DWO !

Kitty girl turned two! If you ask her old she is she says "DWO !!" 

This soft, sweet pudgy little thing makes life so sweet. 

On both of her birthdays she has been sick. So it was another really low key celebration with warm baths, cozy jammies and early bedtimes. She didn't even feel like eating a little cupcake, but hopefully she knew how special and loved she is in our family. 

 She did have enough energy to go on a little outing with gram and choose some special books. 

At two years old Kit really loves her blankie (bae) she still really loves bottles and books and sugar. She has the best laugh with a scrunchy nose and squinty eyes. She likes to be alone sometimes and will spend lots of time in the boys room reading books with the door shut. She calls Owen "wa" and lewis "ith". She has a couple favorite shows and when she wants to watch them she says "wartch??". We are so very grateful for October 24th the day that Kitty Bell came into our lives. 

starting school

First grade was a huge adjustment for Owie boy. He was not excited about being away from home so long, but he's acclimated so well. He's done his best to be brave and positive and I've loved watching his smart brain learn so much in just a couple of months. 

Lewis started his second year at discovery preschool. He is always happy to go and happy to hop in the car at the end of the day bursting with news and information and paintings and new letters. 

7.

Man, I just love him so much it hurts sometimes. He is such a source of light and joy and all things good, and he is 7. 

Here's what turning 7 looks like for Owen Howard: 

a pinata party at gram's a few days before his birthday. 

The actual day was crepes for breakfast, wearing his favorite purple t shirt, doughnuts with his classmates, lunch and the bookstore with gram, pizza for dinner and building legos til bed time. 

Owen, You are a strong soul and a sweet spirit and its been nothing but a pleasure, a joy, and a miraculous wonder being your mommy for 7 years. 

A little more Summer

Isn't time a funny thing? here it is, almost Halloween. The air is crisp, the leaves have changed. School is in full swing, with bed times enforced and schedules to keep. I look at these photos of Summer and I just feel happy. I don't even remember the crankiness that the itchy heat brought and the sweat in unmentionable places. I don't think of those big days, with tired kids and long lines in crowded places. I don't think of those dragging dog days that didn't seem to end. I don't remember sticky popsicle messes or the loads of sandbox sand on the kitchen floor. My heart is just grateful for the beautiful, imaginative, full summer of 2015. I thank my lucky stars for my sweet kids who explored and played hard, for my husband who mowed the lawn on our steep, steep hill over and over for the magic of Summer and the magic of time that makes the bad stuff disappear.