sweet ladies

four sisters

these are the only photos of all the girls we have from katie's visit and they are crappy self portraits :(





i had such a good time and it made me wish kat lived here all over again. we made lots of good dinners, spent time with the girls, decorated easter eggs, made a bunny cake, went to the farmers' market, watched the royal wedding [thea is currently obsessed with "princess kate"] and even went to a few yoga classes together. it was such a treat to have her here, i feel so lucky. thank you katty for making the trip!

below is a picture of bunka, the name thea bestowed upon the yummy bunny cake. zack came home a week later and there was still quite a bit left. he said he was worried that thea was so attached to the cake. it's true. she would go into the kitchen and check on bunka so often that i finally had to tell her bunka was napping for long stretches each day.



we are using the leftover jelly beans to bribe [er...reward] thea for successful trips to the toilet. i'll keep you posted on how that goes....

five months old

i'm a little behind posting these photos...it's been a busy stretch and we are all trying to recover from dada's trip to nicaragua and aunt katie's fun-filled visit to san diego.

miss hellie cat turned five months this week and boy is time flying. she started eating rice cereal a few days ago and i completely forgot what it was like to begin the process of teaching a little one how to eat. thea gets a big kick out of the faces hellie makes and the way she half-eats and half-spits out her food.

helen laughs all the time and we often hear her chuckling, "ha. ha ha. ha," to herself which is a crowd favorite. other firsts this month include drinking water from a glass, formula [boo hoo], moving into size three diapers [mostly because she had lost circulation in her thighs with the smaller ones] and sitting up. she only remains upright for 15 seconds or so but i was kind of amazed the first time she did it. i didn't think she had it in her yet. [again, credit goes to her thighs which create an extremely wide and sturdy base.]

she is such a joy to have around, always smiling always cheerful and happy to see us. she greets me with the biggest grin when she wakes up or when i arrive home from work. she stares intently at zack until he makes eye contact with her so she can smile at him too. she's quiet but infectious and magnetic - at least i think so - but she is my kid after all.

i want to eat her up i'm so in love with her.

laughing buddha

that's aunt katie getting all those giggles!

h & m

getting bigger and having a lot of fun together...this could be love!

maxo!

we love you guys, thinking of you today!

hometown pride

four months old

i have to admit i'm more than a little obsessed with hellie belle. she's just such a pleasant and gentle soul always ready with a smile, laugh or joyful shriek. plus she smells so good! this month she has grown a lot. lately it seems she's constantly hungry and new rolls and folds appear on her body every day. girl, don't you know it's almost bathing season?!