hello stranger...

Upon the request of my blog address, I myself paid it a visit and to great dismay have found it in a horrible state. I truly hope to make blogging a routine activity and without further ado would love to share with you all some updates within our sweet family.

As I left you with Easter eggs and sunshine, it is now full swing Yuletide season! I am so excited about the holidays this year with my two running, climbing, squealing sweethearts.

We put up our pitiful Charlie Brown Christmas tree Sunday. It stands nearly 3 and half feet on our dining room table as to keep it away from ever curious fingers... twenty of them to be exact. I am thankful Evie and Graham are still at an age that their Christmas list is quite simple as I am sure they will be requesting iPhones next year. :)

We hope to get them both riding this year and of course plenty of books and movies. I love watching them learn and discover. We truly take for granted the magic of exploration in our age I believe.

As always, I wish I could hug them tight enough to keep them small, but each day they grow more. Not only shoe sizes, but also their personalities are growing and changing each day. My sweet Evie Kate keeps us all quite entertained and is most content when alone, talking and giggling to herself. I can't wait to play a part in her make believe circus and tea parties. :)

Graham is melting my heart these days with his hugs, often at least 11 in a row. He squeezes just as tight as he can saying, "Eeeeee....". My heart nearly explodes with joy. I am ever so thankful that he also LOVES to clean up be it sweeping, dusting or simply putting ever piece of tupperware perfectly in order and each toy in the toybox.

Our vocabularies are growing as well.... Evie Kate now says, Mama, Dada, Bye Bye, Toot Toot, No, Uh Oh, Baby, Belly, Toes, Eyes, Nose, Socks, Duck, Quack, Dog, Woof, Night Night, Tip (Teapot Song), Hello... I think that about sums it up. Graham says, Mama, Dada, Bye Bye, Uh Oh, No, Five (High Five), Eyes, Nose, Toes, and Choo Choo.

As they grow more and more each day, my love grows as well. I can not imagine my hands, nor heart being any fuller. I am so blessed with love and family.

-K

12 of the most beautiful months of my life...

Alas, I am completely in awe that it has been an entire year with my sweet Evie and handsome Graham. A year full of laughter and memories, no doubt. I simply have no idea what I did with my time before these two. Busy, indeed, but most definitely the greatest joy my heart has ever known. We have grown so much as individuals and as a family over the last twelve months. I have discovered hidden traits about myself and Stewart. I admire him more each and every day. Patience and Humor have found there place as the themes in our household. Although at times,  tears of frustration seem more appropriate, we have decided to replace them with belly rolls of laughter.  I intend not to mislead you that every day is an absolute paradise, but we have truly learned not to sweat the small stuff and to just relax and enjoy each and every moment. In that, lies my best advice for parents, new and seasoned; Savor every moment, every bedtime story, every tickle/wrestling match, even every disaster and late night. We have but a few years in which our children view us in this way. I hope to be the Mommy they see me as. :)