's Snow Day

I'm not sure if I just wasn't as aware before, but it seems like lately, so so many children I know, or have heard of through various friends are sick with cancer. It is such a horrible, scary thing and I am in awe of the mothers and fathers who are dealing with a sick child. I wish that there was more that I could do. We are so lucky that aside from Alex, we've never had a very sick child. Alex was sick at the beginning, but she has recovered fully and is by far my fattest, most opinionated baby ever. She hasn't suffered at all from her rough start moving forward. But when I see kids who understand, who are four or five and having to go through chemo and everything- it makes my heart hurt.

I took the three kids to Gabriella's Snow Day. Gabriella is a little four year old who was diagnosed with cancer last year and who is currently undergoing treatment. She wished for snow for her birthday but with her chemo and everything, her family couldn't risk leaving town to bring her to snow. So through a bunch of amazing people, snow was brought to her. At Sky park in Scotts Valley they brought in snow. It was such an incredible thing; it was like a winter wonderland with Christmas Trees, free cookies and hot chocolate and snacks, Santa and other holiday stuff.

Gabriella with her Dad.

 

So grateful that my babies are healthy.