Same place, same person, same month, different year

My little girl is growing up!

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Everyday Life

A glimpse into how we spend our days...

Laura came in one morning while I was changing Andrew and asked to hold him. She then started smiling and told us (yes, she already has that bossy attitude characteristic of first children...gotta nip that in the bud...) to take some pictures.  These are my favorite out of about 100.

 Never one to be left out, Laura plays with Andrew's toy as much as he does.  Her favorite activity is taking the toys off the hangers and knocking over the structure.  

If I remember this correctly, I was feeling a bit exhausted so collapsed on the floor in an overly dramatic fashion.  Laura decided to join me.

Pigtails at the zoo.

Throwing rocks onto the still frozen river at Hauterive. 

 We had the place to ourselves - it was a lovely day out.

 Pretending that Mommy is a bridge

Family Photos

We took a quick trip to Hauterive this afternoon to throw rocks, build a fire and roast some marshmallows.  We won't have many more opportunities to visit our favorite spot.  It is so quiet and peaceful there.  I love sitting and listening to the water rush over the rocks.  And Laura loves running around and throwing rocks - she came back a little soggy around her pant cuffs today :)

While we were there we took the opportunity to take a few family photos while Andrew was awake and happy.  So now we finally have some (halfway decent) pictures of the four of us.  It is hard to do with two little ones and a camera timer!  And Laura's Baby managed to make it into most of the shots as well.