Ariel has been asking us all winter long if it will snow. Well, a flurry fell on our side of the continent this past Saturday and our little girl is pretty thrilled about it. We’re expected to get even more tomorrow. Yay!
I thought I’d make the first post of the new year a flashback. I probably ought to set up a ruler on this wall. What do you think, are these kiddos growing like weeds or what?
January 2012
August 2010
Enjoy your 2012 everyone!
Christmas brought us a lot of magic and a magic show! As you can see, Ariel was thrilled to get a magic show kit from dear ol’ Dad:
It turns out; Ariel is pretty good at it. And as Dad predicted, it’d be a lot of fun for her. Here she is after a 30 minute rehearsal with Dad’s help:
Hooray Ariel! We’re super proud of you and can’t wait for next Sunday’s show!
Our Christmas card for this year. Enjoy the holiday, everyone!
Photo taken outside our Montgomery home on December 23, 2006. Definitely one of my all time favorites!! 
We’re super glad Dad decided to take a day off from work for his birthday today. It was Ariel’s idea to throw him a comic-book themed party. Not everything was comic book related (she really wanted me to make a comic book cake) but we managed to still have a blast. Here’s how we spent our celebration:
Blueberry Pancake Breakfast
Haircut
Taco Tuesday and Banana & Brownie Split Dessert
We must have partied pretty hard because Sylas fell asleep before 9 pm!
(He woke up at 10:30 as I drafted this post.)
Happy Birthday to our Super Dad (and husband)! We hope you enjoyed your special day and doubly hope you know how much we love you!
Love,
Ariel, Sylas and Josie
Happy belated Thanksgiving! I’m a wee bit late posting this but better late than never, right?! We enjoyed the typical Thanksgiving meal (thanks to several convenience foods from Trader Joe’s) on our holiday. And thanks to our lovely Ariel, we also learned what makes each family member special. I jotted them down on our place cards:
A 5-year olds perspective can be quite entertaining. I can’t wait to see what she’ll think of us next Thanksgiving!
I hope Grandpa Ceasar gets his card in time:
And also wishing Uncle Mike and Uncle Jon an early birthday greeting!
Can you believe our little “5 pounder” turned 5 today?!?!
Yup! And here she is with her pals and classmates to celebrate this grand day:
Happy Birthday Ariel! We’re sure glad you enjoyed your day today. You deserved it!
Love,
Mom, Dad, and Sylas
You may have noticed Sylas’ awful bruise while browsing our photos. It’s been about two weeks since he decided to jump on the air mattress then bopped into the bed frame. I don’t think it was ever painful after the initial smack and thankfully, the bruise is starting to fade. Here is how Sylas’ black eye is progressing.
It’s nice to see he’s still smiling!
